Nilagriva, aka: Nila-griva, Nīlagrīva; 2 Definition(s)
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In Hinduism
Purana
Nīlagrīva (नीलग्रीव).—Is Rudra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 34. 27.
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
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Nīlagrīva (नीलग्रीव).—an epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: nīlagrīvaḥ (नीलग्रीवः).
Nīlagrīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and grīva (ग्रीव).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Satapatha Brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IX, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Ninth Kāṇḍa]