Mahamrityu, Ѳ峾ṛt, Maha-mrityu: 7 definitions
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Mahamrityu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Ѳ峾ṛt can be transliterated into English as Mahamrtyu or Mahamrityu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary峾ṛt (महामृत्य�).—m (S The great death.) Death;--but used only as antithetical to 貹ṛt q. v. Ex. apa- mṛtyūcā 峾ṛt jhālā Said of one who dies shortly after recovering or escaping from some desperate sickness or alarming danger.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲ峾ṛt (महामृत्य�).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: 峾ṛt� (महामृत्युः).
Ѳ峾ṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ṛt (मृत्यु). See also (synonyms): medha.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ峾ṛt (महामृत्य�).—m.
(-ٲ�) Siva. E. great, ṛt death.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ѳ峾ṛt (महामृत्य�):—[=-ṛt] [from > mah] m. the great death, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ峾ṛt (महामृत्य�):—[-ṛt] (ٲ�) 2. m. Shiva.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Partial matches: Mrityu, Maha.
Starts with: Mahamrityuharastotra, Mahamrityumjaya Mantra, Mahamrityumjayahoma, Mahamrityumjayajapavidhi, Mahamrityumjayakalpa, Mahamrityumjayastotra, Mahamrityumjayavidhi, Mahamrityunjaya.
Full-text: Mahamrityunjaya, Mahamrityuharastotra, Mahamrityumjayakalpa, Mahamrityumjayavidhi, Mahamrityumjayahoma, Makamiruttu, Mahamrityumjaya Mantra, Mahamedha, Apamrityu.
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