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Anyatomukha, Anyato-mukha: 3 definitions

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Anyatomukha 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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[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Anyatomukha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anyatomukha (अन्यतोमु�):—[=anyato-mukha] [from anya-tas > anya] a (anyato-), mfn. hiving a face only on one side, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

2) [=anyato-mukha] [from anya-tas > anya] b (anyato-), mfn. hiving a face only on one side, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anyatomukha (अन्यतोमु�):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.

(-�) (ved.) Having the face only in one place; opposed to sarvatomukha or (the sacrificer) who by shaving off his hairs, makes his scull, through its baldness, resemble the face and thus becomes as it were ‘face all over� (according to the comm. of Sāyaṇa on Śatapathabr. Ii. 6. 3. 16, which unmutilated runs thus: ayaṃśabdastvarthe . aya� tu puruṣo yajamānonyatomukha� . anyaśabda ekaśabdaparyāya� . anyata ekatra sthitameva mukha� yasya sa tathokta� . tasya sarvatomukhatvasaṃpattimāha . sa etaditi . yadyasmātparita� śiro vartayate keśānvāpayati . etat . etena . alomakatvasāmyācchirasa� prāntadeśā api mukhamiva bhavantīti sa yajamāna� sarvatomukho bhavati ..). E. anyatas and mukha.

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