Monier Williams was born in Bombay, the son of Colonel Monier Williams, surveyor-general in the Bombay presidency. His surname was "Williams" until 1887, when he added his given name to his surname to create the hyphenated "Monier-Williams". In 1822, he was sent to England to be educated at private schools at Hove, Chelsea and Finchley.

Exorcism (from Greek ἐξορκισμός, exorkismós, "binding by oath") is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, jinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the exorcist, this may be done by causing the entity to swear an oath, performing an elaborate ritual, or simply by ...

Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers.In English and many other languages, they are used to coin numerous series of words. For example: unicycle, bicycle, tricycle (1-cycle, 2-cycle, 3-cycle)

Kriyā (Sanskrit: क्रिया, lit. 'action, deed, effort') most commonly refers to a "completed action", technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result. Etymology. Kriyā is a Sanskrit term, derived from the Sanskrit root kri, meaning 'to do'. Kriyā means 'action, deed, effort'. The word karma is also derived from the Sanskrit root √kṛ (kri ...

There are three main theories about the etymology of the word "Vanara": Aiyanar suggests that vanara means "monkey" derived from the word vana ("forest"), Literally meaning "belonging to the forest" Monier-williams says it is probably derived from vanar (lit. "wandering in the forest") and means "forest-animal" or monkey.; It may be derived from the words vav and nara, meaning "is …

Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: Indrāṇī, lit. Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: Śacī), is the queen of the devas in Hinduism.Described as tantalisingly beautiful, proud, and kind, she is also the ruler of the planet Venus. Featured as the daughter of the asura Puloman, she is the consort of the king of the devas, Indra.

The Sanskrit word vimāna (विमान) literally means "measuring out, traversing" or "having been measured out". Monier Monier-Williams defines vimāna as "a car or a chariot of the gods, any self-moving aerial car sometimes serving as a seat or throne, sometimes self-moving and carrying its occupant through the air; other descriptions make the Vimana more like a house or palace, …

Sangkakala atau sangka adalah sejenis alat tiup terbuat dari kulit luar kerang (lalu meminjam kata bahasa Sanskrit शङ्ख śaṅkha) yang ditiup atau dibunyikan secara berkala (काल kāla).. Pada zaman dahulu sangkakala biasa digunakan dalam tujuan tertentu seperti untuk meminta perhatian orang ramai atau ketika hendak mulai berperang mengumpulkan askar-askar dan …

Bibliografia. EN) Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and other cognate Indo-European Languages By Monier Williams, Londra, Clarendon Press [], 1872, p. 1186. URL consultato il 24 dicembre 2014.

Abhisheka (Sanskrit: अभिषेक, romanized: Abhiṣeka) means "bathing of the divinity to whom worship is offered." It is a religious rite or method of prayer in which a devotee pours a liquid offering on an image or murti of a God or Goddess. Abhisheka is common to Indian religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism