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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[File:The God Vishnu in Three Incarnations. Northern India (Mathura), Gupta period, mid-5th century AD. Boston Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Vishnu]] and his [[avatar | [[File:The God Vishnu in Three Incarnations. Northern India (Mathura), Gupta period, mid-5th century AD. Boston Museum.jpg|thumb|[[Vishnu]] and his [[avatar]]as (''[[Vaikuntha Chaturmurti]]''): [[Vishnu]] present as [[Krishna]] as a human , Narasimha as a lion, [[Varaha]] as a boar. [[Art of Mathura]], mid-5th century CE. [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Boston Museum]].<ref name="CS">For English summary, see page 80 {{cite book |last1=Schmid |first1=Charlotte |title=Les Vaikuṇṭha gupta de Mathura : Viṣṇu ou Kṛṣṇa? |date=1997 |pages=60–88 |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/arasi_0004-3958_1997_num_52_1_1401}}</ref>]] | ||
In Sanskrit, the word ''Narasimha'' consists of two words "nara" which means man, and "simha" which means lion, referring to a man-lion avatar of Vishnu.<ref name="Williams2008p223"/><ref name="dalal2010p262"/> Additionally, the word "[[ | In Sanskrit, the word ''Narasimha'' consists of two words "nara" which means man, and "simha" which means lion, referring to a man-lion avatar of Vishnu.<ref name="Williams2008p223"/><ref name="dalal2010p262"/> Additionally, the word "[[Singh]]a" is often used in place of "Simha" which also means lion in Sanskrit and other Indian languages. | ||
He is known as ''Nrisimha, Nrisingha, Narasingha'', ''Narasingh, Narsingh'', ''Narasimba'' and ''Narasinghar'' in derivative languages. His other names are ''Agnilochana'' ({{lang|sa|अग्निलोचन}}) – the one who has fiery eyes, ''Bhairavadambara'' ({{lang|sa|भैरवडम्बर}}) – the one who causes terror by roaring, ''Karala'' ({{lang|sa|कराल}}) – the one who has a wide mouth and projecting teeth, ''Hiranyakashipudvamsa'' ({{lang|sa|हिरण्यकशिपुध्वंस}}) – the one who killed Hiranyakashipu, ''Nakhastra'' ({{lang|sa|नखास्त्र}}) – the one for whom nails are his weapons, ''Sinhavadana'' ({{lang|sa|सिंहवदन}}) – the whose face is of lion and ''Mrigendra'' ({{lang|sa|मृगेन्द्र}}) – king of animals (lion).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/eight-sacred-names-of-narsimha-the-great-protector|title=Eight sacred names of Lord Narsimha to remove the fear|website=www.speakingtree.in|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> | He is known as ''Nrisimha, Nrisingha, Narasingha'', ''Narasingh, Narsingh'', ''Narasimba'' and ''Narasinghar'' in derivative languages. His other names are ''Agnilochana'' ({{lang|sa|अग्निलोचन}}) – the one who has fiery eyes, ''Bhairavadambara'' ({{lang|sa|भैरवडम्बर}}) – the one who causes terror by roaring, ''Karala'' ({{lang|sa|कराल}}) – the one who has a wide mouth and projecting teeth, ''Hiranyakashipudvamsa'' ({{lang|sa|हिरण्यकशिपुध्वंस}}) – the one who killed Hiranyakashipu, ''Nakhastra'' ({{lang|sa|नखास्त्र}}) – the one for whom nails are his weapons, ''Sinhavadana'' ({{lang|sa|सिंहवदन}}) – the whose face is of lion and ''Mrigendra'' ({{lang|sa|मृगेन्द्र}}) – king of animals (lion).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/eight-sacred-names-of-narsimha-the-great-protector|title=Eight sacred names of Lord Narsimha to remove the fear|website=www.speakingtree.in|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref> | ||
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You tore him apart with your split claws and scattered | You tore him apart with your split claws and scattered | ||
his flesh, along with broken pieces of pillar which you | his flesh, along with broken pieces of pillar which you | ||
split and came out, in your | split and came out, in your Narasimhan form. | ||
''Paripāṭal, poem 4, Verses 10 - 21''<ref name="ReferenceF">https://sangamtranslationsbyvaidehi.com/ettuthokai-paripadal/</ref> | ''Paripāṭal, poem 4, Verses 10 - 21''<ref name="ReferenceF">https://sangamtranslationsbyvaidehi.com/ettuthokai-paripadal/</ref> | ||