Nilagriva, Nīlagrīva, Nila-griva: 12 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNīlagrīva (नीलग्रीव):—(nīla + grīvā)
1) adj. blaunackig, von Rudra-Śiva [Halāyudha 1, 12.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 16, 7. 28. 56. 57.] [ŚATAR.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 37.] [Mahābhārata 3, 1625. 7, 2876. 12, 10359.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Königs [KATHĀRṆAVA] in [Oxforder Handschriften 154,a,19.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNīlagrīva (नीलग्रीव):——
1) Adj. blaunackig (Rudra-Śiva). —
2) [Mānavadharmaśāstra. ] Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2.11. Rudra as Nīlagrīva or Nīlakaṇṭha < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-Śiva]
2.17. Rudra as Śitikaṇṭha < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-Śiva]
2. Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (a): Physical appearance of Rudra < [Chapter 2 - Rudra-Śiva in the Saṃhitā Literature]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
1. A Brief Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
2. Śiva and Vedic Rudra < [Chapter 3 - A Brief Sketch of Kashmir Śaivism]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Different names of Śiva < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 9 - The Creation of a New Powerful Weapon by Śiva < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 7 - Elimination of Rāvaṇa by Viṣṇu < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 38 - The Installation of the Image of Vāmana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 44 - The Greatness of the Name Padmāvatī < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 77 - Puṣpadanteśvara (puṣpadanta-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 84 - Tirthas from the Confluence of Gangā and Varaṇā up to Maṇikarṇikā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]