हनुमत्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

हनु—मत्    a &c. See below.

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हनु मत्

हनु-मत्  m.  b m. ‘having (large) jaws’, N. of a monkey-chief (one of the most celebrated of a host of semi-divine monkey-like beings, who, according to, [R. i, 16], were created to become the allies of राम-चन्द्र in his war with रावण; हनुमत् was held to be a son of पवन or मारुत, ‘the Wind’; and is fabled to have assumed any form at will, wielded rocks, removed mountains, mounted the air, seized the clouds, and rivalled गरुड in swiftness of flight; according to other legends, हनुमत् was son of शिव; his mother's name was अञ्जना q.v.; in modern times Han° is a very common village god in the Dekhan, Central and Upper India cf. [RTL. 220]), [MBh.]; [R.] &c.

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हनु मत्

a particular sort of monkey, Simia Sinica, [W.]

Shabda-Sagara

हनुमत्  m.  ( -मान्)
1. The monkey chief HANUMĀN, the son of ANJANĀ, by PAVANA or the wind, the friend, ally and spy of RĀMACHANDRA, in his invasion of LANKĀ.
2. A particular sort of monkey, (Simia sinica.)
E. हनु the jaw, and मतुप् aff.; also

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हनु मतुप्

with हनू, हनूमत्
 m.  ( -मान्).