Mrityu, Mṛtyu: 36 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mṛtyu can be transliterated into English as Mrtyu or Mrityu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mratyu.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-purāṇaMṛtyu (मृत्यु) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Mṛtyu) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”
The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMṛtyu (मृत्यु).—The goddess of Death. Agni Purāṇa gives details about the birth of Death. Hiṃsā was the wife of Adharma. They got a son named Anṛta and a daughter named Nikṛti. From them were born Bhaya, Naraka, Māyā and Vedanā. Of these Māyā gave birth to Mṛtyu, the destroyer of matter.
Mṛtyu has been described both as a god and goddess in Mahābhārata. The statements regarding Mṛtyu as a deva are as follows:—
(i) Three sons were born to Nikṛti, wife of Adharma. One of them was Mṛtyu. Mṛtyudeva has neither wife nor children because he is the destroyer of all. (Śloka 54, Chapter 66, Ādi Parva).
(ii) Once the son of an old Gautamī was bitten by a snake. A hunter seeing it rushed to kill the serpent but Gautamī objected to it. She advised him that it was a sin to injure any living being. The serpent then said, "It is not my fault that I bit the boy. I was persuaded by the god of death to do so." The god of death Mṛtyudeva also appeared there then. He confirmed the snake’s statement and added that God had programmed all events beforehand and the boy’s death was not due to any mistake on anybody’s part. (Śloka 50, Chapter 1, Anuśāsana Parva)
(iii) Once Mṛtyu followed the King Sudarśana, but Mṛtyudeva had to withdraw after accepting defeat because the King had been living a virtuous life of high standard. (See under Sudarśana).
The statements regarding Mṛtyu as a goddess are the following:
This devatā was born from the body of Brahmā in the shape of a woman. (Śloka 17, Chapter 53, Droṇa Parva).
Brahmā gave the work of destruction to Mṛtyu. When she got that work she wept aloud. (Śloka 21. Chapter 257, Śānti Parva).
The goddess of Mṛtyu once did severe penance. (Śloka 17, Chapter 54, Droṇa Parva).
Brahmā assured the goddess of death that any destruction by her would not be deemed as a sin. (Śloka 44, Chapter 54, Droṇa Parva).
The terrible strength of Mṛtyudevatā is described in Chapter 819, Śānti Parva, Mahābhārata.
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.19 (“Kāma’s destruction by Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Naradā: “[...] With pallid face and limbs, the extremely agitated daughter of the king of mountains returned to her palace taking the maids along with her. Due to the misery on account of the death of her husband [i.e., bhartṛ-mṛtyu-ja-duḥkha], Rati fell down unconscious, as if dead. When she regained consciousness after a while, Rati in her great agitation lamented loudly and said:—[...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु).—Her origin: a daughter of Kali: aṃśa of adharma her attributes.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 16. 8; II. 10. 28; IV. 8. 4; 13. 39; VII. 12. 27.
1b) The sixth Vyāsa in the sixth dvāpara: avatār of the Lord Lokākṣi; father of Sunīthā, given to Anga;1 Heard the Purāṇa from the Sun god and narrated it to Indra.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 118; 36. 127; Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 133; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 3. 12.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 4. 60; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 13. 11; Vāyu-purāṇa 103. 60.
1c) A Kalā of Rudra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 35. 96.
1d) One of the eleven Rudras born of Surabhī and Kaśyapa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 70; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 71.
1e) The originator of Bhairava clan of Apsarasas.*
- * Va. 69. 57; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 24.
1f) The son of Māyā and Bhaya: father of Vyādhi, Jarā, Śoka, Krodha, and Asūya; all giving pain and having the characteristics of adharma and having no wives or sons; belong to the Tāmasa sarga.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 9. 65-66; Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 40-2.
1g) The Lord of Death; born out of the eyes of Brahmā;1 had an ugly daughter Sunīthā married to AngaPrajāpati;2 an assistant to Yama.3
1h) A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 15.
Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.15) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Mṛtyu) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Mṛtyu is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.60.53) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraMṛtyu (मृत्यु) is the Sanskrit name for a deity to be worshipped during raṅgapūjā, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra 3.1-8. Accordingly, the master of the dramatic art who has been initiated for the purpose shall consecrate the playhouse after he has made obeisance (e.g., to Mṛtyu).
Source: Shodhganga: Literary estimate of mudraraksasaMṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death” which should be avoided on a stage (where a dramatic play is performed).—A Nāṭaka should contain pañcasandhis which indicate five successive stages of the drama. This criterion also is present in the Mudrārākṣasa. [...] In the Sāhityadarpaṇa, Viśvanātha gives a list of certain actions which should not be presented on the stage. These are [e.g., death (mṛtyu)] [...].
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha VyuhaMṛtyu (मृत्यु) is the name of a Mātṛkā-Śakti created by Mahārudra in order to control the plague of demons created by Andhakāsura.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Umā (Devī Pārvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Mahārudra who shot arrows at him from his mahāpināka. when the arrows pierced the body of Andhakāsura, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Mahārudra created Mātṛkā-Śaktis [viz., Mṛtyu] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.
Source: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandalaMṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to one of the various Mātṛkā-Śaktis created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Andhaka’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Andhakāsura attempted to abduct Girājanandinī (Pārvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Andhakāsura and the great Rudra, the Lord of Umā. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable Mātṛkā-Śaktis [viz., Mṛtyu]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “With true devotion I worship that divine and omnipresent Śārikā, who bears the crescent moon on her head, who grants liberation, destroys delusion everywhere, destroys the bad fear of meeting a wrong death (mithyā-mṛtyu-prāpti). O mother Śārikā, whoever devotedly recites your tāra-syllable, which carries one across the ocean of transmigration, may, when his wisdom is ripened through the knowledge of the absolute, even put to shame the Lord of the Word. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death”, as mentioned in a verse sometimes added after 5.18 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] water (is) the (spring of) life of (all) living beings, and everything (is) possessed of it; therefore water is in no case prohibited by (any) ever so incisive restriction (on food). Dryness of the mouth, languidness of the limbs etc., or (even) death [viz., mṛtyu] (result) from its not being taken; for without water (there is) no function (of life either) in a healthy or in a diseased (person)”.
Note: After verse 18d, some manuscripts insert 4½ couplets from Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha I.6 (26cd—27, 31, 28—29 of our subsequent numeration), the first 2½ of which are also known to, and commented upon by, Aruṇadatta.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death” (i.e., of a prince), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The dark spots, also known as ketus, the sons of Rāhu are Tāmasa, Kīlaka and the like, and are 33 in number. How they affect the earth depends upon their color, position and shape. [...] If the spots should be of the shape of a rod the prince dies [i.e., narendramṛtyu]; if of the shape of a headless body mankind will suffer from disease; if of the shape of a crow they will suffer from robbers; and if of the shape of a pike, they will suffer from famine”.
2) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “Yama” and is used to describe Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11).—Accordingly, “The Ketus or comets whose tails are bent and which are of sharp rays and black are the sons of Yama [i.e., mṛtyu-suta] ; they are 25 in number; they appear in the south; when they appear there will be deaths in the land. The Ketus or comets that appear like a mirror, are round in shape without tails but with rays and looking like oil or water are the sons of the Earth; they are 23 in number, and appear in the north-east; when they appear mankind will be afflicted with fear and hunger”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraMṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 9.12cd-13, while explaining the name of Amṛteśa]—“He is called Netra because he protects the restrained and bound. He who escapes death (mṛtyu) is called Mṛtyujit. Thus, he [who] grants immortality is called Amṛteśa”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra (etymology)Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) stems from the verbal root √mṛ, “to die”.—Cf, Mṛtyujit.
Nirukta (निरुक्त) or “etymology” refers to the linguistic analysis of the Sanskrit language. This branch studies the interpretation of common and ancient words and explains them in their proper context. Nirukta is one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchMṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death”, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, [while describing a haṭha-sādhana (foreceful practice)]: “[...] On the fifth day, in the middle of the night, he draws near the Yakṣas and Nāgas, stops the oceans, and death (mṛtyu) [no longer] exists for him. Within six days, the yogin masters [the power] of attracting fruit and [subdues] the [Yoginī] Guhyakā. When he remains [in the hole] until the seventh day, he sees the gods in the sky and the various Siddhas. He hears divine speech. The signs spoken of earlier are certain to arise. [...]”
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaMṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death” (which the true self—Ātma does distinguish from life—jīvita), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] In spite of being in front of your eyes, all this, being insubstantial, does not exist in you, spotless as you are. It is an appearance like the snake in a rope, so you can go to your rest. Equal in pain and in pleasure, equal in hope and in disappointment, equal in life (jīvita) and in death (mṛtyu), and complete as you are, you can go to your rest [samajīvitamṛtyuḥ sannevameva layaṃ vraja]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism1) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु, “death”):—One of the epiteths of Yama, the vedic God of death, who is the embodiment of Dharma. Yama rules over the kingdom of the dead and binds humankind according to the fruits of their karma.
2) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु, “death”):—In Vedic hinduism, he is one of the three sons of Adharma (‘sin’) and his wife Nirṛti (‘misery’).
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsMṛtyu (मृत्यु, ‘death’) is repeatedly mentioned in the Rigveda1 and later2 as a thing of terror. There are a hundred and one forms of death, the natural one by old age (jarā), and a hundred others, all to be avoided. To die before old age (purā jarasciḥ) is to die before the allotted span (purā āyuṣaḥ), the normal length of life being throughout Vedic literature spoken of as a hundred years.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to the “death” (of a lord), according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] [The officiant] should examine omens. If a cord is cut, the death of a master [will take place]. If the cries of a jackal, a vulture and a heron [are heard], then the death (mṛtyu) of a lord [will] definitely [take place]. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaMṛtyu (मृत्यु) or Mṛtyumāra refers to “death as destroyer” and represents one of the “four destroyers” (māra) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 80). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., mṛtyu). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van Svayambhūdeva’s PaümacariuMṛtyu (मृत्यु) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Mṛtyu] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “death”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Is one not disturbed by [family] attachments? Is this body not cut down by diseases? Does death not open its mouth (mṛtyu—mṛtyuḥ kiṃ na vijṛmbhate)? Do calamities not do harm every day? Are hells not dreadful? Are not sensual pleasures deceiving like a dream? Because of which, having discarded one’s own benefit, you have a desire for the world which is like a city of Kiṃnaras”.
Synonyms: Yama, Vrata.
2) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) refers to “earth” (lit: ‘mortality’), according to the Jñānārṇava.—Accordingly, “Whatever objects, sentient and non-sentient, there are in the three worlds [com.—in heaven, earth (lit: mortality) and hell (svargamṛtyupātāle)], they all are described by mendicant as continually transitory. The meeting of beloved women is like a city in the sky. Youth or wealth is like a mass of clouds. Relations, children and bodies, etc. are perishable as lightning. You must understand that the whole action of the cycle of rebirth is thus momentary”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymṛtyu (मृत्यु).—m (S) Death. 2 Yama or Pluto, the Judge of the dead. mṛtyu pāvaṇēṃ To die.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmṛtyu (मृत्यु).—m Death. Yama or Pluto. mṛtyu pāvaṇēṃ Die.
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 dictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु).—[mṛ tyuk]
1) Death, decease; जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च (jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya ca) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.27; मृत्योः स मृत्युमाप्नोति य इह नानेव पश्यति (mṛtyoḥ sa mṛtyumāpnoti ya iha nāneva paśyati).
2) Yama, the god of death.
3) An epithet of Brahman.
4) Of Viṣṇu.
5) Of Māyā.
6) Of Kali.
7) The god of love.
8) The worldly life (saṃsāra); (namo) अनात्मने स्वात्मविभक्तमृत्यवे (anātmane svātmavibhaktamṛtyave) Bhāgavata 1.86.48.
9) Name of the 8th astrological house.
1) The deity taking away life in the body; यान्येतानि देवत्रा क्षत्राणीन्द्रो वरुणः सोमो रुद्रः पर्जन्यो यमो मृत्युरीशान इति (yānyetāni devatrā kṣatrāṇīndro varuṇaḥ somo rudraḥ parjanyo yamo mṛtyurīśāna iti) Bri. Up.1.4.11; यमं कालं च मृत्युं च-स्वर्गं संपूज्य चार्हतः (yamaṃ kālaṃ ca mṛtyuṃ ca-svargaṃ saṃpūjya cārhataḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.2.3.
11) = अशनाया (aśanāyā) q. v.; Bri. Up.1.2.1.
Derivable forms: mṛtyuḥ (मृत्युः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु).—mfn. Subst. (-tyuḥ-tyuḥ-tyu) Death, dying. m.
(-tyuḥ) Yama, the judge of the dead. E. mṛ to die, Unadi aff. tyuk .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु).— (vb. mṛ), 1. m. f. Death, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 14. 2. m. Yama.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु).—[masculine] death or the god of death; [plural] the various kinds of death.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛtyu (मृत्यु):—[from mṛ] a m. (very rarely f.) death, dying, [Ṛg-veda] etc., etc.
2) [v.s. ...] (deaths of different kinds are enumerated, 100 from disease or accident and one natural from old age; ifc. = ‘d° caused by or through’)
3) [v.s. ...] Death personified, the god of d° (sometimes identified with Yama or with Viṣṇu; or said to be a son of Adharma by Nirṛti or of Brahmā or of Kali or of Māyā; he has also the patronymics Prādhvaṃsana and Sāmparāyaṇa, and is sometimes reckoned among the 11 Rudras, and sometimes regarded as Vyāsa in the 6th Dvāpara or as a teacher etc.), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Purāṇa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] of a [particular] Ekāha, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
6) [v.s. ...] of the 8th [astrology] house, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
7) [v.s. ...] of the 17th [astrology] Yoga, [Colebrooke] (mṛtyor haraḥ and mrityor vikarṇa-bhāse Name of Sāmans).
8) b etc. See p. 827, col. 3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु):—[(tyuḥ-tyuḥ-tyu)] 1. m. f. n. Death; dying. m. Yama or Pluto.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mṛtyu (मृत्यु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maccu.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु) [Also spelled mratyu]:—(nf) death, demise; mortality/fatality; the end; ~[kara] deadly, fatal; -[kara] death-duty; -[kāla] time of death; -[gīta] an epicedium; -[daṃḍa] capital punishment; -[dara] death-rate, rate of mortality; -[bhaya/bhīti] death-scare; ~[bhīta] scared of death; -[mukha] the jaws of death; •[meṃ] in the jaws of death; -[loka] the mortal world; the earth, this world; ~[śayyā] death-bed; •[para paḍā honā] to be on the death-bed; -[śoka] bereavement, mourning; -[saṃkhyā] mortality, fatality; -[samācāra] obituary.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMṛtyu (ಮೃತ್ಯು):—
1) [noun] the state or fact of being dead; death.
2) [noun] Yama, the God of Death.
3) [noun] the Goddess of Death.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMṛtyu (मृत्यु):—n. 1. death; decease; 2. death hour; death penalty; death-trap; deathbed; adj. causing death; deadly; fatal;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+27): Mrityubandhu, Mrityubhanguraka, Mrityubhaya, Mrityubhita, Mrityudevate, Mrityudevi, Mrityuduta, Mrityuhara, Mrityuhetave, Mrityuhetu, Mrityuja, Mrityujaya, Mrityujit, Mrityukanya, Mrityukara, Mrityulangalopanishad, Mrityulanghanopanishad, Mrityulangula, Mrityumanyu, Mrityumat.
Full-text (+316): Apamrityu, Mrityunjaya, Amrityu, Mrityupushpa, Mrityusuti, Mahamrityu, Mrityupasha, Mrityuvancana, Mrityunashaka, Mrityubhritya, Mrityubhanguraka, Paramrityu, Mrityukala, Vishamrityu, Mrityumara, Mrityuloka, Mrityuphala, Akalamrityu, Mrityunashana, Atimrityu.
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Search found 137 books and stories containing Mrityu, Mṛtyu, Mrtyu; (plurals include: Mrityus, Mṛtyus, Mrtyus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)
Appendix 1 - Dattātreyayogaśāstra (select verses)
Bound by karma, kāma and kāla < [Chapter 1 - The matter of the body]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 6.3 < [Chapter 6 - Early Death]
Verse 25.9 < [Chapter 25 - Death]
Verse 25.1 < [Chapter 25 - Death]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.22 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Verse 2.4.21 < [Chapter 4 - The Liberation of Vatsāsura]
Verse 6.10.5 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 2.38 < [Chapter 2 - One’s Own Form of the Horās]
Verse 1.71 < [Chapter 1 - The Innate Nature of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
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