Nrikesarin, Nṛkesarin, Nri-kesarin, Nrikesharin: 6 definitions
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Nrikesarin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Nṛkesarin can be transliterated into English as Nrkesarin or Nrikesarin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Nṛkesarin (नृकेसरिन्).—m. 'man-lion', Viṣṇu in his Narasimha incarnation; cf. नरसिंह (narasiṃha).
Nṛkesarin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛ and kesarin (केसरिन्).
Nṛkeśarin (नृकेशरिन्).—m. (-rī) The Nrisinha or man-lion Avatar. E. nṛ and keśarin a lion.
Nṛkesarin (नृकेसरिन्).—[masculine] man-lion, i.e. Viṣṇu.
Nṛkesarin (नृकेसरिन्):—[=nṛ-kesarin] [from nṛ] ([Catalogue(s)]) m. ‘man-lion’, Viṣṇu in his 4th Avatāra (written also -keś).
Nṛkeśarin (नृकेशरिन्):—[nṛ-keśarin] (rī) 5. m. The man-lion.
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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: Kesarin, Nri.
Full-text: Nripancanana, Nrikeshari.
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