Visodhana, Vishodhana, Viśodhana: 14 definitions
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Visodhana has 14 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viśodhana can be transliterated into English as Visodhana or Vishodhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśodhana (विशोधन):—(vom caus. von śudh mit vi)
1) adj. reinigend, wegwaschend: sroto, śukra [Suśruta 1, 182, 12.] vasti [188, 14.] purgantia [2, 22, 3.] mala [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 26, 19 (27, 18 Gorresio).] kāmakrodhādiniḥśeṣamanomala [PAÑCAR. 4, 3, 176.] unter den Beiww. Viṣṇu’s [Mahābhārata 13, 7017.] ātma (Viṣṇu) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 18, 2.] —
2) f. ī a) Croton polyandrum Roxb. oder Croton Tiglium Lin. (purgirend) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) die Residenz Brahman's [ŚABDĀRTHAK.] bei [WILSON.] —
3) n. a) das Reinigen, Ausputzen: mūtramārga [Suśruta 1, 25, 8. 16. 93, 10. 156, 2.] der Bäume (durch Ausschneiden von dürren Zweigen u. s. w.): śastreṇa [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 55, 15.] Reinigung in kirchlichem Sinne [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 143. 156. 165. 200.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 24.] — b) Subtraction: dānaviśodhane Addition und Subtraction [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 26 (24), 11.]
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Partial matches: Shodhana, Vi.
Starts with: Vicotanam, Vishodhanasamadhi.
Ends with: Danavishodhana, Jatakavisodhana, Kantakavishodhana, Kayavishodhana, Malavishodhana.
Full-text (+27): Malavishodhana, Vishodhitva, Visohanaya, Vishodhin, Vishodhinibija, Vishodhini, Vishodhit, Visodhita, Visohana, Vishodhya, Vishodhaniya, Vishodhani, Danavishodhana, Kantakavishodhana, Curd, Saktukapindika, Eranda, Citraka, Sour gruel, Dadhi.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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