शतमुख

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

ŚATAMUKHA I   (ŚATAMUKHA RĀVAṆA). Father of Indumukhī, the wife of Sahasramukha Rāvaṇa. Śatamukha had defeated Pātāla Rāvaṇa in battle. He gave the eternal weapon called Kaṭhorakuṭhāra as dowry for his daughter's wedding. (See under Sahasramukha Rāvaṇa).
ŚATAMUKHA II   An asura, a great devotee of Śiva. He did very intense tapas for hundred years making offerings of his flesh in the fire. Śiva, who was pleased with his tapas, granted him many boons. [Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 58] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

शतमुख n.  एक शिवभक्त असुर, जिसने सौं साल तक अपने मांसखंडों की आहुति दे कर शिव की तपस्या की थी, जिस कारण संतुष्ट हो कर शिव ने इसे अनेकानेक वर प्रदान किये थे [म. अनु. ४५.६८] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शत—मुख  n.  n. a h° mouths or openings, [MW.]

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a h° ways, ib.
शत—मुख  mfn.  mfn. having a h° apertures or outlets, [Pañcat.]; [Hit.]; [Kathās.]

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proceeding or possible in h° ways, [Bhartṛ.]
having a h° issues or ways, [MW.]
शत—मुख  m.  m. N. of an असुर, [MBh.]

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of one of शिव's attendants, [Hariv.]
of a king of the किं-नरs, [Kāraṇḍ.]

Shabda-Sagara

शतमुख  mfn.  ( -खः-खी-खं)
1. Having a hundred mouths.
2. Having a hundred openings.
 f.  ( -खी) A brush or broom.
E. शत, मुख mouth.

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