Vishvadamshtra, Viśvadaṃṣṭra: 3 definitions
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Vishvadamshtra 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 Viśvadaṃṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Visvadamstra or Vishvadamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaViśvadaṃṣṭra (विश्वदंष्ट्र).—An asura. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 227, Stanza 52, that this asura also had been a ruler of this world.
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 DictionaryViśvadaṃṣṭra (विश्वदंष्ट्र):—[=viśva-daṃṣṭra] [from viśva] m. Name of an Asura, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Partial matches: Damshtra, Vishva.
Full-text: Samkoca.
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