Murdhana, Mūrdhāna: 3 definitions
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Murdhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymūrdhāna (मूर्धान).—n S The head. Ex. catvāri śrṛṅga dvimūrdhāna || (catvāra is Four.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmūrdhāna (मूर्धान).—n The head.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMūrdhāna (मूर्धान) or Mūrdhan.—(compare Sanskrit mūrdhan), head (condition), summit, the second of the ‘stages of partici- pation in penetration’, see nirvedha-bhāgīya: mūrdhā- nam, n. sg., Mahāvyutpatti 1213 (so Mironov; Kyoto ed. v.l. °naḥ) = Tibetan rtse mo, summit(s); same is meant by mūrdhā- vasthā Sūtrāl. xiv.26 commentary; mūrdhāgatāni Divyāvadāna 79.28, but in next line, 80.1, and 166.15; 240.20; 271.12; 469.12, mūrdhānaḥ (sometimes mss. mūrdhnānaḥ), n. pl., as also Abhidharmakośa LaV—P. vi.164, where the meaning of the term is explained.
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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Ends with: Avamurdhana, Candramurdhana, Chandramurdhana.
Full-text (+3): Nirvedhabhagiya, Murdhan, Shamsin, Shravanasubhaga, Arshana, Nripashu, Brahmadanda, Candramurdhana, Sphalayati, Sphaleti, Karapatra, Uccaistara, Tatha, Rudra, Navapanigrahana, Munday, Mudhama, Murdha, Dal, Dar.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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