Vishnusmriti, ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±, Vishnu-smriti: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± can be transliterated into English as Visnusmrti or Vishnusmriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿) refers to “being thought upon by Viṣṇuâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after the Gods spoke to Viṣṇu: “[...] Immediately on being thought upon by Viṣṇu (±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±) [tad±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±mÄtreṇa] all the sacrifices came where Viṣṇu was stationed. With palms joined in reverence they bowed to and eulogised Viṣṇu, the lord of sacrifices and the primordial Puruá¹£a. The eternal lord Viṣṇu saw the eternal sacrifices and told them looking at the gods too including Indra. [...]â€�

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:â€�Io. 540. 913. 915. Paris. (Gr. 5). Khn. 80. 82. K. 194. B. 3, 122. Bik. 496. Haug. 39. °Äåá¹m. 2. ¸éÄå»å³ó. 19. NW. 148. Oudh. Vi, 10. Ix, 12. Burnell. 127^a. Bh. 19. Bhk. 20. Oppert. 8248. Rice. 216. Peters. 3, 389. Bu7hler 545. 558. Mentioned by YÄjñavalkya, Paiá¹hÄ«nasi Oxf. 266^b, etc.
—[commentary] KeÅ›avavaijayantÄ« by Nanda Paṇá¸ita, written in 1622. Io. 915. 1246. 1247. 1543-45. Bik. 496. NW. 124. Np. V, 68. Bu7hler 545. 558. Gadya±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±. Quoted in Nirṇayasindhu. Bá¹›had±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±. Bu7hler 557. Quoted by HalÄyudha, VijñÄneÅ›vara Oxf. 356^a, in MadanapÄrijÄta, etc. Laghu±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±. Io. 723. 2489. B. 3, 118. Bik. 497. Poona. 639. Rice. 212. Bu7hler 547. 557. Quoted by HalÄyudha, in MadanapÄrijÄta, by Raghunandana, etc. Vá¹›ddha±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±. B. 3, 122. Quoted by VijñÄneÅ›vara Oxf. 356^a, in SaṃskÄrakaustubha, etc.
2) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿):â€�DevÄ«pr. 79, 24. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 87. Peters. 4, 10. Stein 103. Laghu±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±. Haug. 39. Stein 103.
3) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿):â€�Cs. 2, 5. Ulwar 1460.
—[commentary] KeÅ›avavaijayantÄ« by Nanda Paṇá¸ita, son of RÄma Paṇá¸ita. Cs. 2, 62.
4) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿):—As p. 178. C. KeÅ›avavaijayantÄ« by Nanda Paṇá¸ita. As p. 178. Laghu ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±. Ak 405 (inc.). Gadya±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü. Quoted L.. 548.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤®à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿):—[=±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü-²õ³¾á¹›t¾±] [from ±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü] f. Name of [work]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾± (ವಿಷà³à²£à³à²¸à³à²®à³ƒà²¤à²¿):â€�
1) [noun] a hymn, verse, in praise of Viṣṇu.
2) [noun] one of the nineteen Smá¹›tis.
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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Partial matches: Vishnu, Smriti.
Full-text (+427): Aphenila, Sagama, Ananuvakya, Kubjamra, Mrishtashin, Bandhanika, Arthahara, Phalopagama, Kanvashrama, Valguda, Naktashin, Pushpashin, Pushpopagama, Anicchu, Ugragandhin, Parnashin, Apanodaka, Saptarsha, Agandhi, Agandhin.
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