Vishannatman, վṣaṇṇٳ, Vishannatma, Vishanna-atma, Vishanna-atman, Viṣaṇṇātmā: 3 definitions
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Vishannatman 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.
The Sanskrit terms վṣaṇṇٳ and Viṣaṇṇātmā can be transliterated into English as Visannatman or Vishannatman or Visannatma or Vishannatma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationViṣaṇṇātmā (विषण्णात्म�) refers to “feeling dejected�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.23 (“Outraging the modesty of Vṛndā�).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra said to Vyāsa: “[...] Śiva, an expert in various kinds of sports, remained silent with face drooping down, utterly dejected (ṣaṇṇٳ), exhausted and forgetful of his own prowess. Then Jalandhara hurriedly hit Śiva in his chest, belly and the head with three arrows that went deep down as far as their feathered tail. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣaṇṇٳ (विषण्णात्मन्):—[=-ṣaṇṇٳ] [from vi-ṣaṇṇa > vi-ṣad] mfn. low-spirited, desponding, downcast, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣaṇṇٳ (विषण्णात्मन्):—[ṣaṇṇ+ٳ] (tmā-tma) a. Dejected.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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