Shatamurdhan, Śatamūrdhan, Shata-murdhan: 3 definitions
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Shatamurdhan 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 Śatamūrdhan can be transliterated into English as Satamurdhan or Shatamurdhan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚatamūrdhan (शतमूर्धन्).—m. an ant-hill.
Śatamūrdhan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and mūrdhan (मूर्धन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatamūrdhan (शतमूर्धन्).—[adjective] having a hundred heads.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śatamūrdhan (शतमूर्धन्):—[=śata-mūrdhan] [from śata] mfn. h°-headed, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] m. an ant-hill, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Shata, Murdha.
Ends with: Kshatamurdhan.
Full-text: Murdhan.
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