Shrivaishnava, Śrīvaiṣṇava: 4 definitions

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2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Shrivaishnava 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 Śrīvaiṣṇava can be transliterated into English as Srivaisnava or Shrivaishnava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śrīvaiṣṇava (श्रीवैष्णव).—m (S) A sect, or an individual of it, amongst the worshipers of Vishn̤u.

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

Śrīvaiṣṇava (श्रीवैष्णव):—[=śrī-vaiṣṇava] [from śrī] m. a member of the Vaiṣṇava sect ([especially] a follower of Rāmānuja q.v.), [Horace H. Wilson 1]

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Shrivaishnava 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

Śrīvaiṣṇava (ಶ್ರೀವೈಷ್ಣವ):—[noun] a follower of the Vaiṣṇava cult founded by Śrī Rāmānujācārya.

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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.

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Introduction

Pasuram 10.9.4 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Cul vicumpu ani mukil)]

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