Viraṇci, Viranci, Virañci, Viramci: 8 definitions
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Viraṇci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Viraṇci has 7 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Viranchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVirañci (विरञ्चि):—m. desgl. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 211,] [Scholiast] [Halāyudha.1,7.] [Śiśupālavadha.9,9.] [Spr. (II) 1087] [?(die urspr. Lesart). Oxforder Handschriften 31,a,3. 120.b,2. Weber’s Indische Studien 10,203.]
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.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 40 - The Origin of the Name Kanakaśṛṅgā < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 297 - Greatness of Ṛṣitoyā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 3 - Brahmā’s Expiation < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 55 - The Birth of Lauhitya < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)