Muralidhara, Muralīdhara, Murali-dhara: 9 definitions

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Muralidhara 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Muralīdhara (मुरलीधर).—an epithet of Kṛṣṇa.

Derivable forms: muralīdharaḥ (मुरलीधरः).

Muralīdhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms muralī and dhara (धर).

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

Muralīdhara (मुरलीधर).—m.

(-raḥ) A name of Krishna. E. muralī a flute, dhara who holds.

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

Muralīdhara (मुरलीधर).—[muralī-dhara], m. Kṛ- ṣṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Muralīdhara (मुरलीधर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—grandson of Kālidāsa Miśra. Mentioned in Kavīndracandrodaya.

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

1) Muralīdhara (मुरलीधर):—[=muralī-dhara] [from muralī > murala] m. ‘flutebearer’, Name of Kṛṣṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] of a grandson of Kālidāsa Miśra, [Catalogue(s)]

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

Muralīdhara (मुरलीधर):—[muralī-dhara] (raḥ) 1. m. Krishna.

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Muralidhara 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

[«previous next»] — Muralidhara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muralīdhara (ಮುರಲೀಧರ):—[noun] Křṣṇa, who holds (and plays) a flute.

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Muraḷīdhara (ಮುರಳೀಧರ):—[noun] = ಮುರಲೀಧರ [muralidhara].

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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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