Ucchushmarudra, Ucchuṣmarudrā, Ucchushma-rudra: 4 definitions

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Ucchushmarudra 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 Ucchuṣmarudrā can be transliterated into English as Ucchusmarudra or Ucchushmarudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchhushmarudra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ucchuṣmarudrā (उच्छुष्मरुद्रा).—Name of a class of demons.

Derivable forms: ucchuṣmarudrāḥ (उच्छुष्मरुद्राः).

Ucchuṣmarudrā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ucchuṣma and rudrā (रुद्रा).

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

1) Ucchuṣmarudra (उच्छुष्मरुद्र):—[=uc-chuṣma-rudra] [from uc-chuṣma] m. [plural] Name of a class of demons, [Atharvaveda-pariśiṣṭa]

2) [v.s. ...] of a Śaivite sect.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ucchushmarudra 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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