The Sanskrit term Mṛgarāj can be transliterated into English as Mrgaraj or Mrigaraj, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Mrigaraj [मृगराज] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Euploca strigosa (Willd.) Diane & Hilger from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Heliotropium strigosum, Heliotropium parvifolium, Heliotropium bicolor. For the possible medicinal usage of mrigaraj, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛgarāj (मृगराज्).—m.

1) a lion; पतिते पतङ्गमृगराजि निजप्रतिबिम्बरोषित इवाम्बुनिधौ (patite pataṅgamṛgarāji nijapratibimbaroṣita ivāmbunidhau) Śiśupālavadha 9.18.

2) a tiger.

3) the sign Leo of the zodiac.

Mṛgarāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and rāj (राज्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mṛgarāj (मृगराज्).—m. (-rāṭ) 1. A lion. 2. The sign Leo of the zodiac. 3. A tiger. 4. The moon. E. mṛga an animal, and rāj who rules over: also with a final vowel sṛgarāja m.

(-jaḥ)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mṛgarāj (मृगराज्).—m. a lion, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 18 (

Mṛgarāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and rāj (राज्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mṛgarāj (मृगराज्).—[masculine] lord of the beasts (lion or tiger).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Mṛgarāj (मृगराज्):—[=mṛga-rāj] [from mṛga > mṛg] m. ‘king of beasts’, a lion, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] the zodiacal sign Leo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a tiger, [Nalopākhyāna]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mṛgarāj (मृगराज्):—[mṛga-rāj] (ṭ) 5. m. A lion.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mrigaraj in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mriga, Raj.

Starts with: Mrigaraja, Mrigarajadharin, Mrigarajaghosha, Mrigarajalakshman, Mrigarajata, Mrigarajavishtara, Mrigarajini.

Full-text: Mrigaraja.

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