Nrisimha, Nṛsiṃha, Nri-simha: 24 definitions

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

Nrisimha has 22 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Nṛsiṃha can be transliterated into English as Nrsimha or Nrisimha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Nṛsiṃha (नृसिंह):—(1. nar + siṃha) m.

1) ein Löwe unter den Männern, ein grosser Held [Mahābhārata 9, 3031.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 53, 26.] —

2) halb Mensch halb Löwe, Viṣṇu in seinem 4ten Avatāra [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 28.] [Mahābhārata 3, 15836.] [Harivaṃśa 2279.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 18, 14. 7, 8, 20.] [ŚIVA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 2] in [Oxforder Handschriften No. 113.] mantra [Tantrasāra ebend. 93,b,10.] mahiman [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 826.] nṛsiṃhavapus = nṛsiṃha [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 68], wo siṃhavapuravyayaḥ zu lesen ist. —

3) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Colebrooke II, 359 u.s.w.] [Oxforder Handschriften No. 204. 355.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 833. 864. 866. 874.] nṛsiṃhācārya [738.] caturdaśī der 14te Tag in der lichten Hälfte des Monats Vaiśākha (ein Festtag) [Asiatick Researches III, 280.] —

4) eine Art coitus [Ratimañjarī im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Nṛsiṃha (नृसिंह):—

1) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 70, 18.] —

2) dvādaśī Bez. des 12ten Tages in der lichten Hälfte des Phālguna [WILSON, Sel. Works 2, 221.] nṛsiṃha = nṛsiṃhabīja [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 314. fg.] gāyatrī [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 101. 104.] nṛsiṃhānuṣṭubh [148.] —

3) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Spr. 5000.]

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

Nṛsiṃha (नृसिंह):—m. —

1) ein Löwe unter den Menschen. ein grosser Held. —

2) halb Mensch halb Löwe (Viṣṇu in seinem vierten Avatāra). Nom.abstr. tva n. [Indische studien von Weber 9,155.] —

3) ein Gebet an Viṣṇu in seiner Erscheinung als halb Mensch halb Löwe [Agnipurāṇa 43,18.] —

4) quidam coeundi modus. —

5) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Indische sprüche 7646.] Auch siṃhācārya.

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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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