Mrigashirsha, Mriga-shirsha, Mṛgaśīrṣa: 17 definitions
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Mrigashirsha has 16 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mṛgaśīrṣa can be transliterated into English as Mrgasirsa or Mrigashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMṛgaśīrṣa (मृगशीर्ष):—
1) n. das Sternbild Mṛgaśiras [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 24.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 109.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 1, 2, 8.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 4, 4, 10, 1.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3, 1, 1, 3.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa Comm. 1, 204, 6 v. u.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 23, 6.] Nach [Bharata] zu [Amarakoṣa] auch m. und f. (ā) [Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) adj. a) unter dem Nakṣatra Mṛgaśiras geboren: mṛgaśīrṣādyā (v. l. mārga und mārgaśirādyā) garbhāḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 21, 9.] — b) (māsa) der Monat Mārgaśīrṣa [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 105, 14.] — c) (hasta) Bez. einer best. Stellung der Hand [Oxforder Handschriften 202,b,3.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMṛgaśīrṣa (मृगशीर्ष):——
1) n. = mṛgaśiras 1). —
2) Adj. unter dem Mondhaus Mṛgaśiras geboren. v.l. mārga und mārgaśira. —
3) m. — a) der Monat Mātgaśirṣa. — b) eine best. Stellung der Hand. — c) Nomen proprium eines Schlangenfürsten [Kāraṇḍavyūha 2,12.]
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Partial matches: Mriga, Shirsha.
Starts with: Mrigashirshahasta, Mrigashirshaka, Mrigashirshan, Mrigashirshanakshatra.
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