Shrigalayoni, Śṛgālayoni, Shrigala-yoni, Srigalayoni: 2 definitions
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Shrigalayoni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Śṛgālayoni can be transliterated into English as Srgalayoni or Shrigalayoni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚṛgālayoni (शृगालयोनि).—birth in a future life as a jackal.
Derivable forms: śṛgālayoniḥ (शृगालयोनिः).
Śṛgālayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śṛgāla and yoni (योनि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySṛgālayoni (सृगालयोनि):—[=sṛgāla-yoni] [from sṛgāla] m. the womb (or ‘the being born in she w°’) of a jackal, [Manu-smṛti v, 154.]
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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