Mayuragriva, Mayūragrīva, Mayura-griva: 3 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMayūragrīva (मयूरग्रीव) is the father of Aśvagrīva (one of the nine Prativāsudevas, i.e., enemies of Vāsudevas), according to chapter 4.1 [śreyāṃsanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“Now in the city Ratnapura, there was a Prativiṣṇu, Aśvagrīva, son of Mayūragrīva, borne by Nīlañjanā. He was eighty bows tall, with the color of a new cloud, with a life of eighty-four lacs of years, long-armed. The itch of his arms was not satisfied by beatings of his enemies, like that of a lion by rending the boss of an elephant. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMayūragrīva (मयूरग्रीव):—[=mayūra-grīva] [from mayūra] n. ‘p°’s neck’, a kind of blue vitriol, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Griva, Mayura.
Starts with: Mayuragrivaka.
Full-text: Mayurakkirivam, Hayagriva, Ashvagriva, Ashvagala, Hayakandhara, Ashvakandhara, Nilanjana, Vajigriva, Hayakantha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 17: Story of Aśvagrīva < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Part 22: Duel between Tripṛṣṭha and Hayagrīva < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Part 20: Rivalry for Svayamprabhā < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]