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Digishvara, پīś, پīś, Dish-ishvara: 5 definitions

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Digishvara 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 پīś and پīś can be transliterated into English as Digisvara or Digishvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Digishvara in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

پīś (दिगीश्वर�).—Lords of the quarters; present at Varuṇa's sacrifice.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 28.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Digishvara in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

پīś (दिगीश्वर).—regent of a quarter; चतुर्दिगीशानवमत्य मानिनी (caturdigīśānavamatya māninī) Kumārasambhava 5.53; see अष्टदिक्पा� (ṣṭ徱).

Derivable forms: 徱īś� (दिगीश्वर�).

پīś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 徱ś and īś (ईश्व�). See also (synonyms): 徱īś.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

پīś (दिगीश्वर).—[masculine] = dikpati.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

پīś (दिगीश्वर):—[=dig-īś] [from dig > 徱ś] ([Mahābhārata]) m. = dik-pati.

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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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