Mrigarocana, Mṛgarocanā, Mriga-rocana: 3 definitions

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Mrigarocana 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.

The Sanskrit term Mṛgarocanā can be transliterated into English as Mrgarocana or Mrigarocana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mrigarochana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mrigarocana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛgarocanā (मृगरोचना).—yellow pigment.

Mṛgarocanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and rocanā (रोचना).

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

Mṛgarocanā (मृगरोचना).—[feminine] a yellow pigment prepared from the bile of a deer (cf. gorocanā)*

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

Mṛgarocanā (मृगरोचना):—[=mṛga-rocanā] [from mṛga > mṛg] f. a yellow pigment prepared from the bile of a deer, [Vikramorvaśī] (cf. go-r).

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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.

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