Vishnuvarman, Vishnu-varman, ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô: 3 definitions
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Vishnuvarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô can be transliterated into English as Visnuvarman or Vishnuvarman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤µà¤°à¥à¤®à¤¨à¥) is the name of a merchant (±¹²¹á¹‡iÂá) according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 56. Accordingly, â€�... and after he [CandrasvÄmin] had spent the night, and looked about him, he made acquaintance with a merchant named ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô, who was about to go to the isle of NÄrikela. And with him he embarked in a ship, and went across the sea to the island, out of love for his children [MahÄ«pÄla and CandravatÄ«]â€�.
The story of ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô was narrated by MarubhÅ«ti order to entertain the company of prince NaravÄhanadatta.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, 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 ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
India history and geography
: academia.edu: The Chronology of Ancient Gandhara and BactriaVishnuvarma (800-770 BCE) [King of Apracha].—Most probably, Vishnuvarma was the brother of Aspavarma and the son of Indravarma I.

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
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤µà¤°à¥à¤®à¤¨à¥):—[=±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü-±¹²¹°ù³¾²¹²Ô] [from ±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü] m. Name of a king, [ib.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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