# हरिहर (harihara)

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हरिहर (harihara) is a Sanskrit word meaning Vishnu and Shiva, various persons, of a river. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The syncretic deity Harihara, A name for persons or concepts, Name of a river.

- **SLP1:** `harihara`  **IAST:** harihara  **Devanagari:** हरिहर
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harihara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/harihara/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The syncretic deity Harihara (4 definitions)
- a combined form of deity representing Vishnu and Shiva conjoined  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1291,1] हरि (hari) — हर (—hara) m. ‘Viṣṇu-Śiva’, a partic. form of deity consisting of V° and Ś° conjoined, Kāvya literature (Literary category); Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 65 [ ID=261278 ]
- a combined form of Vishnu and Shiva  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हरिहर (harihara) [Printed book page 827-05 ] हरि - हर (hari-hara) m. a particular form of deity consisting of Vishṇu and Śiva conjointly. [ ID=42999 ]
- a particular form of deity consisting of Vishnu and Shiva conjointly  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हरिहर (harihara) [Printed book page 829-a ] हरिहर (harihara) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) A particular form of deity consisting of VISHṆU and ŚIVA conjointly. [ ID=46662 ]
- 1. A deity combining Vishnu and Shiva. 2. Vishnu and Shiva.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > हरिहर (harihara) [Printed book page 658 ] हरिहर (harihara) m. a deity consisting of Viṣṇu and Śiva conjoined; du. Viṣṇu and Śiva. [ ID=39396 ]

### A name for persons or concepts (1 definition)
- various persons  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various persons, Tattvasamāsa (Title); Kṣitīśa-vaṃśāvalī-carita (Title) &c. [ ID=261280 ]

### Name of a river (1 definition)
- of a river  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river, Prāyaścitta-tattva (Title) [ ID=261281 ]

### Viṣṇu and Śiva as a pair (1 definition)
- Vishnu and Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( du. or in comp. ) Viṣṇu and Śiva, Harivaṃśa (Title); Hitopadeśa (Title) [ ID=261279 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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