Mrityu, Mṛtyu: 34 definitions

Introduction:

Mrityu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Mrityu has 33 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Mṛtyu can be transliterated into English as Mrtyu or Mrityu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Mratyu.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Mṛtyu (मृत्यु):—

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Mṛtyu (मृत्यु):—m.

1) Tod ; Pl. Todesarten. mrtyu m. Tod durch , Adj. den Tod durch — findend.

2) personificirt als Todesgott. Gilt für einen Sohn Adharama’s Brahman’s , Kali’s oder der Māyā , führt die Patronymica Prādhavaṃsana und Sāṃparāyaṇa , erscheint unter den 11 Rudra , als Vyāsa im 6ten Dvāpara , als Lehrer u.s.w. Ausnahmsweise auch f.

3) * der Liebesgott

4) ein best. Ekāha

5) das 8te astrol. Haus.

6) der 17te astrol. Yoga.

7) mṛtyorharaḥ und mṛtyorvikarṇabhrāse Namen von Sāman.

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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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