Mrityubija, Mṛtyubīja, Mrityu-bija: 4 definitions

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Mrityubija 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 Mṛtyubīja can be transliterated into English as Mrtyubija or Mrityubija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛtyubīja (मृत्युबीज).—a bamboo-cane.

Derivable forms: mṛtyubījaḥ (मृत्युबीजः).

Mṛtyubīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛtyu and bīja (बीज). See also (synonyms): mṛtyuvīja.

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

Mṛtyubīja (मृत्युबीज):—[=mṛtyu-bīja] [from mṛtyu > mṛ] m. ‘dying after production of seed’, the bamboo-cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Mrityubija 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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