Mritanda, Mrita-anda, ṛtṇḍ, ṛtṇḍ: 7 definitions
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Mritanda 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 terms ṛtṇḍ and ṛtṇḍ can be transliterated into English as Mrtanda or Mritanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṛtṇḍ (मृतण्ड).—The sun.
Derivable forms: ṛtṇḍ� (मृतण्ड�).
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ṛtṇḍ (मृताण्�).—the sun.
-ṇḍ a woman whose offspring dies.
Derivable forms: ṛtṇḍ� (मृताण्डः).
ṛtṇḍ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛt and ṇḍ (अण्ड).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛtṇḍ (मृतण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍ�) The sun.
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ṛtṇḍ (मृताण्�).—m.
(-ṇḍ�) The sun. E. ṛt dead, and ṇḍ egg.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛtṇḍ (मृतण्ड).—m. The father of the sun.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛtṇḍ (मृताण्�):—[from ṛt > m�] n. a seemingly dead or lifeless egg (cf. ṇḍ)
2) ṛtṇḍ (मृताण्डा):—[from ṛtṇḍ > ṛt > m�] f. (a woman) whose off spring dies, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
3) ṛtṇḍ (मृताण्�):—[from ṛt > m�] m. the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. ṛtṇḍa).
4) ṛtṇḍ (मृतण्ड):�m. Name of the father of the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. ṛtṇḍ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṛtṇḍ (मृतण्ड):�(ṇḍ�) 1. m. The sun.
2) ṛtṇḍ (मृताण्�):—[ṛt+ṇḍ] (ṇḍ�) 1. m. The sun.
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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: Mrita, Anda, Anta.
Full-text: Mirutantan, Martanda, Marttanda.
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Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
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