Vishvaruci, Viśvarucī, Vishva-ruci, Viśvaruci: 5 definitions
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Vishvaruci 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.
Vishvaruci has 4 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Viśvarucī and Viśvaruci can be transliterated into English as Visvaruci or Vishvaruci, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishvaruchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśvaruci (विश्वरुचि):—m. Nomen proprium eines göttlichen Wesens [Mahābhārata 7, 2418.] eines Dānava [Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 25.]
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Viśvarucī (विश्वरुची):—f. Name einer der [?7 Zungen des Feuers Muṇḍakopaniṣad 1, 2, 4] (ed. Pol., viśvarūpī in der Bibl. ind.). [Mahīdhara] zu [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 17, 79.]
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: Vishva, Ruci.
Full-text: Vishvadasa, Vishvasaha, Siddhartha, Bhasha, Kala.
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Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
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