Murdha-Head, forehead, spiritual exaltation



tayāpūryāśu mūrdhāntaṃ bhaṅktvā bhrūkṣepasetunā |
nirvikalpaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā sarvordhve sarvagodgamaḥ || 31 ||

 mūrdha

mūrdha 1 [L=166278]
comp. for mūrdhan.
mūrdha 2 [p= 826,2] [L=166311]
ifc.) = mūrdhan the head (cf. dvi and tri-mūrdha).

(H2) 

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mūrdhan

mūrdhán [p= 826,1] [L=166271]
 ( Un2. i , 158) the forehead , head in general , skull , (fig.) the highest or first part of anything , top , point , summit , front (of battle) , commencement , beginning , first , chief (applied to persons) RV. &c , &c , (mūrdhni with √ vṛt &c , to be above everything , prevail ; with √ dhṛ , or ā- √dā = mūrdhnā √1. kṛ , to place on the head , hold in high honour)

geom. ; opp. to agra ; perhaps w.r. for budhna) Col.

sthānas or places of utterance) Pa1n2. 1-1 , 9 Sch.

N. of a state of spiritual exaltation DivyA7v.

(H1) 

m.
[L=166272]the base (in
[L=166273](in gram.) the roof or top of the palate (as one of the 8
[L=166274](with Buddhists) " the summit " ,


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(Un. i, 158) the forehead, head in general, skull, (fig.) the highest or first part of anything, top, point, summit, ... Murdha (ifc.) - murdhan, the head (cf. dvi- and tri-murdlia). Murdhaka, m. a Kshatriya, L. Murdhanya, mfn. being on ...
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 mūrdhaga

mūrdha--ga [L=166282]
 sitting down on a person's head Ka1v.

(H3) 

mfn.

 mūrdhaja

mūrdha--ja [L=166284]
 " head-born " , the hair of the head MBh. Ka1v. &c

Katha1s.

 of a cakravartin Buddh.

(H3) 

m. pl.
[L=166285]the mane
[L=166286]N.

 mūrdhatas

mūrdha--tás [L=166288]
 out of the head , on , the head MaitrS. AV.

(H3) 

ind.

 mūrdhadhara

mūrdha--dhara [L=166290]
(ā)n. supporting the head

(H3) 

mf

 mūrdhadharā

mūrdha--dharā [L=166291]
 (with sirā) a vessel or vein which terminates in the head Bhpr.

(H3B) 

f.

 mūrdhapiṇḍa

mūrdha--piṇḍa [L=166293]
 the lump on the head (of an elephant in rut) L.

(H3) 

m.

 mūrdhabhinna

mūrdha--bhinna [L=166295]
mūrdhá-) mfn. one who has his head cleft Suparn2.

(H3) 

(

 mūrdhaveṣṭana

mūrdha--veṣṭana [L=166297]
 " head-covering " , a turban , diadem L.

(H3) 

n.

 mūrdhasaṃhita

mūrdha--saṃhitá [L=166298]
(ā)n. attached or fastened to the head S3Br.

(H3) 

mf

 mūrdhānta

mūrdhā* nta [L=166300]
 the crown of the head Katha1s.

(H3) 

m.

 mūrdhābhiṣikta

mūrdhā* bhiṣikta [L=166301]
 having the head sprinkled , anointed , consecrated MBh.

Pat.
mūrdhā* bhiṣikta [L=166303]
 a consecrated king Ka1v. Pur.
mūrdhā* bhiṣikta [L=166304]
 a man of the kṣatriya or warrior caste L.
mūrdhā* bhiṣikta [L=166305]
 a royal counsellor , minister L.
mūrdhā* bhiṣikta [L=166306]
 a partic. mixed caste ( = mūrdhā*vasikta) Ya1jn5. (v.l.)

(H3) 

mfn.
[L=166302]universally , acknowledged (as a rule or example)
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.
(H3B) m.

 mūrdhābhiṣeka

mūrdhā* bhiṣeka [L=166307]
 " head-sprinkling " , consecration , inauguration Ra1jat.

(H3) 

m.

 mūrdhanya

mūrdhanya [L=166313]
 being on or in the head , belonging to the head , capital Kaus3. Ka1v. Pur.

N. of a class of letters (the so-called " cerebrals " or " linguals " , viz. ṛ , ṝ , ṭ , ṭh , ḍ , ḍh , ṇ , r , ṣ) Pra1t. Pa1n2.

Inscr.

(H2) 

mfn.
[L=166314]" formed on the roof or top of the palate " ,
[L=166315]highest , uppermost , pre-eminent










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Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, Heat, i, II, 547 ; m. the sun (cf. trayl-deha), 8, aal ; a Buddha, L. ; one of the 8 Vidyesvaras, 8, 406 ; 1 1, 857 ; ii, 1941 ; Saktir.v; {°tita) Sarvad. vii, 75. — murdha, mfn. three-headed, Pan. v f. ...
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The top of the crown (Murdha) which is the controlling point is called the region of Sunya; ... This point as per Santamata is located in the tenth door ( Murdha) which is beyond the Microfined "Pineal" and is charged by the seven pranas ...


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Yogeshwranand Saraswati (Swami) - 1972 - 249 pages - Snippet view
Vishuddha Chakra. This chakra is above the heart, in the region of the throat, near the thyroid gland and within the trachea or sound-box. ... Murdha-Jyotishi Siddha-Darshanam (Yoga Sutras III-3 2).— 'j^>firfa firastf^' (*ftro \-\\). ...