The Sanskrit term Viśvakośa can be transliterated into English as Visvakosa or Vishvakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Viśvakośa (विश्वकोश) is a Sanskrit word referring to an ancient Sanskrit dictionary.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Viśvakośa (विश्वकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a designation of the Viśvaprakāśakośa. Rādh. 11, etc.
—or Viśvanighaṇṭu, by Parameśvara Bhaṭṭa (?). Oppert. 5651. 5761. 6668. 8243. Ii, 1166. 2703. 4945. 5267. 6015. 6145. 8355.

2) Viśvakośa (विश्वकोश):—‘a dictionary of medical terms’ (?), by Maheśvara (?). Oudh. Xiv, 108.

3) Viśvakośa (विश्वकोश):—lex. by Keśava. As p. 90.

Viśvakośa has the following synonyms: Nāmānuśāsana.

4) Viśvakośa (विश्वकोश):—by Keśava. See Nāmānuśāsana.

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

Viśvakośa (विश्वकोश):—[=viśva-kośa] [from viśva] m. Name of various works.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishvakosha in German

context information

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

Viśvakōśa (ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ):—[noun] a book or set of books giving information on all or many branches of knowledge; an encyclopaedia.

context information

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: Kosha, Vishva, Koca.

Full-text: Marala, Namanushasana, Taitila, Netra, Cha, Ca, Vishvaprakasha, Kesava.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Vishvakosha, Viśvakośa, Visvakosa, Vishva-kosha, Viśva-kośa, Visva-kosa, Viśvakōśa, Viśva-kōśa; (plurals include: Vishvakoshas, Viśvakośas, Visvakosas, koshas, kośas, kosas, Viśvakōśas, kōśas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 3.1.286 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 7.11 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]

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