Mrigi, 惭峁沢颈: 16 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭峁沢颈 can be transliterated into English as Mrgi or Mrigi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mragi.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸).鈥擳he mother of all types of deer. (See under M峁沢as).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭峁沢颈 (啶啶椸た).鈥擜 daughter of Krodhava艣a and wife of Pulaha; deer and other animals like hare were born of her.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 172-73; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 205, 206.
惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.60.58). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭峁沢墨) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸) is the alternative name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) mentioned by Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the 颁丑补苍诲辞苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补. 惭峁沢墨 corresponds to Ta岣峣t (according to Bharata). Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of 驳补峁嘺蝉 or letters do not differ.
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸) or 惭峁沢墨mudr膩 refers to one of the 81 Mudr膩s (hand-gestures) described in chapter 2 of the 峁氠梗ir膩tra section of the 厂补苍补迟办耻尘腻谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).鈥擺Cf. the chapter 尘耻诲谤腻-濒补办峁峁嘺].
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸) is the name of a 岣屇乲in墨 who, together with the V墨ra (hero) named M峁沢a forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 惭别诲颈苍墨肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 尘别诲颈苍墨肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the 诲丑补谤尘补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榙harma layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., 惭峁沢墨] and V墨ras are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mrigi in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Polysphaeria parvifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Polysphaeria parvifolia var. glabra Hiern.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· Niger flora, or 鈥楢n enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa鈥� (1849)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1877)
· Kew Bulletin (1980)
· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary尘峁沢墨 (啶啶椸).鈥攆 S A doe.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English尘峁沢墨 (啶啶椸).鈥�f A doe.
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 dictionary惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸).鈥�
1) A female deer, doe.
2) Epilepsy.
3) Name of a particular class of women.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸).鈥攏ame of a 艢膩kyan woman, mother of 膧nanda, to whom is attributed the stanza attributed in Pali (J膩taka (Pali) i.60.30鈥�33) to Kis膩gotam墨: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.157.9, 16; iii.176.16.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸):鈥擺from 尘峁沢a > 尘峁沢] a f. a female deer or antelope, doe, [Hariva峁兣沘; R膩m膩ya峁嘺] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the mythical progenitress of antelopes, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; Pur膩峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] class of women, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]
5) [v.s. ...] a [particular] gait of a dancing girl, [Sa峁僩墨ta-s膩rasa峁僩raha]
6) [v.s. ...] demoniacal possession, epilepsy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [from 尘峁沢] b f. (of 尘峁沢a above) a female deer, doe.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 惭补墨, 惭颈驳墨.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸) [Also spelled mragi]:鈥�(nf) a hind.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭峁沢颈 (嗖硟嗖椸部):鈥擺noun] a female antelope.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭峁沢墨 (啶啶椸):鈥攏. 1. female deer; doe; 2. epilepsy; epileptic fit; 3. golden gram;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mrigidrish, Mrigika, Mrigikshira, Mrigikunda, Mrigila, Mrigilocana, Mrigimudra, Mrigini, Mrigipati, Mrigiroga, Mrigita, Mrigitva.
Full-text (+22): Mrigidrish, Mrigipati, Mrigilocana, Mrigitva, Mrigikunda, Kasturikamrigi, Mrigikshira, Margara, Mrigimudra, Migi, Mrigakshira, Mrigiroga, Mriga, Mragi, Krishnamriga, Mrigas, Mrigika, Millati, Milleti, Yuthaparibhrashta.
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Treatment of Epilepsy (惭峁沢墨) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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