Vadavamukha, Vaḍavāmukhā, Vaḍavāmukha, Vadava-mukha: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVaḍavāmukha (वडवामुख):—1. n. das Stutenmaul (vgl. u. aurva), Bez. des Einganges zur Hölle am Südpol, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1362.] [Halāyudha 3, 1.] [ĀRYABHAṬA, SIDDH. 3, 12.] [Mahābhārata 7, 9608] (wo die ed. Bomb. pibattoyamayaṃ liest). [13, 2230.] [Harivaṃśa 2565. 5422. 5426.]
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Vaḍavāmukha (वडवामुख):—2.
1) adj. in Verbindung mit agni u.s.w. oder m. mit Ergänzung dieser Worte = vaḍavāgni [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 68.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1100.] [Halāyudha 1, 70.] [Mahābhārata 1, 1220. 4, 1580.] [Harivaṃśa 11415.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 59, 30. 4, 40, 50. fg.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 26, 10. 21. 137.] als Beiname Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 13, 1169.] personif. als ein Maharṣi, der mit Nārāyaṇa identificirt wird, [12, 13222.] —
2) m. pl. Nomen proprium eines mythischen Volkes [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 17.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 30.]
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Partial matches: Mukha, Vadava.
Starts with: Vadavamukhadakini.
Full-text (+9): Vatavamukam, Valabha, Vadavavaktra, Ucchedana, Balava, Kulocchedana, Dhvamsana, Nishanta, Ratnashaila, Aurva, Dhananjaya, Dhaneshvara, Badavamukha, Sugriva, Vikarala, Trinaduh, Vidisha, Samvartaka, Sahasraksha, Keyupa.
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