Vajramushti, Vajramuṣṭi, Vajra-mushti, Vajramuṣṭī: 12 definitions

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Vajramushti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Vajramushti has 11 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Vajramuṣṭi and Vajramuṣṭī can be transliterated into English as Vajramusti or Vajramushti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vajramushti in Sanskrit glossary

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

Vajramuṣṭi (वज्रमुष्टि):—

1) adj. den Donnerkeil in der Hand haltend, m. Beiname Indra's [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 72, 29.] —

2) m. Nomen proprium a) eines Rākṣasa [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 18, 14. 39. 7, 5, 35.] — b) zweier Krieger [Kathāsaritsāgara 10, 19. 109, 50. 55.]

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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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