Vishikha, Visi办丑腻, 痴颈艣颈办丑补, 痴颈艣颈办丑腻, Visikha: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 痴颈艣颈办丑补 and 痴颈艣颈办丑腻 can be transliterated into English as Visikha or Vishikha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: The Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�) refers to 鈥渋ron-tipped arrows鈥� and represents one of the various weapons equipped by the Daityas in their war against Lalit腻, according to the Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 4.22. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] thereupon, crores of Daityas producing reverberating chattering noise furiously prepared themselves (to fight) against Parame艣var墨 (Lalit腻). [...] Crores of Daityas were fully equipped with coats of mail and had the following weapons and missiles in their hands [viz.: 痴颈艣颈办丑补s (iron-tipped arrows)], and thousands of similar weapons and missiles very dreadful and capable of destroying living beings鈥�.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥擜 King of the birds. It is stated in Brahm腻峁囜笉a Pur腻峁嘺, that 痴颈艣颈办丑补 was one of the sons born to Garu岣峚 by 艢uk墨.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�) refers to a 鈥渟haft鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.2.42.鈥擜ccordingly, as Dak峁 bowed and eulogised 艢iva:鈥斺�淸...] The great lord has been wounded by me by the shafts (i.e., 惫颈艣颈办丑补) of piercing harsh words. I have made the gods, who conferred blessings on me, very dejected. O 艢iva, the helper of the distressed, Thou art greater than the greatest. Thou art favourably disposed to thy devotees. Thou art satisfied by thine own action of great value鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) 痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥擜 son of 艢uk墨 and Garu岣峚.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 450.
2) 痴颈艣颈办丑腻 (啶掂た啶多た啶栢ぞ).鈥擜 gem.*
- * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 218. 35.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�) refers to 鈥渢hat which is without a tail鈥� and is used to describe Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Ketus or comets whose tails are bent and which are of sharp rays and black are the sons of Yama ; they are 25 in number; they appear in the south; when they appear there will be deaths in the land. The Ketus or comets that appear like a mirror, are round in shape without tails [i.e., 惫颈艣颈办丑补] but with rays and looking like oil or water are the sons of the Earth; they are 23 in number, and appear in the north-east; when they appear mankind will be afflicted with fear and hunger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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary痴颈艣颈办丑补.鈥�(BL), name of a kind of building. Note: 惫颈艣颈办丑补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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 Dictionaryvisi办丑腻 : (f.) a street.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVisi办丑腻, (f.) (cp. *Sk. (lexicogr.) vi艣颈办丑腻) a street, road Vin. IV, 312; J. I, 338; IV, 310; V, 16, 434.
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惫颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥攁 (S) Wanting the shen岣峣 or tuft of hair on the crown. Used by the Hindus of other nations.
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痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥�a. Crownless, crestless, pointless.
-办丑补岣� 1 An arrow; 啶ぞ啶оさ 啶え啶膏た啶溹さ啶苦ざ啶苦啶く啶距う啶苦さ 啶ぞ啶掂え啶ぞ 啶む啶掂く啶� 啶侧啶ㄠぞ (m腻dhava manasija惫颈艣颈办丑补bhay腻diva bh腻vanay腻 tvayi l墨n腻) G墨tagovinda 4; R.5.5; Mv.2.38.
2) A kind of reed.
3) An iron crow.
4) (In Math.) A versed sine.
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痴颈艣颈办丑腻 (啶掂た啶多た啶栢ぞ).鈥�
1) A spade.
2) A spindle.
3) A needle or pin.
4) A minute arrow.
5) A highway; 啶掂た啶多た啶栢ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶苦啶啶班啶距ぐ啶� (vi艣颈办丑腻y腻峁� sauvar峁噄kaprac腻ra岣�) Kau. A.2; 艢i艣up腻lavadha 15.7.
6) A barber's wife.
7) A sick-room.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥攎.
(-办丑补岣�) 1. An arrow. 2. An iron crow. 3. A kind of reed. f.
(-办丑腻) 1. A spade, a hoe. 2. A highway, a broad or carriage road. 3. A very minute arrow, a sort of needle or spindle. 4. A barber鈥檚 wife. 5. A sick room, or the dwelling of the sick. E. vi implying possessed of, &c., and 艣颈办丑腻 a crest.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥擺惫颈-艣颈办丑补] (probably from 艣颈办丑腻), I. m. 1. An arrow,
痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥擺adjective] having no tuft of hair, bald; unfeathered or unpointed, blunt (arrow); [masculine] a (blunt) arrow.
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痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�).鈥擺adjective] having no tuft of hair, bald; unfeathered or unpointed, blunt (arrow); [masculine] a (blunt) arrow.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�):鈥擺=惫颈-艣颈办丑补] [from vi] a (or 惫颈-艣) mfn. devoid of the top-knot or tuft of hair (left on the head after tonsure), [V腻jasaneyi-sa峁僪it腻; Atharva-veda; Hem腻dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint腻ma峁噄]
2) [v.s. ...] bald, unfeathered (as an arrow), [峁歡-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] pointless, blunt (as an arrow), [R腻m腻ya峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] flameless (as fire), [R腻m腻ya峁嘺]
5) [v.s. ...] tailless (as a comet), [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
6) [v.s. ...] weak (?), [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
7) [v.s. ...] m. an arrow (in general), [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] a spear, javelin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] an iron crow, [Horace H. Wilson]
10) [v.s. ...] a versed sine (= 艣ara), [Ga峁噄t腻dhy腻ya]
11) [v.s. ...] a sort of 艢ara or reed, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
12) 痴颈艣颈办丑腻 (啶掂た啶多た啶栢ぞ):鈥擺=惫颈-艣颈办丑腻] [from 惫颈-艣颈办丑补 > vi] (腻) f. a little shovel, spade, hoe, [Horace H. Wilson]
13) [v.s. ...] a small arrow, [ib.]
14) [v.s. ...] a sort of pin or needle, [ib.]
15) [v.s. ...] a spindle, [ib.]
16) [v.s. ...] a passage, road, street, [Su艣ruta; Har峁carita]
17) [v.s. ...] a barber鈥檚 wife, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) [v.s. ...] = nalik腻 or n腻lik腻, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) [v.s. ...] a sickroom or the dwelling of the sick, [Horace H. Wilson]
20) 痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�):鈥擺=惫颈-艣颈办丑补] b etc. See p. 952, col. 3.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�):鈥擺惫颈-艣颈办丑补] (办丑补岣�) 1. m. An arrow; iron crow. f. Spade, hoe; highway; barber鈥檚 wife; sick room.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visiha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�):鈥�(nm) an arrow, a pointless arrow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus痴颈艣颈办丑补 (嗖掂部嗖多部嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] devoid of the top-knot or tuft of hair (left on the head after tonsure).
2) [adjective] pointless; blunt.
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痴颈艣颈办丑补 (嗖掂部嗖多部嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] an unfeathered arrow.
2) [noun] an arrow in gen.
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Visikha (嗖掂部嗖膏部嗖�):鈥擺noun] an arrow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary痴颈艣颈办丑补 (啶掂た啶多た啶�):鈥攏. 1. an arrow; 2. pointed weapon;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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