Vishakantha, Viśakaṇṭhā, Visha-kantha, Viṣakaṇṭha, Vishakamtha: 3 definitions
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Vishakantha 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.
The Sanskrit terms Viśakaṇṭhā and Viṣakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Visakantha or Vishakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśakaṇṭhā (विशकण्ठा).—a crane.
Viśakaṇṭhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśa and kaṇṭhā (कण्ठा).
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Viṣakaṇṭha (विषकण्ठ).—Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: viṣakaṇṭhaḥ (विषकण्ठः).
Viṣakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣakaṇṭha (विषकण्ठ):—[=viṣa-kaṇṭha] [from viṣa > viṣ] m. ‘poison-necked’, Name of Śiva, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary] (cf. viṣāgni-pā).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṣakaṃṭha (ವಿಷಕಂಠ):—[noun] Śiva, who has in his throat the terrible poison that emerged while churning hte cosmic ocean.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Visha, Kantha.
Full-text: Vishakamdhara, Vishagriva, Vishagala, Vishagnipa.
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