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Hiranmaya, ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹: 12 definitions

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Hiranmaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).—A particular region in JambÅ« island, to the south of NÄ«la mountain and to the north of mount Niá¹£adha. (BhÄgavata, 5th Skandha).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).—A son of Ä€gnÄ«dhra.*

  • * BhÄgavata-purÄṇa V. 2. 19.

1b) A continent bounded by Åšveta hills on one side. Here Aryaman and other Pitá¹›s worship Viṣṇu in the form of KÅ«rma, as the embodiment of the SÄnkhya system.*

  • * BhÄgavata-purÄṇa V. 16. 8; 18. 29-33.

1c) A DÄnava.*

  • * BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 6. 11; VÄyu-purÄṇa 68. 11.
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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡maya (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).—a S Golden.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).â€�a. (-²âÄ« f.) Made of gold, golden; हिरणà¥à¤®à¤¯à¥€ सीतायाà¤� पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤•ृतिः (³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡ma²âÄ« sÄ«tÄyÄá¸� pratiká¹›tiá¸�) UttararÄmacarita 2; R.15.61.

-²â²¹á¸� The god Brahman.

-yam One of the nine divisions of the world.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).—mfn.

(-²â²¹á¸�-²âÄ«-²â²¹á¹�) Made of gold, golden. m.

(-²â²¹á¸�) Brahma. n.

(-²â²¹á¹�) One of the Varshas or divisions of the continent; the part between the mountainous ranges Sweta and Sringavan. E. ³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹� for ³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡a gold, ³¾²¹²â²¹á¹� aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).—probably ³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡a + maya, I. adj., f. ²âÄ«, Golden, MahÄbhÄrata 7, 2266; [Uttara RÄmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 39, 6. Ii. m. Brahman. Iii. n. One of the divisions of the continent.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�).—[feminine] Ä« golden, gold-coloured.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�):—[=³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹�-maya] [from ³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡a] mf(Ä«)n. (for ³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡ya-maya) golden, gold-coloured, [TaittirÄ«ya-saṃhitÄ] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of BrahmÄ. (See ³ó¾±°ù²¹á¹‡ya-garbha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] of a Ṛṣi, [MahÄbhÄrata]

4) [v.s. ...] of a son of AgnÄ«dhra and ruler of a Vará¹£a, [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] mn. one of the 9 Vará¹£as or divisions of the continent (said to be between the mountainous ranges Åšveta and Śṛṅga-vat; See varsha and Å›±¹±ð³Ù²¹), [PurÄṇa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�):—[(yaá¸�-²âÄ«-²â²¹á¹�) a.] Golden. m. BrahmÄ. n. Division of the continent.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�):â€�(a) golden; (made) of gold.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

±á¾±°ù²¹á¹‡m²¹²â²¹ (हिरणà¥à¤®à¤�):—adj. made of gold; golden; n. Mythol. an epithet of Brahma;

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