Mahishasuramardini, Mahiṣāsuramardinī, Mahishasura-mardini: 5 definitions
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Mahishasuramardini has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mahiṣāsuramardinī can be transliterated into English as Mahisasuramardini or Mahishasuramardini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMahiṣāsuramardinī (महिषासुरमर्दिनी):—f. Beiname der Burgā. stotra n. [Classified index]
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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Partial matches: Mahishasura, Mardini.
Starts with: Mahishasuramardinistotra.
Full-text: Mahishasuramardinistotra, Teramva, Parvati, Durga, Sonkh, Erudi, Tamasa, Unnamulai.
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