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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Girirāj (गिरिराज्) refers to the “lord of mountains” and is used to describe Himācala (i.e., Himālaya), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] Then, the lord of mountains [i.e., girirāj], returned to his city and rejoiced in the company of his wife, the sages and attendants. Śiva mentioned the Yoga of meditation on the great Ātman with His mind freed from obstacles. Pārvatī, along with her maids, continued her daily service to the moon-crested lord, coming and going without any hindrance. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Girirāj (गिरिराज्).—m.

1) a high mountain.

2) an epithet of the Himālaya.

Girirāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms giri and rāj (राज्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Girirāj (गिरिराज्).—m. the king of the mountains, probably the Himālaya, Mahābhārata 6, 3419.

Girirāj is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms giri and rāj (राज्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Girirāj (गिरिराज्).—[masculine] = giripati.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Girirāj (गिरिराज्):—[=giri-rāj] [from giri > gir] m. ‘mountain-king’, Name of the Himavat, [Mahābhārata vi, 3419; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vi, viii.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Giriraj in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Giriraaj is another spelling for गिरिराज [girirāja].—n. the mountain-king; a big mountain;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Raj, Giri.

Starts with: Giriradgriha, Giriraja, Girirajaghosha, Girirajaghosheshvara, Girirajagriha, Girirajakumara, Girirajaputri, Girirajasuta.

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