Vyaghravaktra, Vyāghravaktra, Vyaghra-vaktra: 3 definitions
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Vyaghravaktra 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 Dictionary1) Vyāghravaktra (व्याघ्रवक्त्र):—[=vyāghra-vaktra] [from vyāghra > vyā-ghrā] mfn. tiger-faced, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of Śiva’s attendants, [Harivaṃśa]
3) Vyāghravaktrā (व्याघ्रवक्त्रा):—[=vyāghra-vaktrā] [from vyāghra-vaktra > vyāghra > vyā-ghrā] f. (with Buddhists) Name of a goddess, [Kālacakra]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyāghravaktra (ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರವಕ್ತ್ರ):—
1) [noun] the face of a tiger.
2) [noun] name of an attendant of Siva.
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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Partial matches: Vaktra, Vyaghra.
Full-text: Vyaghrasya.
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