Mritasnana, Mṛtasnāna, Mrita-snana: 8 definitions
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Mritasnana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Mṛtasnāna can be transliterated into English as Mrtasnana or Mritasnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymṛtasnāna (मृतस्नान).—n (S) Ablution after engagement about the burning of a corpse. mṛtasnāta That has performed it.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛtasnāna (मृतस्नान).—ablution after a death or funeral.
Derivable forms: mṛtasnānam (मृतस्नानम्).
Mṛtasnāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and snāna (स्नान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtasnāna (मृतस्नान).—n.
(-naṃ) Funeral ablution, bathing after mourning. E. mṛta dead, and snāna bathing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtasnāna (मृतस्नान).—n. funeral ablution.
Mṛtasnāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and snāna (स्नान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtasnāna (मृतस्नान):—[=mṛta-snāna] [from mṛta > mṛ] n. ablution after a death or funeral, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtasnāna (मृतस्नान):—[mṛta-snāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Funeral ablution.
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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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