Mrigankaka, Mṛgāṅkaka: 3 definitions
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Mrigankaka 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 Mṛgāṅkaka can be transliterated into English as Mrgankaka or Mrigankaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMṛgāṅkaka (मृगाङ्कक).—A sword. Once Kubera cursed a Yakṣa and making him a lion posted it to guard the palacegates of Mahābali. He said he would be released from the curse when any man on earth defeated it. Once a brahmin warrior named Śrīdatta defeated this lion and at once the lion changed into a Yakṣa and the Yakṣa presented Śrīdatta with the sword named Mṛgāṅkaka. (Kathāpīṭhalambaka, Kathāsaritsāgara).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgāṅkaka (मृगाङ्कक):—[from mṛga > mṛg] m. Name of a sword (= mṛgāṅka), [Kathāsaritsāgara] ([wrong reading] mṛgāṅgaka).
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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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