Hiranyakashipu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit हिरण्यकशिपु (hiraṇyakaśipu)

Proper noun

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Hiranyakashipu

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