Krimisha, Krimiśa, Kṛmīśa: 6 definitions
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Krimisha 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.
Krimisha has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Krimiśa and Kṛmīśa can be transliterated into English as Krimisa or Krimisha or Krmisa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKṛmīśa (कृमीश):—(kṛmi + īśa) m. Nomen proprium einer Hölle [Viṣṇupurāṇa 207. 208.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKṛmiśa (कृमिश):—m. eine best. Hölle [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa ,6,3,15.]
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Kṛmīśa (कृमीश):—fehlerhaft für kṛmiśa.
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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