Mahishasura, Mahisha-asura, Mahiṣāsura: 8 definitions
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Mahishasura has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mahiṣāsura can be transliterated into English as Mahisasura or Mahishasura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMahiṣāsura (महिषासुर):—s. u. mahiṣa 2,c.
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Partial matches: Mahisha, Asura.
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Chapter 18 - On the killing of the Dānava Mahiṣāsura < [Book 5]
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