Narasimha
నరసింహ
Sanskrit "man-lion", from nara, "man", and siṃha, "lion": an avatar of the god Vishnu, part man and part lion.
Meaning and origin
Narasimha joins the Sanskrit words for man and lion to describe one of Vishnu's principal avatars, worshipped with a man's body and a lion's head.
How to pronounce Narasimha
| Telugu (India) | nuh-ruh-SING-huh /nərəˈsiŋɦə/ |
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