The Sanskrit term Mṛtyumukha can be transliterated into English as Mrtyumukha or Mrityumukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Mṛtyumukha (मृत्युमुख) refers to the “mouth of death”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fools mourn for relations experiencing the results of their own actions [but] because of the confusion of [their] intelligence [they do] not [mourn for] themselves situated in Yama’s fangs [com.—mṛtyumukha-antaragata—‘(they are) situated inside the mouth of death’]. In this forest that is the cycle of rebirth dwelt in by Yama the serpent-king, the men of olden times, who were eternal previously, have come to an end”.

Synonyms: Yamavadana.

context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mṛtyumukha (ಮೃತ್ಯುಮುಖ):—[noun] the fact of death being imminent.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Mrityu, Mukha.

Full-text: Yamavadana, Antaragata, Para.

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