Vitrishna, Vitṛṣṇā, Vitṛṣṇa: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Vitṛṣṇā and Vitṛṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Vitrsna or Vitrishna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vitrashna.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Vitṛṣṇā (वितृष्णा).—A river of the Śālmalidvīpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 42; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 28.
1b) Same as the R. Pavitrā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 122. 72.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVitṛṣṇa (वितृष्ण).—a. Free from desire, content.
-ṣṇā Ardent desire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitṛṣṇa (वितृष्ण).—mfn.
(-ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇaṃ) Content, satisfied, free from any desire. E. vi priv., tṛṣṇā thirst.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitṛṣṇā (वितृष्णा).—adj. free from desire. Sa-tṛṣṇa + m, adv. with desire, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 59.
Vitṛṣṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and tṛṣṇā (तृष्णा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitṛṣṇa (वितृष्ण).—[adjective] free from thirst or desire; [abstract] tā [feminine]
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Vitṛṣṇā (वितृष्णा).—[feminine] = [preceding] [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vitṛṣṇa (वितृष्ण):—[=vi-tṛṣṇa] [from vi] mf(ā)n. idem, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] free from desire, not desirous of ([compound]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) Vitṛṣṇā (वितृष्णा):—[=vi-tṛṣṇā] [from vi-tṛṣṇa > vi] a f. = next, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. under vi-√tṛṣ)
4) [=vi-tṛṣṇā] [from vi-tṛṣ] b f. (cf. p. 950, col. 3) thirst for, ardent desire, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVitṛṣṇa (वितृष्ण):—[vi-tṛṣṇa] (ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇaṃ) a. Contented.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vitṛṣṇa (वितृष्ण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Viaṇha, Viiṇha, Vitaṇha.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVitṛṣṇā (वितृष्णा) [Also spelled vitrashna]:—(nf) repulsion, repugnance; ~[janaka] repulsive, repugnant.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVitṛṣṇa (ವಿತೃಷ್ಣ):—
1) [noun] a desireless, passionless man.
2) [noun] he who does not become thirsty.
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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Starts with: Vitrishnata, Vitrishnatva.
Full-text: Vaitrishnya, Vitrishnata, Vitrishnatva, Viinha, Vianha, Viitta, Vitanha, Vitrashna, Upaklrip, Ha.
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