Virasimha, Vīrasiṃha: 4 definitions
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Virasimha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVīrasiṃha (वीरसिंह):—m. Nomen proprium eines Autors [Oxforder Handschriften 292,b,16.] verschiedener Fürsten [133,b,14.] Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6, 545, 9. 7, 5,] [Śloka 9.] deva [6,543,8.] [Oxforder Handschriften 295,a, No. 713.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Virasimha daivajna, Virasimhadeva, Virasimhamitrodaye samskaraprakaranam, Virasimhamitrodayesamskaraprakarana, Virasimhashivendrapujakarika, Virasimhavaloka, Virasimhavalokana.
Ends with: Ranavirasimha.
Full-text: Virasimhavaloka, Virasimhavalokana, Virasimhamitrodayesamskaraprakarana, Virasimhashivendrapujakarika, Virasimhadeva, Nrisimhodaya, Granthalamkara aryasiddhantatulyakarana, Virasimha daivajna, Kamalasimha, Salavahana, Virasimhodayajataka, Virabhadradeva, Durgabhaktitarangini, Kashiraja, Ramacandra.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 43 - Defeat of Puṣkala and Śatrughna < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 40 - Śatrughna Resolves to Fight Against Vīramaṇi < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 42 - Vīramaṇi Is Defeated < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]