Vidvan, Vidvān: 7 definitions
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Vidvan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Vidvān (विद्वान्).—A Vaikuṇṭha god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 57.
1b) Bṛhangiras and a son of Varūtri.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 79; Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 78.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
vidvān (विद्वान्).—a (S) Learned, erudite, versed in science or sacred knowledge. In comp. it becomes vidvat, and of this word the laws of euphony change the t into d, j, n, l &c.; as vidvatsabhā, vidvajjana, &c.
vidvān (विद्वान्).—a Learned.
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
1) Vidvan (विद्वन्):—[from vid] 1. vidvan mfn. = vidvas, [Atharva-veda ix, 9, 7.]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. vidvan in [compound] for vidvat.
Vidvan (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 明智居士 [míng zhì jū shì]: “Vidvan” [Sanskrit personal name].
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vidvān (विद्वान्):—(a and nm) learned (man), a scholar.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vidvān (ವಿದ್ವಾನ್):—
1) [noun] = ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸ [vidvamsa].
2) [noun] a title prefixed to the names of men.
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)
Starts with: Vidvamandana, Vidvana, Vidvanagni, Vidvanga, Vidvanmanohara, Vidvanmanorama, Vidvanmanoranjini, Vidvanmanya, Vidvanmodataramgini, Vidvanmodatarangini, Vidvanmodatatarangini, Vidvanmodini, Vidvannu, Vidvantu, Vidvanu.
Full-text (+32): Vidvanmanoranjini, Vidvanmanohara, Vidvamandana, Vidvanmodini, Vidvanmanorama, Makavitvan, Vidvas, Vidvanmodataramgini, Vidvanu, Vidvannu, Visheshavidvas, Krishti, Vittuvan, Shishyanushishya, Minh tri cu si, Acitti, Pratibhanavat, Kriyavat, Diviratha, Shrutipramanyatas.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.9.6 < [Chapter 9 - Brahmā’s Prayers]
Verse 8.13.88 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 4.1.47 < [Chapter 1 - The Story of the Personified Vedas]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Isopanisad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Ishavasya Upanishad with Shankara Bhashya (Sitarama) (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
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