हयग्रीव

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Etymology[edit]

From हय (haya, horse) +‎ ग्रीवा (grīvā, neck)

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Noun[edit]

हयग्रीव (hayagrīva) stemm

  1. an avatar of Vishnu (manifested according to one legend, in order to recover the वेद carried off by two दैत्यs called मधु and कैटभ)
  2. name of a Daitya (also called ब्रह्म-वेद-प्रहर्तृ, as having carried off the वेदs at the dissolution of the universe caused by ब्रह्म's sleep at the end of the past कल्प ; in order to recover them, विष्णु became incarnate as a मत्स्य or fish, and slew हयग्रीव)

Descendants[edit]

  • Tamil: ஹயக்ரீவன் (hayakrīvaṉ)