# त्रिमूर्ति (trimūrti)

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त्रिमूर्ति (trimūrti) is a Sanskrit word meaning having three forms or shapes, no definition found, brahmā, Vishnu, and Shiva, the sun, a Buddha, one of the eight Vidyeshvaras. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Hindu Trinity, A Buddha, A Vidyeśvara.

- **SLP1:** `trimUrti`  **IAST:** trimūrti  **Devanagari:** त्रिमूर्ति
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimurti
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/trimurti/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Hindu Trinity (6 definitions)
- having three forms or shapes  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 460,1] त्रि (tri) — मूर्ति (—mūrti) mfn. having 3 forms or shapes (as Brahmā, Viṣṇu., Śiva), Kumāra-sambhava (Title) ii, 4 [ ID=88120 ]
- No definition found.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Gaṅgeś.; Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad (Title) i, 16, Sch. [ ID=88121 ]
- Brahmā, Vishnu, and Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > in comp. Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) i, 11, 547 [ ID=88122 ]
- This entry contains a textual citation rather than a standalone definition.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( ° तिक (°tika) ), Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha (Title) vii, 75. [ ID=88126 ]
- the united form of Brahma, Vishnu, and Maheshwara  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिमूर्ति (trimūrti) [Printed book page 318-06 ] त्रि - मूर्ति (tri-mūrti) m. the united form of Brahman (m.), Vishṇu and Mahesa, K.S. ii.4. [ ID=16162 ]
- 1. Having three forms. 2. The Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिमूर्ति (trimūrti) [Printed book page 212 ] त्रिमूर्ति (trimūrti) a. having three forms; subst. °— the trinity ( i.e. Brahman, Viṣṇu, & Śiva). [ ID=12903 ]

### A Buddha (1 definition)
- a Buddha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a Buddha, L. [ ID=88124 ]

### A Vidyeśvara (1 definition)
- one of the eight Vidyeshvaras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > one of the 8 Vidyeśvaras 8, 406; 11, 857; ii, 1, 941; Śaktiratnākara (Title) v [ ID=88125 ]

### The Sun (1 definition)
- the sun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > त्रि (tri) — मूर्ति (—mūrti) m. the sun ( cf. त्रयी - देह (trayī-deha) ), 8, 221 [ ID=88123 ]

## Sources

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

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