Mrityu, 惭峁泃测耻: 36 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 惭峁泃测耻 can be transliterated into English as Mrtyu or Mrityu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mratyu.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: The Matsya-pur膩峁嘺惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) is the name of a mind-born 鈥榙ivine mother鈥� (尘腻迟峁�), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补 (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 179.35, 鈥淢ost terrible they (e.g., 惭峁泃测耻) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.鈥�
The Matsyapur膩峁嘺 is categorised as a Mah膩pur膩峁嘺, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Vi峁ａ箛u.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥擳he goddess of Death. Agni Pur膩峁嘺 gives details about the birth of Death. Hi峁僺膩 was the wife of Adharma. They got a son named An峁泃a and a daughter named Nik峁泃i. From them were born Bhaya, Naraka, M膩y膩 and Vedan膩. Of these M膩y膩 gave birth to 惭峁泃测耻, the destroyer of matter.
惭峁泃测耻 has been described both as a god and goddess in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补. The statements regarding 惭峁泃测耻 as a deva are as follows:鈥�
(i) Three sons were born to Nik峁泃i, wife of Adharma. One of them was 惭峁泃测耻. 惭峁泃测耻deva has neither wife nor children because he is the destroyer of all. (艢loka 54, Chapter 66, 膧di Parva).
(ii) Once the son of an old Gautam墨 was bitten by a snake. A hunter seeing it rushed to kill the serpent but Gautam墨 objected to it. She advised him that it was a sin to injure any living being. The serpent then said, "It is not my fault that I bit the boy. I was persuaded by the god of death to do so." The god of death 惭峁泃测耻deva also appeared there then. He confirmed the snake鈥檚 statement and added that God had programmed all events beforehand and the boy鈥檚 death was not due to any mistake on anybody鈥檚 part. (艢loka 50, Chapter 1, Anu艣膩sana Parva)
(iii) Once 惭峁泃测耻 followed the King Sudar艣ana, but 惭峁泃测耻deva had to withdraw after accepting defeat because the King had been living a virtuous life of high standard. (See under Sudar艣ana).
The statements regarding 惭峁泃测耻 as a goddess are the following:
This devat膩 was born from the body of Brahm膩 in the shape of a woman. (艢loka 17, Chapter 53, Dro峁嘺 Parva).
Brahm膩 gave the work of destruction to 惭峁泃测耻. When she got that work she wept aloud. (艢loka 21. Chapter 257, 艢膩nti Parva).
The goddess of 惭峁泃测耻 once did severe penance. (艢loka 17, Chapter 54, Dro峁嘺 Parva).
Brahm膩 assured the goddess of death that any destruction by her would not be deemed as a sin. (艢loka 44, Chapter 54, Dro峁嘺 Parva).
The terrible strength of 惭峁泃测耻devat膩 is described in Chapter 819, 艢膩nti Parva, 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.19 (鈥淜膩ma鈥檚 destruction by 艢iva鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to Narad膩: 鈥淸...] With pallid face and limbs, the extremely agitated daughter of the king of mountains returned to her palace taking the maids along with her. Due to the misery on account of the death of her husband [i.e., 产丑补谤迟峁�-尘峁泃测耻-箩补-诲耻岣丑补], Rati fell down unconscious, as if dead. When she regained consciousness after a while, Rati in her great agitation lamented loudly and said:鈥擺...闭鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥擧er origin: a daughter of Kali: 补峁兣沘 of adharma her attributes.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 I. 16. 8; II. 10. 28; IV. 8. 4; 13. 39; VII. 12. 27.
1b) The sixth Vy膩sa in the sixth dv膩para: 补惫补迟腻谤 of the Lord Lok膩k峁; father of Sun墨th膩, given to Anga;1 Heard the Pur膩峁嘺 from the Sun god and narrated it to Indra.2
- 1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 35. 118; 36. 127; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 23. 133; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 3. 12.
- 2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 4. 60; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 I. 13. 11; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 103. 60.
1c) A Kal膩 of Rudra.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 35. 96.
1d) One of the eleven Rudras born of Surabh墨 and Ka艣yapa.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 66. 70; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 3. 71.
1e) The originator of Bhairava clan of Apsarasas.*
- * Va. 69. 57; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 24.
1f) The son of M膩y膩 and Bhaya: father of Vy膩dhi, Jar膩, 艢oka, Krodha, and As奴ya; all giving pain and having the characteristics of adharma and having no wives or sons; belong to the T膩masa sarga.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 9. 65-66; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 10. 40-2.
1g) The Lord of Death; born out of the eyes of Brahm膩;1 had an ugly daughter Sun墨th膩 married to AngaPraj膩pati;2 an assistant to Yama.3
1h) A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 179. 15.
惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.44.15) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭峁泃测耻) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
惭峁泃测耻 is also mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.60.53) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) is the Sanskrit name for a deity to be worshipped during 谤补峁単补辫奴箩腻, according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra 3.1-8. Accordingly, the master of the dramatic art who has been initiated for the purpose shall consecrate the playhouse after he has made obeisance (e.g., to 惭峁泃测耻).
: Shodhganga: Literary estimate of mudraraksasa惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥� which should be avoided on a stage (where a dramatic play is performed).鈥擜 N膩峁璦ka should contain 辫补帽肠补蝉补苍诲丑颈蝉 which indicate five successive stages of the drama. This criterion also is present in the Mudr膩r膩k峁sa. [...] In the S膩hityadarpa峁嘺, Vi艣van膩tha gives a list of certain actions which should not be presented on the stage. These are [e.g., death (尘峁泃测耻)] [...].
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) is the name of a M膩t峁沰膩-艢akti created by 惭补丑腻谤耻诲谤补 in order to control the plague of demons created by 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补.鈥擜ccordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Um膩 (Dev墨 P膩rvat墨), and was fiercely attacked by 惭补丑腻谤耻诲谤补 who shot arrows at him from his 尘补丑腻辫颈苍腻办补. when the arrows pierced the body of 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, 惭补丑腻谤耻诲谤补 created 惭腻迟峁沰腻-艢补办迟颈蝉 [viz., 惭峁泃测耻] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.
: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandala惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to one of the various 惭腻迟峁沰腻-艢补办迟颈蝉 created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from 础苍诲丑补办补鈥檚 body.鈥擜ccordingly, [...] 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补 attempted to abduct Gir膩janandin墨 (P膩rvat墨) and thus ensued a fierce battle between 础苍诲丑补办腻蝉耻谤补 and the great Rudra, the Lord of Um膩. Like raktab墨ja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable 惭腻迟峁沰腻-艢补办迟颈蝉 [viz., 惭峁泃测耻]. These 艢aktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥�, according to S膩hib Kaul鈥檚 艢膩rik膩strotra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲ith true devotion I worship that divine and omnipresent 艢膩rik膩, who bears the crescent moon on her head, who grants liberation, destroys delusion everywhere, destroys the bad fear of meeting a wrong death (mithy膩-尘峁泃测耻-pr膩pti). O mother 艢膩rik膩, whoever devotedly recites your t膩ra-syllable, which carries one across the ocean of transmigration, may, when his wisdom is ripened through the knowledge of the absolute, even put to shame the Lord of the Word. [...闭鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata鈥檚 Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥�, as mentioned in a verse sometimes added after 5.18 of the 础峁ａ弓腻峁単补丑峁沝补测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 (S奴trasth膩na) by 痴腻驳产丑补峁璦.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] water (is) the (spring of) life of (all) living beings, and everything (is) possessed of it; therefore water is in no case prohibited by (any) ever so incisive restriction (on food). Dryness of the mouth, languidness of the limbs etc., or (even) death [viz., 尘峁泃测耻] (result) from its not being taken; for without water (there is) no function (of life either) in a healthy or in a diseased (person)鈥�.
Note: After verse 18d, some manuscripts insert 4陆 couplets from A峁ａ弓膩峁単asa峁僩raha I.6 (26cd鈥�27, 31, 28鈥�29 of our subsequent numeration), the first 2陆 of which are also known to, and commented upon by, Aru峁嘺datta.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥� (i.e., of a prince), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he dark spots, also known as ketus, the sons of R膩hu are T膩masa, K墨laka and the like, and are 33 in number. How they affect the earth depends upon their color, position and shape. [...] If the spots should be of the shape of a rod the prince dies [i.e., narendra尘峁泃测耻]; if of the shape of a headless body mankind will suffer from disease; if of the shape of a crow they will suffer from robbers; and if of the shape of a pike, they will suffer from famine鈥�.
2) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥淵ama鈥� and is used to describe Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 11).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Ketus or comets whose tails are bent and which are of sharp rays and black are the sons of Yama [i.e., 尘峁泃测耻-suta] ; they are 25 in number; they appear in the south; when they appear there will be deaths in the land. The Ketus or comets that appear like a mirror, are round in shape without tails but with rays and looking like oil or water are the sons of the Earth; they are 23 in number, and appear in the north-east; when they appear mankind will be afflicted with fear and hunger鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 9.12cd-13, while explaining the name of 础尘峁泃别艣补]鈥斺�淗e is called Netra because he protects the restrained and bound. He who escapes death (尘峁泃测耻) is called 惭峁泃测耻jit. Thus, he [who] grants immortality is called 础尘峁泃别艣补鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra (etymology)惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) stems from the verbal root 鈭�尘峁�, 鈥渢o die鈥�.鈥擟f, 惭峁泃测耻jit.
Nirukta (啶ㄠた啶班啶曕啶�) or 鈥渆tymology鈥� refers to the linguistic analysis of the Sanskrit language. This branch studies the interpretation of common and ancient words and explains them in their proper context. Nirukta is one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥�, according to the Brahmay膩mala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century 艢aiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing a 丑补峁环补-蝉腻诲丑补苍补 (foreceful practice)]: 鈥淸...] On the fifth day, in the middle of the night, he draws near the Yak峁s and N膩gas, stops the oceans, and death (尘峁泃测耻) [no longer] exists for him. Within six days, the yogin masters [the power] of attracting fruit and [subdues] the [Yogin墨] Guhyak膩. When he remains [in the hole] until the seventh day, he sees the gods in the sky and the various Siddhas. He hears divine speech. The signs spoken of earlier are certain to arise. [...]鈥�
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥� (which the true self鈥斈�tma does distinguish from life鈥�箩墨惫颈迟补), according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] In spite of being in front of your eyes, all this, being insubstantial, does not exist in you, spotless as you are. It is an appearance like the snake in a rope, so you can go to your rest. Equal in pain and in pleasure, equal in hope and in disappointment, equal in life (箩墨惫颈迟补) and in death (尘峁泃测耻), and complete as you are, you can go to your rest [sama箩墨惫颈迟补尘峁泃测耻岣� sannevameva laya峁� vraja闭鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism1) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶, 鈥渄eath鈥�):鈥擮ne of the epiteths of Yama, the vedic God of death, who is the embodiment of Dharma. Yama rules over the kingdom of the dead and binds humankind according to the fruits of their karma.
2) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶, 鈥渄eath鈥�):鈥擨n Vedic hinduism, he is one of the three sons of Adharma (鈥榮in鈥�) and his wife Nir峁泃i (鈥榤isery鈥�).
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶, 鈥榙eath鈥�) is repeatedly mentioned in the Rigveda1 and later2 as a thing of terror. There are a hundred and one forms of death, the natural one by old age (箩补谤腻), and a hundred others, all to be avoided. To die before old age (pur膩 jarasci岣�) is to die before the allotted span (pur膩 膩yu峁岣�), the normal length of life being throughout Vedic literature spoken of as a hundred years.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to the 鈥渄eath鈥� (of a lord), according to the Bh奴艣alyas奴trap膩tananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpa峁嘺鈥檚 膧c膩ryakriy膩samuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] [The officiant] should examine omens. If a cord is cut, the death of a master [will take place]. If the cries of a jackal, a vulture and a heron [are heard], then the death (尘峁泃测耻) of a lord [will] definitely [take place]. [...闭鈥�.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) or 惭峁泃测耻尘腻谤补 refers to 鈥渄eath as destroyer鈥� and represents one of the 鈥渇our destroyers鈥� (尘腻谤补) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 80). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 尘峁泃测耻). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Pa眉macariu惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) participated in the war between 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺pur膩峁嘺) chapter 57ff. 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 or 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 搁腻尘补 story as known from the older work 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 (written by 痴腻濒尘墨办颈). Various chapters [mentioning 惭峁泃测耻] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as 补办峁耻丑颈峁嚹玸) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渄eath鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚s one not disturbed by [family] attachments? Is this body not cut down by diseases? Does death not open its mouth (尘峁泃测耻鈥�尘峁泃测耻岣� ki峁� na vij峁沵bhate)? Do calamities not do harm every day? Are hells not dreadful? Are not sensual pleasures deceiving like a dream? Because of which, having discarded one鈥檚 own benefit, you have a desire for the world which is like a city of Ki峁僴aras鈥�.
Synonyms: Yama, Vrata.
2) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) refers to 鈥渆arth鈥� (lit: 鈥榤ortality鈥�), according to the J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲hatever objects, sentient and non-sentient, there are in the three worlds [com.鈥攊n heaven, earth (lit: mortality) and hell (svarga尘峁泃测耻p膩t膩le)], they all are described by mendicant as continually transitory. The meeting of beloved women is like a city in the sky. Youth or wealth is like a mass of clouds. Relations, children and bodies, etc. are perishable as lightning. You must understand that the whole action of the cycle of rebirth is thus momentary鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary尘峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥攎 (S) Death. 2 Yama or Pluto, the Judge of the dead. 尘峁泃测耻 p膩va峁嚹撫箖 To die.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English尘峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥�m Death. Yama or Pluto. 尘峁泃测耻 p膩va峁嚹撫箖 Die.
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惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥擺尘峁� tyuk]
1) Death, decease; 啶溹ぞ啶むじ啷嵿く 啶灌た 啶о啶班啶掂 啶啶む啶啶班啶о啶班啶掂 啶溹え啷嵿ぎ 啶啶むじ啷嵿く 啶� (j膩tasya hi dhruvo 尘峁泃测耻rdhruva峁� janma 尘峁泃asya ca) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 2.27; 啶啶む啶啶� 啶� 啶啶む啶啶ぞ啶啶ㄠ啶むた 啶� 啶囙す 啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶ざ啷嵿く啶むた (尘峁泃yo岣� sa 尘峁泃测耻m膩pnoti ya iha n膩neva pa艣yati).
2) Yama, the god of death.
3) An epithet of Brahman.
4) Of Vi峁ａ箛u.
5) Of M膩y膩.
6) Of Kali.
7) The god of love.
8) The worldly life (蝉补峁僺腻谤补); (namo) 啶呧え啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶む啶さ啶苦き啶曕啶むぎ啷冟い啷嵿く啶掂 (an膩tmane sv膩tmavibhakta尘峁泃yave) Bh膩gavata 1.86.48.
9) Name of the 8th astrological house.
1) The deity taking away life in the body; 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶︵啶掂い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶曕啶粪い啷嵿ぐ啶距ぃ啷�啶ㄠ啶︵啶班 啶掂ぐ啷佮ぃ啶� 啶膏啶 啶班啶︵啶班 啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶 啶ぎ啷� 啶啶む啶啶班啶多ぞ啶� 啶囙い啶� (y膩nyet膩ni devatr膩 k峁tr膩峁嚹玭dro varu峁嘺岣� somo rudra岣� parjanyo yamo 尘峁泃测耻r墨艣膩na iti) Bri. Up.1.4.11; 啶ぎ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶� 啶啶む啶啶� 啶�-啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶� 啶膏啶啶溹啶� 啶氞ぞ啶班啶灌い啶� (yama峁� 办腻濒补峁� ca 尘峁泃测耻峁� ca-svarga峁� sa峁僷奴jya c膩rhata岣�) 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (Bombay) 12.2.3.
11) = 啶呧ざ啶ㄠぞ啶ぞ (补艣补苍腻测腻) q. v.; Bri. Up.1.2.1.
Derivable forms: 尘峁泃测耻岣� (啶啶む啶啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥攎fn. Subst. (-迟测耻岣�-迟测耻岣�-迟测耻) Death, dying. m.
(-迟测耻岣�) Yama, the judge of the dead. E. 尘峁� to die, Unadi aff. tyuk .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥� (vb. 尘峁�), 1. m. f. Death, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] iii. [distich] 14. 2. m. Yama.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶).鈥擺masculine] death or the god of death; [plural] the various kinds of death.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶):鈥擺from 尘峁�] a m. (very rarely f.) death, dying, [峁歡-veda] etc., etc.
2) [v.s. ...] (deaths of different kinds are enumerated, 100 from disease or accident and one natural from old age; ifc. = 鈥榙掳 caused by or through鈥�)
3) [v.s. ...] Death personified, the god of d掳 (sometimes identified with Yama or with Vi峁ａ箛u; or said to be a son of Adharma by Nir峁泃i or of Brahm膩 or of Kali or of M膩y膩; he has also the patronymics Pr膩dhva峁僺ana and S膩mpar膩ya峁嘺, and is sometimes reckoned among the 11 Rudras, and sometimes regarded as Vy膩sa in the 6th Dv膩para or as a teacher etc.), [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; Pur膩峁嘺] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] of a [particular] Ek膩ha, [艢膩峁卥h膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra]
6) [v.s. ...] of the 8th [astrology] house, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
7) [v.s. ...] of the 17th [astrology] Yoga, [Colebrooke] (尘峁泃yor hara岣� and mrityor vikar峁嘺-bh膩se Name of S膩mans).
8) b etc. See p. 827, col. 3.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶):鈥擺(tyu岣�-迟测耻岣�-tyu)] 1. m. f. n. Death; dying. m. Yama or Pluto.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maccu.
[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惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶) [Also spelled mratyu]:鈥�(nf) death, demise; mortality/fatality; the end; ~[kara] deadly, fatal; -[kara] death-duty; -[办腻濒补] time of death; -[驳墨迟补] an epicedium; -[诲补峁冡笉补] capital punishment; -[dara] death-rate, rate of mortality; -[产丑补测补/产丑墨迟颈] death-scare; ~[产丑墨迟补] scared of death; -[mukha] the jaws of death; •[尘别峁�] in the jaws of death; -[loka] the mortal world; the earth, this world; ~[艣补测测腻] death-bed; •[para pa岣嵞� hon膩] to be on the death-bed; -[艣辞办补] bereavement, mourning; -[蝉补峁僰丑测腻] mortality, fatality; -[蝉补尘腻肠腻谤补] obituary.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭峁泃测耻 (嗖硟嗖む硩嗖硜):鈥�
1) [noun] the state or fact of being dead; death.
2) [noun] Yama, the God of Death.
3) [noun] the Goddess of Death.
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惭峁泃测耻 (啶啶む啶):鈥攏. 1. death; decease; 2. death hour; death penalty; death-trap; deathbed; adj. causing death; deadly; fatal;
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.
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