Nishumbhamathani, Niśumbhamathanī, Nishumbha-mathani: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niśumbhamathanī can be transliterated into English as Nisumbhamathani or Nishumbhamathani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiśumbhamathanī (निशुम्भमथनी).—epithets of Durgā.
Niśumbhamathanī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms niśumbha and mathanī (मथनी). See also (synonyms): niśumbhamardanī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiśumbhamathanī (निशुम्भमथनी):—[=ni-śumbha-mathanī] [from ni-śumbha > ni-śumbh] m. ‘destroyer of Ni-śumbha’, Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Nishumbha, Mathani, Matani.
Full-text: Nishumbhamardani.
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