Virini, Vīriṇī: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVīriṇī (वीरिणी):—(von vīrin und dieses von vīra) f.
1) Mutter von Söhnen [Ṛgveda 10, 86, 9.] —
2) Beiname der Asiknī, der Gattin Dakṣa’s, [Mahābhārata.1,3131.] [Oxforder Handschriften 49,a,14.] [Kalikāpurāṇa 8 im Śabdakalpadruma] Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S.6,506, Śloka 22]; vgl. vīraṇī unter vīraṇa und vairaṇī . —
3) als Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Matsyopākhyāna 5] fehlerhaft für cīriṇī, wie beide Ausgg. des [Mahābhārata] lesen.
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: Virinikamaram.
Ends with: Shadvirini.
Full-text (+5): Virana, Cirini, Andha, Paramotsava, Dina, Shadvirini, Shabalashva, Cakshushamanu, Haryashva, Sinduraruna, Priyasya, Nagnabhuja, Asikni, Lanchana, Nanavidha, Mahadevi, Jagatsrishti, Yoganidra, Jagatsthiti, Jagannasha.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 14 - The birth of Satī and her childish sports < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 31 - Description of Creation (2) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 17 - Satī granted the boon < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Birth of Devas, Daityas, Birds and Serpents etc. < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXV < [Sambhava Parva]