Vrishali, Vṛṣalī: 5 definitions
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Vrishali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Vṛṣalī can be transliterated into English as Vrsali or Vrishali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVṛṣalī (वृषली) refers to a “Śūdra woman”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.1 (“The dalliance of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Lord Viṣṇu said to Brahmā: “[...] If any one separates the copulated pair by a tricky expedient, he will have the pangs of separation from his wife and sons in every birth. He will fall from perfect wisdom. [...] Hariścandra expelled a ploughman in copulation with a Śūdra woman (vṛṣalī), to wander in a lonely forest. Listen to the effect thereof. He lost his wife, son and kingdom. He was tormented by Viśvāmitra. It was only after propitiating Śiva that he could get released from that sin. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvṛṣalī (वृषली).—f S (Poetry.) A female of the kuṇabī- class. A male of this class is vṛṣala.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛṣalī (वृषली).—
1) An unmarried girl twelve years old; particularly, a girl remaining unmarried at her father's house in whom menstruation has commenced; पितुर्गेहे च या नारी रजः पश्यत्यसंस्कृता । भ्रूणहत्या पितुस्तस्याः सा कन्या विषली स्मृता (piturgehe ca yā nārī rajaḥ paśyatyasaṃskṛtā | bhrūṇahatyā pitustasyāḥ sā kanyā viṣalī smṛtā) ||
2) A woman during menstruation.
3) A barren woman.
4) The mother of a still-born child.
5) A Śūdra female, or the wife of a Śūdra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛṣalī (वृषली):—[from vṛṣala > vṛṣ] a f. See below
2) [from vṛṣ] b f. a woman of low caste, Śūdra woman, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also ‘an unmarried girl twelve years old in whom menstruation has commenced; a woman during menstruation; a barren woman; the mother of a still-born child’).
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 corpusVṛṣali (ವೃಷಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a girl who is menstruating, but not married.
2) [noun] a woman in her menstrual course.
3) [noun] a barren woman.
4) [noun] a woman who bore a dead child.
5) [noun] a woman belonging to śudra caste.
6) [noun] a woman guilty of adultery; an unchaste woman.
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)
Starts with: Vrishalipati, Vrishaliphena, Vrishaliphenapita, Vrishaliputra, Vrishalisevana, Vrishalivallabha, Vrishalivritti.
Full-text: Vrishalisevana, Vrishalipati, Vrishala, Vrishale, Anujirna, Vrishaliputra, Vrishaliphena, Vrishaliphenapita, Vrishalivritti, Varshali, Patighna, Veshya, Sevana.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 205 - Brāhmaṇas Unfit for Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 217 - Śrāddha: Proper Time, Eligible Brāhmaṇa etc. < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 184 - The Greatness of Dhautapāpa Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.178 < [Section XIX - Expiation for Wrongful Sexual Intercourse]
Verse 3.191 < [Section X - Method of Invitation]
Verse 3.250 < [Section XV - Procedure after Feeding]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)