Mrigaketana, Mṛgaketana, Mriga-ketana: 3 definitions
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Mrigaketana 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 Mṛgaketana can be transliterated into English as Mrgaketana or Mrigaketana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMṛgaketana (मृगकेतन).—A son of Aniruddha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 47. 23.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛgaketana (मृगकेतन).—the moon.
Derivable forms: mṛgaketanaḥ (मृगकेतनः).
Mṛgaketana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and ketana (केतन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgaketana (मृगकेतन):—[=mṛga-ketana] [from mṛga > mṛg] m. the moon, [Alaṃkāravimarśinī, by Jayaratha]
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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Partial matches: Mriga, Ketana.
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