Mritkana, Mṛtkaṇa, Mrid-kana: 5 definitions

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Mritkana 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 Mṛtkaṇa can be transliterated into English as Mrtkana or Mritkana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛtkaṇa (मृत्कण).—a small clod or lump of earth.

Derivable forms: mṛtkaṇaḥ (मृत्कणः).

Mṛtkaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛd and kaṇa (कण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mṛtkaṇa (मृत्कण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) A small lump of earth.

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

Mṛtkaṇa (मृत्कण):—[=mṛt-kaṇa] [from mṛt > mṛd] m. a small lump or clod of earth or clay (-tā f.), [Kāvya literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mritkana 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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