mārīca

Dictionary meanings for mārīca from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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mārīca

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (cī f.) Belonging to or composed by Marīci. caḥ 1 N. of a demon, son of Sunda and Tāḍakā. He assumed the form of a golden deer, and thus enticed Rāma to a considerable distance from Sītā, so that Rāvaṇa found a good opportunity to carry her off.

2 A large or royal elephant.

3 A kind of plant.

4 N. of the sage Kaśyapa; Ś. 7. 9.

5 A sacrificing priest. cī N. of the mother of Śākyamuni. caṃ A...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. belonging or relating to or composed by Mari1ci marīci, Madhus madhus 812,1 163286 m. (patr. fr. marīci) N. of Kas3yapa kaśyapa MBh.; R. &c 812,1 163287 m. a royal elephant L. 812,1 163288 m. a species of plant (= kakkola) L. 812,1 163289

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