Vimrid, Vimṛd: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Vimrid 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 Vimṛd can be transliterated into English as Vimrd or Vimrid, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVimṛd (विमृद्).—9 P.
1) To press, squeeze.
2) To bruise, crush, pound.
3) To kill, destroy.
4) To lay waste, devastate.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimṛd (विमृद्).—& sam the same.
Vimṛd is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and mṛd (मृद्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimṛd (विमृद्):—[=vi-√mṛd] [Parasmaipada] -mṛdnāti, -mardati, to crush or press to pieces, bruise, pound, grind down, lay waste, destroy, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc. ;
—to rub together, [Suśruta] :
—[Causal] -mardayati, to crush to pieces, bruise, [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa];
—to rub, [Suśruta]
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)
Starts with: Vimridh, Vimridha, Vimridita, Vimriditadhvaja, Vimridvat.
Full-text: Vimridita, Vimardin, Vimardana, Vimarda, Vimridvat, Vimriditadhvaja, Vimardottha, Vimardita, Vimardardha, Vimardakshama, Vimardaka.
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