Maruti, Māruti: 12 definitions
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Maruti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMāruti (मारुति).—Is Hanumān, of superior bhakti.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 34. 39.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymāruti (मारुति).—m (S Son of the wind.) A name of mārutīcēṃ śēpūṭa lāmbaviṇēṃ To prolong indefinitely (a work, an exaction or a demand): also, as neuter--lāmbaṇēṃ, to be so prolonged.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāruti (मारुति).—[maruto'patyam iñ]
1) An epithet of Hanumat; मारुतिः सागरं तीर्णः संसारमिव निर्ममः (mārutiḥ sāgaraṃ tīrṇaḥ saṃsāramiva nirmamaḥ) R.12. 6.
2) Of Bhīma.
Derivable forms: mārutiḥ (मारुतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāruti (मारुति).—m.
(-tiḥ) 1. A name of Hanumana. 2. The Pandava prince Bhima. E. maruta wind, the deity, and iñ patronymic aff.; the son of the wind.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāruti (मारुति).—i. e. marut + i, patronym., m. 1. Hanumant. 2. Bhīmasena.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMārutī (मारुती).—relating to the Maruts or the wind.
— [masculine] wind, air, the god of wind (adj. —° [feminine] ā), [Epithet] of Viṣṇu & Rudra; [feminine] ā [Name] of a woman, [feminine] ī (sc. diś) the north-west.
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Māruti (मारुति).—[masculine] the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mārutī (मारुती):—[from māruta] f. ([scilicet] diś or vidiś) the north-west quarter, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) Māruti (मारुति):—[from māruta] m. ([from] marut or māruta) [patronymic] of Dyutāna, [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā]
3) [v.s. ...] of Bhīma, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of Hanumat, [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMāruti (मारुति):—(tiḥ) 2. m. A name of Hanumān; a Pāndu prince, Bhīma.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Māruti (मारुति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mārui.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMāruti (ಮಾರುತಿ):—
1) [noun] a son of Wind-God (either Hanumanta or Bhīmasēna).
2) [noun] Madhvācārya, the founder the Mādhva Mata, based on his own theory of dualism.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Marutimanjari, Marutimata, Marutiprashtha.
Ends with: Agnimaruti.
Full-text (+6): Agnimaruti, Dyutana, Marutimanjari, Marutiprashtha, Marui, Pranadevaru, Prataparudra, Jholakamba-Kumba-Khamba-Khumba, Ka0 Takanem, Samani, Curanem, Pratinidhi, Agnimaruta, Avaganem, Hanumat, Maruta, Ganesha, Anjana, Lakshmana, Marutvant.
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Search found 12 books and stories containing Maruti, Māruti, Mārutī; (plurals include: Marutis, Mārutis, Mārutīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 9 - Manifestation of Viṣṇu as Rāma (part 5)
Chapter 10 - Manifestation of Viṣṇu as Rāma (part 6)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Meeting of Hanumat (Hanumān) and Sītā < [Chapter VI - Bringing news of Sītā]
Part 5: Search for Sītā < [Chapter VI - Bringing news of Sītā]
Part 3: War between the Rākṣasas and Vānaras < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 74 - Hanuman goes to the Mountain of Medicinal Herbs < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 86 - Indrajita breaks off his Sacrifice to fight with Lakshmana < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 57 - The Return of Hanuman < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 4 < [Second Stabaka]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 1.14-16 < [Chapter 1 - Arjuna’s Dolour]
Sri Jnanadev (a short life sketch)
Commentary introduction to Chapter 10 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhuti-yoga]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 102 - Erection of Five Palatial Shrines for Lakṣmaṇa and Others < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 56 - The Greatness of the Confluence of Kṣātā < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 83 - The Greatness of Hanūmanteśvara (hanūman-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]