Vishnurata, Viṣṇurāta, Vishnu-rata: 5 definitions

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Vishnurata 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 Viṣṇurāta can be transliterated into English as Visnurata or Vishnurata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Vishnurata in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Viṣṇurāta (विष्णुरात).—Another name of Parīkṣit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Viṣṇurāta (विष्णुरात).—A name of Parikṣit.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 12. 17.
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The Purana (पुराण, 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

[«previous next»] — Vishnurata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣṇurāta (विष्णुरात).—Name of king Parīkṣita; स विष्णुरातोऽतिथय आगताय तस्मै सपर्यां शिरसा जहार (sa viṣṇurāto'tithaya āgatāya tasmai saparyāṃ śirasā jahāra) Bhāgavata 1.19.29.

Derivable forms: viṣṇurātaḥ (विष्णुरातः).

Viṣṇurāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṇu and rāta (रात).

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

Viṣṇurāta (विष्णुरात):—[=viṣṇu-rāta] [from viṣṇu] m. ‘Viṣṇu-given’, Name of Parīkṣit, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. -datta).

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishnurata in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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