The Sanskrit term Vikaśvara can be transliterated into English as Vikasvara or Vikashvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Vikasvara (विकस्वर) refers to “blooming” (viz., of a flower), as mentioned in a list of twenty-six synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Vikasvara] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Vikasvarā (विकस्वरा) is another name for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Vikasvarā and Raktapunarnavā, there are a total of twenty-two 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—a.

1) Opening, expanding; कुशेशयैरत्र जलाशयोषिता मुदा रमन्ते कलबा विकस्वरैः (kuśeśayairatra jalāśayoṣitā mudā ramante kalabā vikasvaraiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 4.33.

2) Loud, distinctly audible (as a sound); उदडीयत वैकृतात् करग्रहजा- दस्य विकस्वरस्वरैः (udaḍīyata vaikṛtāt karagrahajā- dasya vikasvarasvaraiḥ) N.2.5; Daśakumāracarita 1.1.

See also (synonyms): vikaśvara.

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

Vikaśvara (विकश्वर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Opening, expanding. E. vi separately, kaṣ to go, varac aff.

Vikaśvara can also be spelled as Vikasvara (विकस्वर).

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Vikaṣvara (विकष्वर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Opening, expanding. E. vi before, kaṣ to go, aff. varac; also vikasvara .

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Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Opening, expanding. E. vi apart, kas to go, aff. varac; also derived from kaś or kaṣ, vikaśvara, and vikaṣvara .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—[vi-kas + vara] (also vikaśvara vikaśvara, cf. kas), adj. Opening.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—[adjective] open (lit. & [figuratively]), blossomed.

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

1) Vikaśvara (विकश्वर):—[=vi-kaśvara] vi-kaṣā, vi-kaṣvara, incorrect for vi-kasvara etc.

2) Vikasvara (विकस्वर):—[=vi-kasvara] [from vi-kasa > vi-kas] mfn. opened (as eyes), [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] expanded, blown, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

4) [v.s. ...] clear (as sound), [Daśakumāra-carita]

5) [v.s. ...] candid, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vikaśvara (विकश्वर):—[vi-kaśvara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Opening, expanding.

2) Vikaṣvara (विकष्वर):—[vi-kaṣvara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. See vikasvara.

3) Vikasvara (विकस्वर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Opening, expanding.

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

Vikasvara (विकस्वर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viāsara.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vikasvara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vikasvara (ವಿಕಸ್ವರ):—

1) [adjective] blowing; opening; tending to open; expanding.

2) [adjective] clear (as a sound).

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Vikasvara (ವಿಕಸ್ವರ):—[noun] = ವಿಕಸಿತ [vikasita]2 - 1.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kasvara, Vi.

Ends with: Pratarvikasvara.

Full-text: Viasara, Pratarvikasvara, Vacyalankara.

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