Mudira: 10 definitions

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Mudira 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.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Mudira (मुदिर) refers to a “cloud”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 11.119.—(“mudiramaṇḍanadhanvanā”).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mudira (मुदिर).—[mud-kirac Uṇādi-sūtra 1.5]

1) A cloud; प्रचुरपुरन्दरधनुरनुरञ्जितमेदुरमुदिरसुवेशम् (pracurapurandaradhanuranurañjitameduramudirasuveśam) Gītagovinda 2; or मुञ्चसि नाद्यापि रुषं भामिनि मुदिरालिरुदियाय (muñcasi nādyāpi ruṣaṃ bhāmini mudirālirudiyāya) Bv.2.88; मुदिरजालमुदीक्ष्य शिखण्डिनः (mudirajālamudīkṣya śikhaṇḍinaḥ) Rām. Ch.4.35.

2) A lover, libertine.

3) A frog.

Derivable forms: mudiraḥ (मुदिरः).

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

Mudira (मुदिर).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A cloud. 2. A lover, a libertine. 3. A frog. E. mud to be pleased, Unadi aff. kirac .

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

Mudira (मुदिर).—[mud + ira] 1., m. 1. A cloud. 2. A lover.

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

Mudira (मुदिर).—[masculine] cloud.

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

1) Mudira (मुदिर):—[from mud] m. a cloud, [Gīta-govinda; Bhāminī-vilāsa]

2) [v.s. ...] a lover, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a frog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Mudira (मुदिर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A cloud; a lover.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mudira 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mudira (ಮುದಿರ):—

1) [noun] a cloud.

2) [noun] a man as related to a woman whom he is loving; a lover; a paramour.

3) [noun] a man indulging in unrestrained sexual enjoyments.

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

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