Vishvaka, Viśvaka, Viśvakā: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Viśvaka and Viśvakā can be transliterated into English as Visvaka or Vishvaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśvaka (विश्वक):—
1) adj. = viśva
1) c) [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 341.] —
2) m. proparox. Nomen proprium eines Mannes mit dem Beiname Kṛṣṇiya, Schützlings der Aśvin, welchem sie seinen verlorenen Sohn Viṣṇāpū wiedergeben, [Ṛgveda 1, 116, 23. 117, 7. 8, 75, 1. 10, 65, 12.] Liedverfasser von [8, 75.] Sohn Kṛṣṇa’s [Anukramaṇikā] ein Sohn Pṛthu’s [Viṣṇupurāṇa 361,] [Nalopākhyāna 14.] —
3) f. ā ein best. Vogel, = gaṅgācillī [Hārāvalī 85.]
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