Mrigavithika, Mṛgavīthikā, Mriga-vithika: 3 definitions

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Mrigavithika 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 Mṛgavīthikā can be transliterated into English as Mrgavithika or Mrigavithika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛgavīthikā (मृगवीथिका).—Name of that portion of the moon's course which includes the constellations श्रवणा, शतभिषज् (śravaṇā, śatabhiṣaj) and पूर्वाभाद्रपदा (pūrvābhādrapadā).

Mṛgavīthikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and vīthikā (वीथिका). See also (synonyms): mṛgavīthī.

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

Mṛgavīthikā (मृगवीथिका):—[=mṛga-vīthikā] [from mṛga > mṛg] f. ‘deer-track’, Name of that portion of the moon’s course which includes the constellations Śravaṇā and Śata-bhiṣaj and Pūrva-bhadrapadā, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa] (cf. mṛgākhya).

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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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