Vivimsha, Viviṃśa: 4 definitions
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Vivimsha has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viviṃśa can be transliterated into English as Vivimsa or Vivimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViviṃśa (विविंश):—(2. vi + viṃśa) m.
1) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Ikṣvāku (Vīra) und Grossohnes des Kṣupa [Mahābhārata 14, 68.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 120, 14.fg.] —
2) pl. Bez. der Vaiśya in Plakṣadvīpa [Viṣṇupurāṇa] [?(2te Aufl.) 2, 193.]
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