Vivasvan, Vivasvān: 7 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVivasvan (विवस्वन्):—(von 2. vas mit vi) adj. so v. a. vivasvant. a.nimīdhe vi.asvabhiḥ (instr. pl. im Sinne eines adv.) Agni entzünde ich, so dass es aufleuchtet, [Ṛgveda 8, 91, 22.] n. etwa das Aufleuchtende, zuerst vom Licht Bestrahlte d. h. Gipfel: yada.o pito.ajaganvi.asva.parvatānām [1, 187, 8.] Vielleicht ist die Stelle verdorben, nach [Sāyaṇa] als gen. pl. zu fassen.
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: Vi.
Starts with: Vivasvamta, Vivasvana, Vivasvant.
Full-text (+47): Ikshvaku, Rajni, Aditya, Aditi, Vishti, Pancopasana, Ashavaha, Yami, Nriga, Dionysus, Aryaman, Mucukunda, Mandhata, Janaka, Suryavamsha, Dvadashatman, Bhagiratha, Kashyapa, Vivasvat, Trishanku.
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Search found 37 books and stories containing Vivasvan, Vivasvān, Vi-vasvan; (plurals include: Vivasvans, Vivasvāns, vasvans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 59 - The form of solar rays (sūryaraśmi-svarūpa) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 61 - The situation of the planets (graha-saṃkhyā) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 55 - The Sun’s Chariot (sūryaratha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 9 - Account of the Sun’s Offspring < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 38 - An Account of Svyamantaka Jewel < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 33 - Krishna Brings Back His Preceptor’s Son From the Ocean < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 7.15 - Poetic conventions regarding to the Identity of Twelve Suns < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - The Birth of Vaivasvata < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 24 - The arrangement of the heavenly luminaries < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 1 - Description of the dissolution of the Universe (a) < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]