Vrishanka, Vṛṣāṅka, Vrisha-anka, Vrishamka: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vṛṣāṅka can be transliterated into English as Vrsanka or Vrishanka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क) refers to the “bull-bannered lord” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.12 (“The story of Śiva and Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogized Śiva: “[...] Obeisance to you, the support of the waters of the Gaṅgā, to the deity possessed of the attributes, obeisance to the lord of the gods, obeisance to Śiva. Obeisance to the bull-bannered lord (vṛṣāṅka) Śiva, obeisance to the lord of Gaṇas; Obeisance to the lord of all. Obeisance to the lord of the three worlds. O lord, obeisance to you, the annihilator, the sustainer and creator of the worlds. O lord of gods, obeisance to you, the lord of three attributes and the eternal. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क).—A name of Śiva.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 8. 1; Matsya-purāṇa 154. 196.
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 dictionaryVṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क).—
1) an epithet of Śiva; उमावृषाङ्कौ शरजन्मना यथा (umāvṛṣāṅkau śarajanmanā yathā) (nanandatuḥ) R.3.23.
2) a pious or virtuous man.
3) the marking-nut plant.
4) a eunuch. °जः (jaḥ) a small drum.
Derivable forms: vṛṣāṅkaḥ (वृषाङ्कः).
Vṛṣāṅka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛṣa and aṅka (अङ्क).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क).—m.
(-ṅkaḥ) 1. Siva. 2. A pious man. 3. Marking-nut plant. 4. An eunuch, one employed in the zenana. E. vṛṣa the bull of the deity, or virtue, and aṅka mark.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क).—[adjective] & [masculine] = 2 vṛṣadhvaja.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क):—[from vṛṣa > vṛṣ] m. ‘bull-marked’, Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] ‘marked by virtue’, a pious man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the marking-nut plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a eunuch, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṣāṅka (वृषाङ्क):—[vṛṣā+ṅka] (ṅkaḥ) 1. m. Shiva; pious man; marking nut plant; a eunuch.
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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 corpusVṛṣāṃka (ವೃಷಾಂಕ):—
1) [noun] = ವೃಷಧ್ವಜ - [vrishadhvaja -] 2.
2) [noun] Gaṇeśa, whose emblem is a mouse.
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)
Partial matches: Vrisha, Anka.
Starts with: Vrishankaja.
Ends with: Govrishanka, Umavrishanka.
Full-text: Vrishankaja, Umavrishanka, Vrishalakshman, Vrishabhanka.
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