maryā

Dictionary meanings for maryā from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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maryā

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1 A limit, boundary.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. (perhaps orig. something clear or shining; cf. marīci and marut) a mark, limit, boundary L. 100966 791,3 158592 m. one who sets marks or limits, an arbiter, umpire (?) AV. v, 1, 8. 100967 791,3 158593 f. (doubtful whether fr. maryā + dā or maryā + āda [ fr. ā + dā ]; fancifully said to be fr. marya + ada, devouring young men who are killed in defending boundaries) giving or containing clear marks or signs, a...

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