Vishnukanci, Viṣṇukāñcī, Vishnu-kanci: 4 definitions
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Vishnukanci 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.
Vishnukanci has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viṣṇukāñcī can be transliterated into English as Visnukanci or Vishnukanci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishnukanchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViṣṇukāñcī (विष्णुकाञ्ची):—f. Nomen proprium einer Stadt [Oxforder Handschriften 251,b,27.]
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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Partial matches: Vishnu, Kanci.
Full-text: Shivakanci, Kancipura.
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