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Mrigapati, ṛg貹پ, Mriga-pati: 10 definitions

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Mrigapati means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 ṛg貹پ can be transliterated into English as Mrgapati or Mrigapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

ṛg貹پ (मृगपति) is the name of a Vākchomā (‘verbal secrect sign�) which has its meaning defined as ‘paśu� according to chapter 8 of the 9th-century Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja, a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasaṃvara (or Saṃvara) scriptural cycle. These Vākchomās (viz., ṛg貹پ) are meant for verbal communication and can be regarded as popular signs, since they can be found in the three biggest works of the Cakrasaṃvara literature.

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mrigapati in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṛg貹پ (मृगपति).—m (S Chief of beasts.) Poetical terms for the lion.

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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

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mrigapati in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṛg貹پ (मृगपति).�

1) a lion; नखानां पाण्डित्यं प्रकटयतु कस्मिन� मृगपति� (nakhānā� pāṇḍitya� prakaṭayatu kasmin ṛg貹پ�) Bv.1.1.

2) a roe-buck.

3) a tiger.

Derivable forms: ṛg貹پ� (मृगपति�).

ṛg貹پ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛg and pati (पत�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛg貹پ (मृगपति).—m. a lion.

ṛg貹پ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛg and pati (पत�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛg貹پ (मृगपति).—[masculine] lord of the beasts (lion, tiger, or roebuck).

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

1) ṛg貹پ (मृगपति):—[=ṛg-pati] [from ṛg > mṛg] m. ‘lord of the beasts�, a lion, [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a tiger, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] ‘antelope’s lord�, a roebuck, [Harivaṃśa]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛg貹پ (मृगपति):—[ṛg-pati] (پ�) 2. m. A lion.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mrigapati in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṛg貹پ (ಮೃಗಪತಿ):�

1) [noun] lion, considered as the king of forest animals.

2) [noun] a tiger.

3) [noun] a male antelope.

4) [noun] (astron.) a northern constellation between Cancer and Virgo, containing the star Regulus; Leo.

5) [noun] (astrol.) the fifth sign of the zodiac; Leo.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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