Nrimithuna, Nṛmithuna, Nri-mithuna: 3 definitions

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Nrimithuna 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 Nṛmithuna can be transliterated into English as Nrmithuna or Nrimithuna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nṛmithuna (नृमिथुन).—the sign Gemini (twins) of the zodiac.

Derivable forms: nṛmithunam (नृमिथुनम्).

Nṛmithuna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛ and mithuna (मिथुन).

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

Nṛmithuna (नृमिथुन):—[=nṛ-mithuna] [from nṛ] n. ‘a pair of men’, the sign of the zodiac Gemini (cf. -yugma).

[Sanskrit to German]

Nrimithuna 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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