naraka

Dictionary meanings for naraka from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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naraka

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mn. (Nir.; nar/aka TA1r.) hell, place of torment Mn.; MBh. &c 529,3 104234 mn. (distinguished from pātāla q.v.; personified as a son of Anr2ita anṛta and Nirr2iti nirṛti or Nirkr2iti nirkṛti Ma1rkP.; there are many different hells, generally 21 Mn. iv, 88-90 Ya1jn5. Pur. &c) 529,3 104234.1 m. N. of a demon (son of Vishn2u viṣṇu and Bhu1mi bhūmi or the Earth, and therefore called Bhauma bhauma, haunting...

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