Mrigalocana, Mṛgalocana, Mriga-locana: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mṛgalocana can be transliterated into English as Mrgalocana or Mrigalocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mrigalochana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛgalocana (मृगलोचन).—the moon.
-nā, -nī a fawn-eyed woman.
Derivable forms: mṛgalocanaḥ (मृगलोचनः).
Mṛgalocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and locana (लोचन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgalocanā (मृगलोचना).—[feminine] deer-eyed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛgalocana (मृगलोचन):—[=mṛga-locana] [from mṛga > mṛg] m. ‘deer-eyed’, the moon, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) Mṛgalocanā (मृगलोचना):—[=mṛga-locanā] [from mṛga-locana > mṛga > mṛg] f. a fawn-eyed woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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 corpusMṛgalōcana (ಮೃಗಲೋಚನ):—
1) [noun] an eye that resembles the eyes of an antelope; a beautiful eye.
2) [noun] the moon.
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: Mriga, Locana.
Full-text: Mrigalocani, Ranaranaka.
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