Mahakapala, Mahākapāla: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahākapāla (महाकपाल):—[(ma + ka)] m. Nomen proprium eines Rākṣasa [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 29, 32.] eines Wesens im Gefolge des Śiva [VYĀḌI] beim Schol. zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 210.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahākapāla (महाकपाल):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) eines Rākṣasa. —
2) *eines Wesens im Gefolge Śiva's.
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Partial matches: Maha, Kapala.
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