Murdhanya, Mūrdhanya: 10 definitions
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Murdhanya 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.
In Hinduism
Shiksha (linguistics: phonetics, phonology etc.)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Language and Grammar (shiksha)Mūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य, “retroflex”) refers to one of the five places of articulation (uccāraṇa).—According to Indian linguistic tradition (viz., śikṣā, ‘phonetics’, vyakaraṇa, ‘grammar’, nirukta, etymology’ and chandas, ‘prosody’.), the places of articulation (passive) are classified as five. They are, for example, mūrdhanya.
Shiksha (शिक्षा, śikṣā) deals with Sanskrit linguistics and represents a branch of vedanga (vedic ancillary science). Shiksha deals with subjects such as phonetics, phonology, study of sound, letters of the Sanskrit alphabet and related topics. Much attention is also given to the study of recitation (patha) of Vedic verses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य).—a (S mūrdhā Head.) Formed high and back in the mouth, cerebral;--used of certain letters of the alphabet; viz. ṛ, ṭa, ṭha, ḍa, ḍha, ṇa, r, ṣa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य).—a Cerebral.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य).—a. [mūrdhni bhavaḥ yat]
1) Being in or on the head; मणिं जहार मूर्धन्यं द्विजस्य सहमूर्धजम् (maṇiṃ jahāra mūrdhanyaṃ dvijasya sahamūrdhajam) Bhāgavata 1.7.55.
2) Cerebral or lingual, a term applied to the letters ऋ, ॠ, ट्, ठ्, ड्, ढ्, ण्, र् (ṛ, ṝ, ṭ, ṭh, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, r), and ष् (ṣ); ऋटुरषाणां मूर्धा (ṛṭuraṣāṇāṃ mūrdhā).
3) Chief, pre-eminent, most excellent; सन्नद्धान् पत्तिमूर्धन्यान् (sannaddhān pattimūrdhanyān) Śiva B.28.78.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य).—[mūrdhan + ya], adj. Cerebral (rather lingual).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य).—[adjective] being on the head, uppermost, highest, first; cerebral ([grammar]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mūrdhanya (मूर्धन्य):—[from mūrdhan] mfn. being on or in the head, belonging to the head, capital, [Kauśika-sūtra; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] ‘formed on the roof or top of the palate’, Name of a class of letters (the so-called ‘cerebrals’ or ‘linguals’, viz. ṛ, ṝ, ṭ, ṭh, ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, r, ṣ), [Prātiśākhya; Pāṇini]
3) [v.s. ...] highest, uppermost, pre-eminent, [Inscriptions]
4) Mūrdhanyā (मूर्धन्या):—[from mūrdhanya > mūrdhan] f. Name of the mother of Veda-śiras, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMūrdhanya (ಮೂರ್ಧನ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] of the head, brain or the cerebrum; cerebral.
2) [adjective] of a more excellent sort; surpassing another or others.
3) [adjective] articulated with the part of the tongue just behind the tip raised against or near the hard palate, as the consonants; palatal.
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Mūrdhanya (ಮೂರ್ಧನ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] that which is related to the head or brain.
2) [noun] the quality of being important; importance.
3) [noun] an important man; a leader.
4) [noun] a letter articulated with the part of the tongue just behind the tip raised against or near the hard palate (as ಋ, ೠ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ರ, ಷ, ಱ, ಳ, ೞ [ri, ri, ta, tha, da, dha, na, ra, sha, ra, la, la]).
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)
Starts with: Murdhanyabhava.
Ends with: Sarvamurdhanya.
Full-text: Murttanniyam, Sarvamurdhanya, Anata, Vedashiras, Abhisambaddha, Abhisheni, Adesa, Ri, Murdhan.
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