Naramedha, Nara-medha: 13 definitions
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Naramedha 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNaramedha (नरमेध).—The belly of the personified Veda.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 104. 84.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynaramēdha (नरमेध).—m (S) Human sacrifice.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnaramēdha (नरमेध).—m Human sacrifice.
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 dictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध).—a human sacrifice.
Derivable forms: naramedhaḥ (नरमेधः).
Naramedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) A human sacrifice. E. nara, and medha a sacrifice. midha ādhāre ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध).—
Naramedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध).—[masculine] = narabali.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध):—[=nara-medha] [from nara] m. = -bali, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध):—[nara-medha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. A human sacrifice.
[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 corpusNaramēdha (ನರಮೇಧ):—
1) [noun] a religious sacrifice in which the life of a human being is offered to propitiate a god.
2) [noun] any killing of human beings (esp. in mass); homicide.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNaramedha (नरमेध):—n. 1. human sacrifice; 2. destructive war;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Narametam.
Full-text: Narametam, Narayajna, Narmedh, Narabali, Medha, Kusodaka, Karpura, Gadadhara, Surupa, Kamsara, Arkapatra, Udumbara, Jambu, Shiva, Krishnashtami, Anangatrayodashi.
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Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam (by Pankaj L. Jani)
Canto 12 - The Faith of Imprisoned Kings in Lord Krishna
Part 5 - Canto-wise Summary (of the Jarasandhavadha Mahakavyam) < [Critical Introduction]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 12 - On the cause of the war between Ādi and Baka < [Book 6]
Chapter 13 - On the description of the battle between Ādi and Baka after the discourse on Śunahśepha < [Book 6]
Chapter 45 - On the anecdote of Dakṣiṇā < [Book 9]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 12 - Merit Earned by Protecting a Brāhmaṇa < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - Genesis of Yajñas involving Hiṃsā < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Appendix 8 - Geographical and Ethnic Data
9. The concept of Sacrifice < [Religion]
27. Karmans and Rewards < [Religion]