Sthanamriga, Sthānamṛga, Sthana-mriga: 3 definitions

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Sthanamriga 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 Sthānamṛga can be transliterated into English as Sthanamrga or Sthanamriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sthānamṛga (स्थानमृग).—Name of certain animals (such as turtle, crocodile &c.).

Derivable forms: sthānamṛgaḥ (स्थानमृगः).

Sthānamṛga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sthāna and mṛga (मृग).

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

Sthānamṛga (स्थानमृग):—[=sthāna-mṛga] [from sthāna > sthā] m. Name of certain big animals (such as the turtle, crocodile, and Makara, supposed to frequent the same pl°), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sthanamriga 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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