# त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka)

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त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Shiva, a name of Shiva, destroying Tripura. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Noun: Epithet of Shiva (Destroyer of Tripura), Adjective: Tripura-destroying.

- **Etymology:** E. त्रिपुर, and अन्तक ender, destroyer: see त्रिपुरदहन । — E. tripura, and antaka ender, destroyer: see tripuradahana
- **SLP1:** `tripurAntaka`  **IAST:** tripurāntaka  **Devanagari:** त्रिपुरान्तक
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripurantaka
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/tripurantaka/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Noun: Epithet of Shiva (Destroyer of Tripura) (6 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H4) [Printed book page 459,2] त्रि (tri) — पुरा (—purā) न्तक (ntaka) m. = ° र - घ्न (°ra-ghna), Mahābhārata (Title) ii; Harivaṃśa (Title) 1579; ŚatarUp. ( interpol. ), Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) ciii [ ID=88009 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिपुर (tripura) ान्तक (tripurāntaka) [Printed book page 390 ] त्रिपुर (tripura) ान्तक (tripurāntaka) m. ( - कः (-kaḥ) ) A name of ŚIVA. E. त्रिपुर (tripura), and अन्तक (antaka) ender, destroyer: see त्रिपुर (tripura) दहन (tripuradahana). [ ID=18117 ]
- A name of Shiva.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) [Printed book page 345-b ] त्रिपुरा _ न्तक (tripurā_ntaka) ( कः ) ((kaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Shiva. [ ID=17593 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) [Printed book page 325-a ] त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) m. ( - कः (-kaḥ) ) A name of SIVA. E. त्रिपुर, (tripura,) and अन्तक (antaka) ender, destroyer: see त्रिपुरदहन । (tripuradahana.) [ ID=18100 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रि (tri) पुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) [Printed book page 212 ] त्रि (tri) ° पुरान्तक (°purāntaka) m. = त्रि (tri) पुरघातिन् (tripuraghātin). [ ID=12886 ]
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *The Purana Index*
  > त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) [Printed book page 2-047 ] Tripurāntaka — (Tripuradhvamsa): see Śiva. Br. III. 23. 32; 25. 13. [ ID=5654 ]

### Adjective: Tripura-destroying (1 definition)
- 1. Destroying Tripura. 2. An epithet of Shiva.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) [Printed book page 113-3 ] त्रिपुरान्तक (tripurāntaka) tripura‿antaka, a. destroying Tripura ( Rāmaʼs bow ); m. ep. of Śiva; -ārāti, m. Śiva; -ari, m. id.. [ ID=8871 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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