Vishvesha, Viśveśa, Viśveśā, Vishva-isha: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Viśveśa and Viśveśā can be transliterated into English as Visvesa or Vishvesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśveśa (विश्वेश):—1. (viśva + īśa)
4) m. a) der Herr des Weltalls (Beiw. und Beiname Brahman's, Viṣṇu’s und Śiva’s) [Harivaṃśa 13190] (nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg.). [Mahābhārata.6,2944.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio.1,67,16.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 332.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 11,32. 39,139. 47,46.] [Oxforder Handschriften 160,b,4.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.1,8,41.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 25,32.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 23,42. 42,2.] — b) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [HALL 97.] —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium einer Tochter Dakṣa’s und Gattin Dharma's [Viṣṇupurāṇa 119,] [Nalopākhyāna 12.] —
3) n. Name eines Liṅga [Oxforder Handschriften 64,a,8.] liṅga [72,a,14.]
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Viśveśa (विश्वेश):—2. (wie eben) adj. die Viśve Devāḥ zur Gottheit habend; n. das Nakṣatra Uttarāṣāḍhā [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 9, 33.]
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: Isha, Vishva.
Starts with: Vishveshabhakti, Vishveshanandakanana.
Full-text: Vishveshvara, Vishrantakavapu, Mahoraga, Vishkambha, Viccuvecam, Cakshushamanu, Vishveshvarananda sarasvati, Vicuvecar, Vishvedeva, Vrishabhadhvaja, Vishveshvara sarasvati, Vishvadeva, Bala, Vishvarupa, Cakshusha, Padavinyasa, Garuda, Madhu.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 96 - Vyāsa Released from the Curse < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 53 - Viśveśvara (viśva-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 99 - The Greatness of Śrī Viśveśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.6.1 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 1.1.5 < [Chapter 1 - Summary of Lord Gaura’s Pastimes]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 24 - Visvesvara (A D. 1377-1407) and Choda Ganga (A.D. 1391-1417) < [Chapter XI - The Chalukyas]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXI - A brief description of holy pools and sanctuaries < [Agastya Samhita]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
3a. Sarasvatī in the Purāṇic Literature (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 14 - Brahma’s Creation < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]