Rishabhadvipa, Ṛṣabhadvīpa, Rishabha-dvipa: 5 definitions
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Rishabhadvipa has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Ṛṣabhadvīpa can be transliterated into English as Rsabhadvipa or Rishabhadvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchṚṣabhadvīpa (ऋषभद्वीप):—(ṛ + dvīpa) m. Nomen proprium einer Localität [Mahābhārata 3, 8138.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungṚṣabhadvīpa (ऋषभद्वीप):—m. Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit [Mahābhārata 3,84,160.]
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