Mrigaraja, Mriga-raja, Mṛgarāja: 13 definitions

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Mrigaraja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

The Sanskrit term Mṛgarāja can be transliterated into English as Mrgaraja or Mrigaraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Mṛgarāja (मृगराज):—The Sanskrit name for a classification of a ‘temple’, according to the Viśvakarmaprakāśa and the 2nd century Matsyapurāṇa, both featuring a list of 20 temple types. In the Matsyapurāṇa however, the name for this temple category is Mṛga. This list represents the classification of temples in South-India.

Mṛgarāja is found in another list in the Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra, chapter 63, where it is listed in the group named Nāgara, containing 20 different prāsādas (temples/buildings).

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra
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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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India history and geography

Mṛgarāja (मृगराज) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a mahāmaṇḍalika).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Mṛgarāja) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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mṛgarāja (मृगराज).—m (S Chief of beasts.) Poetical terms for the lion.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mṛgarāja (मृगराज) [-pati-vara, -पति-वर].—m A lion.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Mṛgarāja (मृगराज).—

1) a lion; शिलाविभङ्गैर्मृगराजशावस्तुङ्गं नगोत्सङ्ग- मिवारुरोह (śilāvibhaṅgairmṛgarājaśāvastuṅgaṃ nagotsaṅga- mivāruroha) R.6.3.

2) the sign Leo of the zodiac.

3) a tiger.

4) the moon. °धारिन्, °लक्ष्मन् (dhārin, °lakṣman) m. the moon.

Derivable forms: mṛgarājaḥ (मृगराजः).

Mṛgarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and rāja (राज).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛgarāja (मृगराज).—m. a lion, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 70, 13.

Mṛgarāja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and rāja (राज).

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

Mṛgarāja (मृगराज).—[masculine] lord of the beasts (lion or tiger).

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

Mṛgarāja (मृगराज) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Mṛgarāja (मृगराज):—[=mṛga-rāja] [from mṛga > mṛg] m. ‘king of beasts’, a lion, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] the zodiacal sign Leo, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

3) [v.s. ...] a tiger, [Mahābhārata]

4) [v.s. ...] the moon (See ja-lakṣman)

5) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Mrigaraja in German

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Mṛgarāja (ಮೃಗರಾಜ):—

1) [noun] = ಮೃಗಪತಿ - [mrigapati -] 1, 2, 4 & 5.

2) [noun] the moon.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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1) Mṛgarāja (मृगराज):—n. 1. lion; 2. tiger;

2) Mṛgarāja (मृगराज):—n. Bot. heliotrope;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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