Mrityudvara, Mṛtyudvāra, Mrityu-dvara: 5 definitions

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Mrityudvara 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 Mṛtyudvāra can be transliterated into English as Mrtyudvara or Mrityudvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mrityudvara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛtyudvāra (मृत्युद्वार).—the door leading to death.

Derivable forms: mṛtyudvāram (मृत्युद्वारम्).

Mṛtyudvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛtyu and dvāra (द्वार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mṛtyudvāra (मृत्युद्वार).—[neuter] the door of death.

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

Mṛtyudvāra (मृत्युद्वार):—[=mṛtyu-dvāra] [from mṛtyu > mṛ] n. the door leading to death, [Rāmāyaṇa; Hitopadeśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mrityudvara 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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