Vishvasphani, Viśvasphāni: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvasphāni can be transliterated into English as Visvasphani or Vishvasphani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexViśvasphāni (विश्वस्फानि).—A Māgadha king equal to Hari in battle: cut at the root of the Kṣatriya order and established his own castes: viz. Kaivartas, Madrakas, Pulindas, Brāhmaṇas, and Pañcakas; said to be an enuch; offerings of, to devas, pitṛs, and Brahmans; died on the banks of the Ganges as an ascetic and went to Indraloka.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 190-3. Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 377-82.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvasphāṇi (विश्वस्फाणि):—[=viśva-sphāṇi] [from viśva] m. Name of a king of Magadha, [Purāṇa]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sphani, Vishva.
Full-text: Vishvasphati, Pancaka, Kaivarta, Madraka.
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