Marutsakha, Marut-sakha: 8 definitions
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Marutsakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Marutsakha (मरुत्सख) refers to “(being) helped by the wind”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 5.27.—Accordingly: “Due to the power arisen from the sprinkling performed with mantras by Vasiṣṭha the course of his chariot was not blocked on the ocean, in the sky and in the mountains, like that of a cloud helped by the wind (marutsakha)”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarutsakha (मरुत्सख).—m.
(-khaḥ) 1. Indra. 2. Fire. 3. The Chittraka-tree. E. marut the wind, (the deity.) and sakhi friend, aff. ṭac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarutsakha (मरुत्सख).—[adjective] having the wind for a friend (clouds or fire).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Marutsakha (मरुत्सख):—[=marut-sakha] [from marut] mfn. having the wind for a friend (clouds), [Raghuvaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of fire (cf. vāyu-s), [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarutsakha (मरुत्सख):—[maru-tsakha] (khaḥ) 1. m. Indra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusMarutsakha (ಮರುತ್ಸಖ):—
1) [noun] Agni, the Fire-God.
2) [noun] Indra, the lord of gods.
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)
Partial matches: Marut, Shakha.
Full-text: Maruncakam, Marutsahaya, Maruccakan, Marut, Shakha.
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