Vrishta, Vṛṣṭa: 7 definitions
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Vrishta 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.
Vrishta has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vṛṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Vrsta or Vrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVṛṣṭa (वृष्ट):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Kukura [Viṣṇupurāṇa 435.] Varianten: vṛṣṭi vṛṣṇi, dhṛṣṭa, dhṛṣṇu .
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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Starts with: Vrishtadharma, Vrishtavat, Vrishtayate.
Ends with: Abhipravrishta, Abhivrishta, Avavrishta, Avrishta, Nirvrishta, Nivrishta, Ovrishta, Pravrishta, Sampravrishta, Saptaratnabhivrishta, Suvrishta.
Full-text: Vittha, Vrishtadharma, Vrishtavat, Vrish, Avrishta, Vrishte, Avavrishta, Suvrishta, Pravrishte, Avrishtikama, Nirvrishti, Pravrishta, Vrishtayate, Nirvrishta, Sampravrishta, Anavrishti, Avrishti, Abhivrishta, Vrishti.
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Verse 2.1.14 < [Adyaya II, Valli I - The nature of Atman and its importance]
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Rig Veda 7.103.4 < [Sukta 103]
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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