Vighneshana, Vighneśāna, Vighna-ishana: 3 definitions

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Vighneshana 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 Vighneśāna can be transliterated into English as Vighnesana or Vighneshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vighneśāna (विघ्नेशान).—epithets of Gaṇeśa; विघ्नेशो वः स पायाद्विवृतिषु जलधीन् पुष्कराग्रेण पीत्वा (vighneśo vaḥ sa pāyādvivṛtiṣu jaladhīn puṣkarāgreṇa pītvā). °वाहनम् (vāhanam) a rat.

Derivable forms: vighneśānaḥ (विघ्नेशानः).

Vighneśāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vighna and īśāna (ईशान). See also (synonyms): vighneśa, vighneśvara.

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

Vighneśāna (विघ्नेशान):—[=vi-ghneśāna] [from vi-ghna > vi-ghana] m. = -ghnapati, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Vighneshana in German

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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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