Vishapa, վś貹: 7 definitions
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Vishapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 term վś貹 can be transliterated into English as Visapa or Vishapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexվś貹 (विशा�).—A son of Damana, an of the lord in the third dvāpara.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 124.

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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviśāpa (विशा�).—a S Delivered from the power of a curse.
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visapa (विसप) [or �, ba].—m (辱 S) A sort of itch or scab. See 辱.
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visāpa (विसा�) [or �, ba].—m (Commonly visapa) A sort of herpes. See 辱.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvisapa (विसप) [-ba, -ब].�m A sort of itch.
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 dictionaryվś貹 (विशा�).�a. Freed from a curse.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վś貹 (विशा�):—[=-ś貹] [from vi] mfn. freed from a curse, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Muni, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusվś貹 (ವಿಶಾ�):—[noun] deliverance from a curse.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Vishapadapa, Vishapadartha, Vishapaha, Vishapahara, Vishapaharadanda, Vishapaharana, Vishapaharanamurti, Vishapaharastotra, Vishapaharin, Vishapakam, Vishapakshi, Vishapanam, Vishapannaga, Vishapantu, Vishaparihari, Vishaparikshe, Vishaparitcai, Vishaparni, Vishaparvan, Vishapati.
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