Vikeshi, Vikeśī: 3 definitions
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Vikeshi 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 Vikeśī can be transliterated into English as Vikesi or Vikeshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu IconograpyVikeśī (विकेशी):—The consort of Īśāna (aspect of Śiva, as in, one of the eight names of Rudra) according to the Pādma-purāṇa. (according to the Viṣṇu-purāṇa she is called Vikesī)
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVikeśī (विकेशी).—The mother of the planet Aṅgāraka and the wife of Agni (Śarva, Vāyu-purāṇa).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 10. 78; 24. 91; Vāyu-purāṇa 27. 51; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 8. 8.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vikeśī (विकेशी):—[=vi-keśī] [from vi-keśa > vi] f. Name of a class of demoniacal beings, [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] (with tārakā) ‘a hair-like star’, comet, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] lint, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a small braid or tress of hair (first tied up separately and then collected into the Veṇī or larger braid), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a woman without hair, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of the wife of Śiva (manifested in the form of Mahī or ‘the Earth’, one of his eight Tanus or visible forms), [Purāṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Keshi, Vi, Keci.
Starts with: Vikesika.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 61 - The situation of the planets (graha-saṃkhyā) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 13 - The Eight Bodies of Śiva < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
1. Birth of Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 10 - Magnificence of God Śiva: birth of Nīlalohita < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 24 - The arrangement of the heavenly luminaries < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]