Where does “மிருத்தியுஞ்சயம்” come from?
மிருத்தியுஞ்சயம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit मृत्युंजय, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
மிருத்தியுஞ்சயம் (Tamil): a mantra having the efficacy of overcoming death
Definitions
- a mantra having the efficacy of overcoming death
Ancestry of “மிருத்தியுஞ்சயம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मृत्युंजय | the "Conqueror of Death"; an epithet of Shiva |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जय | conquest, victory, triumph, winning, being... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्ता | nominative singular of कर्तृ |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कर्तृ | maker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |