Nrimedha, Nṛmedha, Nri-medha: 6 definitions

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Nrimedha 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 Nṛmedha can be transliterated into English as Nrmedha or Nrimedha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nṛmedha (नृमेध).—a human sacrifice.

Nṛmedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛ and medha (मेध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nṛmedha (नृमेध) or Puruṣamedha.—m. the sacrifice of a man, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 63, 6 Gorr. (

Nṛmedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛ and medha (मेध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nṛmedha (नृमेध).—[masculine] man-sacrifice, [Name] of a man.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nṛmedha (नृमेध):—[=nṛ-medha] [from nṛ] m. man-sacrifice (cf. -yajña)

2) [v.s. ...] m. (or -medhas) Name of a man (author of [Ṛg-veda viii, 87; 88]), [Ṛg-veda; Sāma-veda.Anukramaṇikā]

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Nrimedha in German

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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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