Hayamukha, Haya-mukha: 5 definitions
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Hayamukha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHayamukha (हयमुख):—
1) n. a) Pferdegesicht [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 40, 49.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Reiches [Hiouen-Thsang 1, 274. fgg.] —
2) f. ī Nomen proprium einer Rākṣasī [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 25, 34.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Ends with: Ubhayamukha.
Full-text: Hayamukhi, Vyaghramukha, Ashvamukha, Simhamukha, Hastimukha, Adarshamukha, Mleccha, Meshamukha, Gajamukha.
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Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 30: Mlecchas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 31: The Antaradvīpas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 3 - Country of ’O-ye-mu-khie (Hayamukha) < [Book V - Six Countries]
Chapter 2 - Country of ’O-yu-t’o (Ayodhya) < [Book V - Six Countries]
Vastu-shastra (4): Palace Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)