Mrigayayana, Mṛgayāyāna, Mrigaya-yana: 3 definitions

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Mrigayayana 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 Mṛgayāyāna can be transliterated into English as Mrgayayana or Mrigayayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛgayāyāna (मृगयायान).—a hunting expedition.

Derivable forms: mṛgayāyānam (मृगयायानम्).

Mṛgayāyāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛgayā and yāna (यान).

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

Mṛgayāyāna (मृगयायान):—[=mṛgayā-yāna] [from mṛgayā > mṛg] n. the going out to hunt, hunting, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mrigayayana 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.

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