Shatamukha, Śatamukha, Shata-mukha: 9 definitions
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Shatamukha 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 Śatamukha can be transliterated into English as Satamukha or Shatamukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Śatamukha (शतमुख).—(ŚATAMUKHA RĀVAṆA). Father of Indumukhī, the wife of Sahasramukha Rāvaṇa. Śatamukha had defeated Pātāla Rāvaṇa in battle. He gave the eternal weapon called Kaṭhorakuṭhāra as dowry for his daughter’s wedding. (See under Sahasramukha Rāvaṇa).
2) Śatamukha (शतमुख).—An asura, a great devotee of Śiva. He did very intense tapas for hundred years making offerings of his flesh in the fire. Śiva, who was pleased with his tapas, granted him many boons. (Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 58).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚatamukha (शतमुख).—a.
1) having a hundred ways.
2) having a hundred outlets, mouths, or openings; विवेकभ्रष्टानां भवति विनिपातः शतमुखः (vivekabhraṣṭānāṃ bhavati vinipātaḥ śatamukhaḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.1 (where the word has sense 1 also).
-kham a hundred ways or openings.
-khī a brush, broom.
Śatamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚatamukha (शतमुख).—(1) name of a kiṃnara king: Kāraṇḍavvūha 3.5; (2) name of a nāga: Kāraṇḍavvūha 95.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatamukha (शतमुख).—mfn.
(-khaḥ-khī-khaṃ) 1. Having a hundred mouths. 2. Having a hundred openings. f. (-khī) A brush or broom. E. śata, mukha mouth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatamukha (शतमुख).—I. (n.), a hundred shapes, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 10. Ii. adj. having a hundred issues, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 14; having a hundred shapes, in a hundred ways, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 10 v. r.
Śatamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatamukha (शतमुख).—[adjective] having a hundred openings on issues; [masculine] [Name] of an Asura etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śatamukha (शतमुख):—[=śata-mukha] [from śata] n. a h° mouths or openings, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] a h° ways, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] mfn. having a h° apertures or outlets, [Pañcatantra; Hitopadeśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] proceeding or possible in h° ways, [Bhartṛhari]
5) [v.s. ...] having a h° issues or ways, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] of one of Śiva’s attendants, [Harivaṃśa]
8) [v.s. ...] of a king of the Kiṃ-naras, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatamukha (शतमुख):—[śata-mukha] (khaḥ-khī-khaṃ) a. Hundredmouthed.
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Partial matches: Mukha, Shata.
Starts with: Shatamukharavanacaritra.
Full-text: Shatamukharavanacaritra, Shatmukh, Shatamukhi, Viveka, Athava.
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