English Explanatory Dictionary

Hiranyagarbha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A name of Brahma, so called because he was born from a golden egg (Manu Smṛti 1.9).

Word forms

Hiranyagarbha

Etymology

From Sanskrit हिरण्य (hiraṇya, “gold”) + गर्भ (garbha, “child, offspring”).

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