Timirapaha, Timirāpaha: 4 definitions
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Timirapaha 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTimirāpaha (तिमिरापह):—[from timira] mfn. dispelling darkness (fire), [Mahābhārata iii, 14113 ff.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTimirāpaha (ತಿಮಿರಾಪಹ):—[adjective] destroying or that can destroy, darkness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 305 - Greatness of Nāradāditya < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 139 - Greatness of Citrāditya (Citra-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 57 - Movements of the Planets (grahacāra) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]