Hiranyagarbha

H4I1R1A1N1Y4A1G2A1R1B3H4A1

proper noun

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

OriginSanskrit हिरण्य →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Sanskritहिरण्य“gold”
  2. EnglishHiranyagarbha

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

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