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Results for त्रैमातुर

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

त्रैमातुरtraimāturaAn epithet of Lakṣmaṇa; त्रैमातुरः कृत्स्नजितास्त्र- शस्त्रःसध्ऱ्यङ् रतः श्रेयसि लक्ष्मणisभूत् Bk.1.25.…

An epithet of Lakṣmaṇa; त्रैमातुरः कृत्स्नजितास्त्र- शस्त्रःसध्ऱ्यङ् रतः श्रेयसि लक्ष्मणisभूत् Bk.1.25. Lakṣmaṇa is so called because he was born to his mother Sumitrā on her eating the sacrificial oblation given to her by her two co-wives, Kausalyā and Kaikeyī.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

त्रैमातुरtraimāturamfn. having 3 (मातृ) mothers Pa1n2. 6-3, 48 Ka1s3.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having 3 (मातृ) mothers Pa1n2. 6-3, 48 Ka1s3.

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