Vighnahantri, Vighnahantṛ, Vighna-hantri: 3 definitions
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Vighnahantri 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.
The Sanskrit term Vighnahantṛ can be transliterated into English as Vighnahantr or Vighnahantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVighnahantṛ (विघ्नहन्तृ) refers to “one who quells obstacles” and is used to describe Gaṇeśa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.18 (“Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Gaṇeśa: “O son of Pārvatī, I am pleased, there is no doubt about it. When I am pleased the entire universe is pleased. None will be against the same. Since, even as a boy you showed great valour as Pārvatī’s son, you will remain brilliant and happy always. Let your name be the most auspicious in the matter of quelling obstacles (vighnahantṛ-tva). Be the presiding officer of all my Gaṇas and worthy of worship now”.
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: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVighnahantṛ (विघ्नहन्तृ).—m. a destroyer of obstacles, Cān. 97 in Berl. Monatsb. 1864, 413.
Vighnahantṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vighna and hantṛ (हन्तृ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVighnahantṛ (विघ्नहन्तृ):—[=vi-ghna-hantṛ] [from vi-ghna > vi-ghana] m. ‘remover or destroyer of obstacles’, Name of Gaṇeśa, [Cāṇakya]
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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