हिरण्यगर्भhiraṇyagarbha

हिरण्यगर्भ (hiraṇyagarbha) is a Sanskrit word meaning a golden fetus, an epithet of Brahma, the author of the Rigveda hymn, 121, of a Vedanta teacher, of various other persons. Its 21 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Brahmā / Creator God, Name for Specific Non-Deity Entities, Author / Teacher.

Definitions: 21

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Meanings by context

Brahmā / Creator God

9 definitions

an epithet of Brahma

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Brahmā

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahma

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A name of Brahman. 2. A name of Vishnu. 3. The soul invested by the subtle body.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Brahma. 2. Vishnu. 3. The soul invested by the subtle body.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an epithet of Brahman

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The golden child or primordial creator. 2. An epithet of Brahman.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Brahman

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Brahma

— The Purana Index

Name for Specific Non-Deity Entities

3 definitions

of a flamingo

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of a Linga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Author / Teacher

2 definitions

The author of the Rigveda hymn 10.121

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Vedanta teacher

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Viṣṇu / Kṛṣṇa / Vāsudeva

2 definitions

an epithet of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Vasudeva as the author of the Yoga Shastra

— The Purana Index

Adjectival Use

1 definition

relating to Hiranya-garbha or Brahma

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Golden Embryo / Fetus (Literal)

1 definition

a golden fetus

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name for Various Persons

1 definition

of various other persons

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Soul with Subtle Body (Philosophical)

1 definition

the soul invested with the subtle body

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Śiva

1 definition

1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 9 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.