Vishnukshetra, Viṣṇukṣetra, Vishnu-kshetra: 4 definitions
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Vishnukshetra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
Vishnukshetra has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viṣṇukṣetra can be transliterated into English as Visnuksetra or Vishnukshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViṣṇukṣetra (विष्णुक्षेत्र):—n. Bez. eines best. heiligen Gebietes [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 187, Nalopākhyāna 1.]
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, Kshetra.
Full-text: Vishnukalatra, Sharanya, Bhanu, Paramesha, Vishvamurti, Bhairava.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 82 - Origin of Cakratīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 354 - Greatness of Kardamāla < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 41 - Devas eulogise Śiva < [Section 2.2 - Rudra-saṃhitā (2): Satī-khaṇḍa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 96 - Prayer to Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]