Vishana, Visana, Vis腻峁嘺, 痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补, Vis腻n腻, 痴颈艣补苍补: 22 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms 痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 and 痴颈艣补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Visana or Vishana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishan.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) (Cf. 艢峁涐箙驳补) refers to a 鈥渉orn of the moon鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f the two horns of the moon should appear but slightly raised and far from each other presenting the appearance of a boat, she brings trouble on the sailors but prosperity on mankind at large. If the northern horn of the moon should be higher than the other by one-half, the moon appearing like a plough, ploughmen will then suffer. They and their prince will be friendly and there will be prosperity in the land. If the southern horn [i.e., 诲补办峁峁嘺-惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补] should be higher than the other by one half, the appearance of the moon is also said to be plough like but of evil consequences. The ruler of Southern India will die and his army will engage in war鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渁nimal horns鈥� (which were commonly collected by hunters), according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R腻j腻 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥�Hunting on horseback (腻艣惫颈苍补) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (尘峁沢补测腻). [...] It leads to the acquisition of wealth by the capture of wild elephants and rhinoceros, by collecting horns (惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补) and hides, musk and precious stones, feathers and such like things. [...]鈥�.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) refers to an 鈥渆lephant-tusk鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 2, 鈥渙n favorable marks鈥漖: 鈥�7. Whose right tusk tip (惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补-ko峁璱) is high (higher than the left), whose mighty trunks and faces are marked with (light) spots, whose stout fore and hind legs have invisible Joints, these (elephants), O prince, are fit vehicles for you鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kavya (poetry)
: 脰AW: Tantric Communities in Context (kavya)痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渉orns鈥� (of deer), according to B腻峁嘺鈥檚 depiction of the Ca峁囜笉ik腻 temple in his 7th century K腻dambar墨: a Sanskrit Kath腻 (poem) dealing revolving around the love story between prince Candr腻p墨岣峚 and the celestially beautiful princess K腻dambar墨.鈥擯rogressively advancing towards the inner parts of the temple area, the narrator provides a detailed description of the site and its central image of the goddess Ca峁囜笉ik腻. [...] Scattered at the feet of the image are the remains of sanguinary offerings or even self-sacrifices. Among these are found tips of deer horns (hari峁嘺-惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补-ko峁璱), cut out tongues, bloody eye-balls, and skull bones, all of which indicate 鈥渢he violence of offerings鈥�.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) (vi峁Ｄ遽箛腻?) in the Atharvaveda and later denotes an animal鈥檚 鈥榟orn鈥�.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe name given to the kingdom (rajadhani) over which Kuvera rules; hence his name, Vessavana.
D.iii.201; DA.iii.967; J.vi.270; SNA.i.369.
Therav腻da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and SagesVi峁na (啶掂た啶粪え) is another name for 叠丑颈办丑补苍补辫腻: one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddh腻c腻ryas) of the Sahajay腻na school, according to sources such as the Var峁嘺ratn腻kara of Jyotir墨艣vara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).鈥擳he Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.鈥擬any of these Mah腻siddhas [e.g., Vi峁na] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvis腻峁嘺 : (nt.) a horn.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVis腻峁嘺, (nt.) (cp. Sk. 惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补) 1. the horn of an animal (as cow, ox, deer, rhinoceros) Vin. I, 191; A. II, 207; IV, 376; Sn. 35 (khagga掳, q. v.), 309; Pug. 56 (miga掳); Ap 50 (usabha掳); J. I, 505; Miln. 103.鈥�2. (also as m.) the tusks of an elephant J. III, 184; V, 41, 48.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�).鈥攎 n S A horn. 2 A tusk or fang.
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惫颈蝉补峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぃ).鈥攏 (惫颈艣补尘补苍补 S) Cold water poured into hot water to reduce its temperature.
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vis腻峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぞ啶�).鈥攏 (惫颈艣补尘补苍补 S) Cold water poured into hot water to reduce its temperature.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�).鈥�m n A horn; a tusk.
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惫颈蝉补峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぃ).鈥�n Cold water poured into hot water to reduce its temperature.
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vis腻峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぞ啶�).鈥擲ee 惫颈蝉补峁嘺.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈艣补苍补 (啶掂た啶多え).鈥擡ntering, entrance into.
Derivable forms: 惫颈艣补苍补尘 (啶掂た啶多え啶).
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痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�).鈥擺vi峁�-b腻掳 k腻nac]
1) A horn; 啶膏ぞ啶灌た啶む啶じ啶傕啷�啶む啶侧ぞ啶掂た啶灌啶ㄠ 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶む 啶ざ啷佮 啶啶氞啶涏さ啶苦し啶距ぃ啶灌啶ㄠ (s腻hityasa峁僩墨takal腻vih墨na岣� s腻k峁Ｄ錿 pa艣u岣� p峁沜cha惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补h墨na岣�) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.12; 啶曕う啶距啶苦う啶た 啶ぐ啷嵿く啶熰啷� 啶多ざ啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶｀ぎ啶距じ啶距う啶啶む (kad腻cidapi parya峁璦帽 艣a艣a惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补m腻s腻dayet) 2.5.
2) The tusk of an elephant or boar; 啶曕啶氞た啶︵啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ 啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶｀ぞ啶椸啶班啶� (kecidbhinn腻 vi峁Ｄ遽箛腻grai岣�) Mah腻bh腻rata (Bombay) 6.94.35; 啶むお啷嵿い啶距え啶距ぎ啷佮お啶︵ぇ啶苦ぐ啷� 啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶｀き啶苦え啷嵿え啶距 啶啶班す啷嵿げ啶距う啶� 啶膏啶班啶班た啶｀ぞ啶� 啶樴え啶距 啶曕啶粪ぐ啶ㄠ啶む (tapt腻n腻mupadadhire 惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补bhinn腻岣� prahl腻da峁� surakari峁嚹遽箖 ghan腻岣� k峁ranta岣�) Kir腻t腻rjun墨ya 7. 13; 艢i艣up腻lavadha 1.6; Bh腻gavata 1.43.15.
3) A horn (wind instrument).
4) The claws (of a crab).
5) A peak, top.
6) The nipple, (tip of the breast).
7) The chief or best of the kind.
8) A sword or kinfe.
Derivable forms: 惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补岣� (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶｀), 惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补m (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶｀ぎ啷�).
See also (synonyms): 惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛墨.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�).鈥擲ubst. mfn.
(-峁嘺岣�-峁嚹�-峁嘺峁�) 1. The horn of an animal. 2. The tusks of an elephant. 3. The tusk or fang of the boar. f. (-峁嚹�) 1. A plant, the fruit of which is compared to the horn of a ram, &c. commonly Mesa Sringi. 2. A medicinal root: see 办峁Ｄ玶补办腻办辞濒墨. n.
(-峁嘺峁�) A sort of Costus, (C. speciosus.) E. vi before as to be, 肠腻苍补艣 aff.; the initial of the radical rejected, and sa changed to 峁; otherwise, vi before 峁峁� to serve, aff. 驳丑补帽; or vi峁 v腻-k腻nac .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�).鈥攊. e. vi-so + ana, m. (f. 峁嚹�), and n. 1. The horn of an animal, [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 5; [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 311. 2. The tusks of an elephant or boar, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 46, 24; [顿谤补耻辫补诲墨辫谤补尘腻迟丑补] 8, 21. Ii. f. 峁嚹�, The name of two plants. Iii. n. Costus speciosus.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣补苍补 (啶掂た啶多え).鈥擺neuter] entering, penetrating (鈥斅�).
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痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�).鈥擺neuter] (old also 腻 [feminine]) horn (adj. 鈥斅� [feminine] 腻 & 墨), tusk (of an elephant or Gane艣a), claw (of a crab), nipple; point i.[grammar]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈艣补苍补 (啶掂た啶多え):鈥擺from 惫颈艣] n. (ifc.) entering, entrance into, [Mah腻bh腻rata; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
2) 痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�):鈥�1. 惫颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 n. (for 2. See under 惫颈-鈭氠梗辞, [from] which 1. may perhaps also come; in older language also f(腻). and [according to] to [gana] ardhar-c腻di, also m.; ifc. 腻 or 墨) a horn, the horn of any animal, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc. (cf. 办丑补谤墨-, 艣补艣补-惫)
3) a horn (wind-instrument), [Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]
4) the tusk (of an elephant or of a boar or of Ga峁噀艣a), [Mah腻bh腻rata; Hariva峁兣沘] etc.
5) the claws (of a crab), [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补]
6) a peak, top, point, summit, [峁岣峷Br.; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
7) the horn-like tuft on 艢iva鈥檚 head, [Mah腻bh腻rata]
8) the tip of the breast, nipple, [Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺]
9) the chief or best of a class or kind (cf. -产丑奴迟补; 诲丑墨-惫 = 鈥榓cuteness of intellect, sagacity鈥�), [Mah腻bh腻rata; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
10) a sword or knife, [R腻m腻ya峁嘺] ([varia lectio] k峁沺腻峁嘺)
11) [=vi-峁Ｄ遽箛a] [from 惫颈-峁] 2. vi-峁Ｄ遽箛a n. (for 1. See p. 997, col. 3) discharging (a fluid), [峁歡-veda v, 44, 11.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�):鈥擺(峁嘺岣�-峁嚹�-峁嘺峁�) m. f. n.] The weapon of an animal f. A plant, mesha shringi. n. A kind of costus.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vis腻峁嘺.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (啶掂た啶粪ぞ啶�) [Also spelled vishan]:鈥�(nm) a horn (of a beast); tusk (of a boar etc.).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Visa峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぃ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 痴别艣补苍补.
2) Vis腻峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぞ啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补.
3) Vis腻峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぞ啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 痴颈艣腻峁嘺.
4) V墨s腻峁嘺 (啶掂啶膏ぞ啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vi峁腻峁嘺.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus痴颈峁Ｄ遽箛补 (嗖掂部嗖粪簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals; a horn.
2) [noun] a very long, large, pointed tooth, usu. one of a pair, projecting outside the mouth and used for defense, digging up food, etc. as in elephants, wild boars, walruses, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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