मूर्द्धाभिषिक्त

Shabda-Sagara

मूर्द्धाभिषिक्त  m.  ( -क्तः)
   1. A man of the second or military class, the Kshetriya or soldier.
   2. A king, a prince.
   3. A chief minister, a counsellor of state.
   4. The name of a mixed class, sprung from a Brāhmana, and female of the second or Kshetriya tribe; the prin- cipal of the mixed races, and soldier by profession.
    E. मूर्द्ध the head, and अभिषिक्त sprinkled, anointed; kings being consecrated by having poured on their heads, while seated on a throne pre- pared for the purpose, water from some sacred stream, mixed with honey, clarified butter, and spirituous liquor, as well as two sorts of grass and the sprouts of corn: the term applies to the Kshetriya as identified with the king, the duties of royalty, belonging especially to the military caste.

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मूर्द्ध अभिषिक्त