Nripalingadhara, Nṛpaliṅgadhara: 3 definitions

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Nripalingadhara 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 Nṛpaliṅgadhara can be transliterated into English as Nrpalingadhara or Nripalingadhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nṛpaliṅgadhara (नृपलिङ्गधर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Assuming the insignia of sovereignty. 2. Taking, (fraudulently,) the emblem or marks of the royal or military caste. E. nṛpaliṅga, and dhara who has.

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

Nṛpaliṅgadhara (नृपलिङ्गधर):—[=nṛ-pa-liṅga-dhara] [from nṛpa-liṅga > nṛ-pa > nṛ] mfn. assuming the insignia of r°, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Nṛpaliṅgadhara (नृपलिङ्गधर):—[nṛpa-liṅga-dhara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Assuming the insignia of sovereignty.

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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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