Hiranyakashipu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिरण्यकशिपु (hiraṇyakaśipu).

Proper noun

Hiranyakashipu

  1. (Hinduism) Hiranyakashipu, son of Kashyapa and Diti, father of Prahlada, slain by the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu.
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