Mritanda, Mṛtaṇḍa, Mṛtāṇḍa, Mrita-anda: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Mṛtaṇḍa and Mṛtāṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Mrtanda or Mritanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛtaṇḍa (मृतण्ड).—The sun.
Derivable forms: mṛtaṇḍaḥ (मृतण्डः).
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Mṛtāṇḍa (मृताण्ड).—the sun.
-ṇḍā a woman whose offspring dies.
Derivable forms: mṛtāṇḍaḥ (मृताण्डः).
Mṛtāṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛta and aṇḍa (अण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtaṇḍa (मृतण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) The sun.
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Mṛtāṇḍa (मृताण्ड).—m.
(-ṇḍaḥ) The sun. E. mṛta dead, and aṇḍa egg.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛtaṇḍa (मृतण्ड).—m. The father of the sun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛtāṇḍa (मृताण्ड):—[from mṛta > mṛ] n. a seemingly dead or lifeless egg (cf. mārtāṇḍa)
2) Mṛtāṇḍā (मृताण्डा):—[from mṛtāṇḍa > mṛta > mṛ] f. (a woman) whose off spring dies, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
3) Mṛtāṇḍa (मृताण्ड):—[from mṛta > mṛ] m. the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. mṛtaṇḍa).
4) Mṛtaṇḍa (मृतण्ड):—m. Name of the father of the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. mṛtāṇḍa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛtaṇḍa (मृतण्ड):—(ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. The sun.
2) Mṛtāṇḍa (मृताण्ड):—[mṛtā+ṇḍa] (ṇḍaḥ) 1. m. The sun.
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Partial matches: Mrita, Anda, Anta.
Full-text: Mirutantan, Martanda, Marttanda.
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