Shumbhamardini, Śumbhamardinī, Shumbha-mardini: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śumbhamardinī can be transliterated into English as Sumbhamardini or Shumbhamardini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚumbhamardinī (शुम्भमर्दिनी).—an epithet of Durgā.
Śumbhamardinī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śumbha and mardinī (मर्दिनी). See also (synonyms): śumbhaghātinī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚumbhamardinī (शुम्भमर्दिनी):—[=śumbha-mardinī] [from śumbha > śumbh] f. ‘Ś°-destroying’, Name of a Durgā, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shumbha, Mardini.
Ends with: Nishumbhamardini.
Full-text: Nishumbhamardini, Shumbhaghatini.
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