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Visarada, Visrada, Visharada, վś, վś岹: 23 definitions

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Visarada means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 վś and վś岹 can be transliterated into English as Visarada or Visharada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Visharad.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: WorldCat: Rj nighaṇṭu

վś (विशारद�) is another name for ṣuܰ, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.56-58 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (ś徱-) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (ṛt-ṣu貹). Together with the names վś and ṣuܰ, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

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: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

վś岹 (विशारद) refers to “expert� (e.g., one who is an expert in mantra and tantra), according to the Jayadrathaymala verse 1.14.23-24.—Accordingly, “Devoted to the teacher, god and fire, expert in mantra and ritual (tantra) [i.e., ԳٰٲԳٰ-ś岹], endowed with knowledge and wisdom, one who praises (the observance of) vows and Tantric practice () resides in the sacred seat of the great Bhairava, his form fashioned from energies (). His mind intent on (the practice of) that Yoga, he impels the sacred seat of mantras�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) վś岹 (विशारद) refers to “one who is eloquent (in speech)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Sage Nrada:—“O excellent sage, being thus requested by Himavat the lord of mountains, you looked at Klī’s palm and the limbs as well. O dear, you are wise. You know many facts. You are eloquent in speech [i.e., 峦-ś岹]. You then spoke�.

2) վś岹 (विशारद) refers to “those who are skilled (in fighting)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Traka�).—Accordingly, as Traka-Asura fought with Krttikeya: “[...] They fought and hit each other’s spear taking recourse to the mantras Vaitlika, Khecaraka, Prptika etc. With these mantras they were possessed of magical properties. They wonderfully fought each other using their full strength and exploits. They were equally good adepts in fighting (ṇa-ś岹). Each wanted to kill the other. They utilised all their power. With the edges of spears they hit each other. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)

վś岹 (विशारद) refers to “experts (on the Śaivgamas)�, according to the Dakṣiṇmūrti (Dakṣiṇmūrtistotrabhvrthavrttika), otherwise known as the Mnasollsa and attributed to a Sureśvarcrya.—Accordingly, while discussing the thirty-six Tattvas of Śaivism: “Those who know the scriptures of Sṅkhya know twenty-four Tattvas. Those versed in the Purṇas teach thirty Tattvas [which are] Mahat, Kla, Pradhna, My, Vidy and Pūruṣa along with the [twenty-four of Sṅkhya]. Experts (ś岹) on the Śaivgamas speak of thirty-six, [the six additional ones being,] Bindu, Nda, Śakti, Śiva, Śnta and finally Atīta�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

վś岹 (विशारद) refers to “one who is without fear�, according to the 2nd century Mahprajñpramitśstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “The reputation of the honest and generous man spreads: among the people well-disposed in the ten directions, there is no one who does not love him; in the great assembly, he is without fear (ś岹); at the moment of death, he has no fear. This man says to himself: ‘I have planted my wealth in the good fields of merit; I will certainly cross through the gate of human happiness, of heavenly happiness and the happiness of Ծṇa�. [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

վś岹 (विशारद) refers to “those who are learned� (in the knowledge of reality), according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “It is declared, ‘Activity is the action of mind, body and speech�. It is said by those who are learned in the knowledge of reality (tattvajñna-ś岹), ‘Indeed, that is the cause of the influx of karma�. As a boat in the middle of the ocean takes in water through holes, so a living soul takes in karma through holes of activity which are good and bad�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Visharada in India is the name of a plant defined with Fagonia cretica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Fagonia desertorum Andr..

2) Visharada is also identified with Fagonia indica It has the synonym Fagonia mysorensis Roth (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1843)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1824)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1900)
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1849)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

visrada : (adj.) self-possessed; confident; skilled.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Visrada, (adj.) (cp. BSk. ś岹, e.g. AvS. I, 180. On etym. see srada) self-possessed, confident; knowing how to conduct oneself, skilled, wise D. I, 175; II, 86; S. I, 181; IV, 246; V, 261; A. II, 8 (vyatta+); III, 183, 203; IV, 310, 314 sq.; V, 10 sq.; M. I, 386; Ap 23; J. III, 342; V, 41; Miln. 21; Sdhp. 277.� diffident Miln. 20, 105. (Page 640)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ś岹 (विशारद).—a S Learned or versed in; proficient, accomplished, able, skilled.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद).�a.

1) Clever, skilful, or proficient in, versed in, conversant with (usually in comp.); नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्व� युद्धविशारदा� (nnśastrapraharaṇḥ sarve yuddhaviśra�) Bhagavadgīt (Bombay) 1.9; मधुतानविशारदाः (ܳԲś�) R.9.29;8.17.

2) Learned, wise.

3) Famous, celebrated.

4) Bold, confident.

5) Beautifully autumnal.

6) Lacking the gift of speech.

-岹� The Bakula tree.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद).—also śda, q.v., adj. (doubtless special-ized or developed meaning of Sanskrit id., but hardly used in Sanskrit in this sense; = Pali vis°; see also śradya), confident, sure of oneself, fearless (Tibetan regularly mi ḥjigs pa, fearless): Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 1820, in list of ‘synonyms of abhaya�; regularly epithet of a Buddha or Bodhisattva; caturhi vaiśradyehi °da, caturvaiśradya-°da, and the like, see s.v. vaiśradya; sometimes with near-synonyms, as anolīno 󲹰ṇḍī첹 278.9; others (of Buddhist or Bodhis.) 󲹰ṇḍī첹 57.9; 59.2; Ѳ屹ٳ ii.302.17; in 󲹰ṇḍī첹 70.6 (verse) epithet of Śriputra (it may be significant that Buddhahood has just been predicted for him); so in Lalitavistara 358.18 (verse) °�, of persons saved by the Buddha (next line says of them, mokṣyante ca laghu� sarve); but in Lalitavistara 377.13 (prose) of monks whom Buddha is going to convert, sthavir bhikṣavo bhaviṣyanti nt…°ra bahuśrut etc. (but not Buddhas!); Lalitavistara 25.11, see śda, and compare پ屹Բ 617.15 s.v. vaiśradya. In a less technical sense, of monks, Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 105.6�10 (relating to standard monkish behavior, with confidence); see vaiśradya, end.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद).—mfn.

(-岹�--da�) 1. Learned, wise. 2. Confident, bold, presuming. 3. Famous, celebrated. E. ś great, extensive, (fame, &c.) and to give, aff. ka, the la changed to ra .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद).�1. Learned, wise. 2. Skilled, conversant with, [ʲñٲԳٰ] ii. [distich] 14; Chr. 5, 5. 3. Famous. 4. Bold, presuming.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद).—[adjective] experienced, knowing, wise; clever at, familiar with ([locative] or —�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) վś岹 (विशारद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Jaleśvara, grandfather of Svapneśvara (Śṇḍilyasūtraṭīk).

2) վś岹 (विशारद):—a writer on dharma is several times quoted by Raghunandana.

3) վś岹 (विशारद):�(Vaidyaś岹), son of Vaidyacintmaṇi, grandson of Vaidyavcaspati, great grandson of Yaduntha Srvabhauma. վś岹 was father of Vaidyarja (Sukhabodha med.).

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

1) վś岹 (विशर�):—[=-ś岹] [from vi] [wrong reading] for -ś岹, [Kathsaritsgara xv, 148.]

2) վś岹 (विशारद):—[=vi-ś岹] [from vi] a mf()n. experienced, skilled or proficient in, conversant with ([locative case] or [compound]; -tva n., [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha]), [Manu-smṛti; Mahbhrata] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] learned, wise, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] clever (as a speech), [Bhgavata-purṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] of a clear or serene mind, [Lalita-vistara]

6) [v.s. ...] famous, celebrated, [Horace H. Wilson]

7) [v.s. ...] beautifully autumnal, [Vsavadatt]

8) [v.s. ...] lacking the gift of speech, [ib.]

9) [v.s. ...] bold, impudent, [ib.]

10) [v.s. ...] = śṣṭ, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] m. Mimusops Elengi, [Kirtrjunīya [Scholiast or Commentator]]

12) [v.s. ...] Name of an author and of another person, [Catalogue(s)]

13) վś (विशारद�):—[=vi-śra] [from vi-ś岹 > vi] f. a kind of Alhagi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

14) վś岹 (विशारद):—[=vi-ś岹] b See p. 952, col. 3.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद):—[viśra-da] (da�--da�) a. Learned, confident, famous.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

վś岹 (विशारद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visraya.

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Hindi dictionary

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: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद) [Also spelled visharad]:�(a) expert, learned.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

վś岹 (ವಿಶಾರದ):�

1) [adjective] skilled in; proficient in; conversant with.

2) [adjective] bold; courageious.

3) [adjective] learned; erudite; wise.

4) [adjective] famous; renowned.

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վś岹 (ವಿಶಾರದ):�

1) [noun] a learned man; a scholar.

2) [noun] a skilled, proficient man.

3) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Manilkara hexandra ( = Mimusops hexandra) of Sapotaceae family.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

վś岹 (विशारद):—adj. 1. clever; skillful or proficient in; well versed; conversant with; 2. famous; celebrated; renowned;

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