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Vishnupadi, վṣṇܱ貹ī, Vishnu-padi: 5 definitions

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Vishnupadi 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 term վṣṇܱ貹ī can be transliterated into English as Visnupadi or Vishnupadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishnupadi in Purana glossary
: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

վṣṇܱ貹ī (विष्णुपदी) is the name of a river mentioned in a list of rivers, flowing from the five great mountains (Śailavarṇa, Mālākhya, Korajaska, Triparṇa and Nīla), according to the ղ󲹱ܰṇa chapter 82. Those who drink the waters of these rivers live for ten thousand years and become devotees of Rudra and Umā.

One of the five mountains situated near Bhadrāśva, according to the ղ󲹱ܰṇa chapter 82. The ղ󲹱ܰṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, instructions for religious ceremonies and a whole range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The original text is said to have been composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

վṣṇܱ貹ī (विष्णुपदी).—A river of the Bhadrā country.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 43. 29.
Purana book cover
context information

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»] � Vishnupadi in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

վṣṇܱ貹ī (विष्णुपदी).�

1) an epithet of the Ganges; निर्गत� विष्णुपादाब्जात् ते� विष्णुपदी स्मृता (nirgatā ṣṇpādābjāt tena ṣṇܱ貹ī smṛtā) Brav. P.; Bhāgavata 1.19. 7.

2) the sun's passage (into the zodiacal signs vṛṣabha, siṃha, vṛścika and kumbha).

վṣṇܱ貹ī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣṇ and 貹ī (पदॶ).

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

1) վṣṇܱ貹ī (विष्णुपदी):—[=ṣṇ-貹ī] [from ṣṇ-pada > ṣṇ] f. the sun’s passage (into the zodiacal signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius), [Tithyāditya]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of the Ganges (as issuing from V°’s foot), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] of the town Dvārikā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vishnupadi in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṣṇupadi (ವಿಷ್ಣುಪದ�):—[noun] Gange, the celestial river, born from the foot of Viṣṇu.

context information

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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