Vaicitravirya, Vaicitravīrya, Vaicitra-virya: 3 definitions
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Vaicitravirya 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vaichitravirya.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaicitravīrya (वैचित्रवीर्य).—Name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; भो भो वैचित्रवीर्य त्वं कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धन (bho bho vaicitravīrya tvaṃ kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhana) Bhāgavata 1.49.17.
Derivable forms: vaicitravīryaḥ (वैचित्रवीर्यः).
Vaicitravīrya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vaicitra and vīrya (वीर्य). See also (synonyms): vaicitryavīrya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaicitravīrya (वैचित्रवीर्य):—[=vaicitra-vīrya] [from vaicitra] m. ([from] vicitra-v) [patronymic] of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, of Pāṇḍu and of Vidura, [Kāṭhaka; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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.
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Partial matches: Vaicitra, Virya.
Starts with: Vaicitraviryaka.
Full-text: Vaicitraviryin, Vaicitryavirya, Vicitravirya, Dhritarashtra.
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