Vishvayoni, Viśvayoni, Vishva-yoni: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvayoni can be transliterated into English as Visvayoni or Vishvayoni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśvayoni (विश्वयोन�).�
1) an epithet of Brahman.
2) of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: śDzԾ� (विश्वयोनिः).
Viśvayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś and yoni (योनि).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvayoni (विश्वयोन�).—[masculine] or [feminine] source or creator of the universe.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśvayoni (विश्वयोन�):—[=ś-yoni] [from ś] mf. the source or creator of the universe, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Brahmā, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [ib.]
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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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Partial matches: Vishva, Yoni.
Full-text: Pacya, Shaligrama.
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