Naigamesha, Naigameśa, Naigameṣa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Naigameśa and Naigameṣa can be transliterated into English as Naigamesa or Naigamesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNaigameṣa (नैगमेष):—m. Name eines den Kindern gefährlichen Dämons, der einen Widderkopf (meṣa; vgl. naigameyaśchāgavaktraḥ [Mahābhārata 3, 14367. 14398. fg. )] hat, [Suśruta 1, 377, 9. 2, 384, 14. 392, 18. 393, 16. 394, 5.] — Vgl. nejameṣa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNaigameṣa (नैगमेष):—m. ein best. den Kindern gefährlicher Dämon mit einem Widderkopfe [Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,626,11.15,17.]
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