Nriveshtana, Nṛveṣṭana, Nri-veshtana: 4 definitions

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Nriveshtana 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 Nṛveṣṭana can be transliterated into English as Nrvestana or Nriveshtana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nṛveṣṭana (नृवेष्टन).—Name of Śiva.

Derivable forms: nṛveṣṭanaḥ (नृवेष्टनः).

Nṛveṣṭana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nṛ and veṣṭana (वेष्टन).

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

Nṛveṣṭana (नृवेष्टन):—[=nṛ-veṣṭana] [from nṛ] m. ‘encircled with (the bones of) men’ Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Nriveshtana 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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