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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vimardin (विमर्दिन्) refers to the “annihilator (of the hosts of Asuras)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.2 (“The Prayer of the gods).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Obeisance to Thee of the form of time, moment etc. Obeisance to Thee who bestows strength on his devotees; obeisance to the multiformed; obeisance to the annihilator of the hosts of Asuras (daityacakra-vimardin). Obeisance to the lord, conducive to the welfare of brahmins and cows. Obeisance to the thousand-formed, obeisance to Thee of thousand organs. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimardin (विमर्दिन्).—i. e. vi-mṛd + in, adj. Destroying, removing, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 69, v. r.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimardin (विमर्दिन्).—(—°) = [preceding] adj.

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

Vimardin (विमर्दिन्):—[=vi-mardin] [from vi-marda > vi-mṛd] mfn. crushing to pieces, destroying, removing, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vimardin (विमर्दिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vimalia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vimardin 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Mardin.

Starts with: Vimardini.

Ends with: Daityacakravimardin.

Full-text: Vimalia, Vimardini, Daityacakra.

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