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Murdhabhisheka, Mūrdhābhiṣēka, ūṣe첹, Murdhan-abhisheka: 9 definitions

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Murdhabhisheka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Mūrdhābhiṣēka and ūṣe첹 can be transliterated into English as Murdhabhiseka or Murdhabhisheka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhabhisheka in Dharmashastra glossary
: archive.org: History of Dharmasastra (Vol II Part I)

ūṣe첹 (मूर्धाभिषे�) refers to “sprinkling holy water on the head� (of the bride and bride-groom) and represents one of the various Marriage Rites (ṃs) according to the Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra I.7.20—The main outlines of the marriage ṃs show a remarkable continuity for several thousand years from the times of the Rig Veda down to modern times.—ūṣe첹 refers to “sprinkling holy water on the head� of the bride and of the bride-groom according to some and on the head of the bride only according to others).—[Cf. Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra I.7.20, Parāskara-gṛhya-sūtra I.8, Gobhila-gṛhya-sūtra II.2.15-16 etc..]

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhabhisheka in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mūrdhābhiṣēka (मूर्धाभिषे�).—m S Anointing, inaugurating, installation.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mūrdhābhiṣēka (मूर्धाभिषे�).�m Anointing, installation.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhabhisheka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ūṣe첹 (मूर्धाभिषे�).—consecration, inauguration.

Derivable forms: ūṣe첹� (मूर्धाभिषेकः).

ūṣe첹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ū󲹲 and ṣe첹 (अभिषेक).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ūṣe첹 (मूर्धाभिषे�):—[from mūrdha > ū󲹲] m. ‘h°-sprinkling�, consecration, inauguration, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhabhisheka in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mūrdhābhiṣēka (ಮೂರ್ಧಾಭಿಷೇ�):—[noun] the act of ceremonially crowning a man as a king, monarch; formal coronation.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Murdhabhisheka in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ūṣe첹 (मूर्धाभिषे�):—n. consecration; inauguration;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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