Vikarshana, Vikarṣaṇa: 10 definitions
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Vikarshana 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.
The Sanskrit term Vikarṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Vikarsana or Vikarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vikarshan.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण).—n S Pulling or drawing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण).—n Pulling or drawing.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण).—Name of one of the five arrows of Cupid.
-ṇam 1 Drawing, dragging, pulling asunder.
2) A cross throw.
3) Abstinence from food.
4) Searching.
Derivable forms: vikarṣaṇaḥ (विकर्षणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Pulling, drawing, dragging. m.
(-ṇaḥ) One of the five arrows of Kama. E. vi before, kṛṣ to attract, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण).—i. e. vi-kṛṣ + ana, 1. Pulling, [Kirātārjunīya] 4, 15; drawing (of a bow), [Kirātārjunīya] 3, 57. 2. A throwing across, a cross-buttock, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 58, 169.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण).—[adjective] & [neuter] drawing asunder, bending (a bow).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण):—[=vi-karṣaṇa] [from vi-karṣa > vi-kṛṣ] mfn. drawing (a bow-string), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] taking away, removing, destroying, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the act of drawing or dragging asunder, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] the drawing (a bow-string), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Śiśupāla-vadha]
5) [v.s. ...] putting apart, distributing, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] putting off eating, abstinence from food, [Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] searching, investigation, [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
8) [v.s. ...] a cross-throw (in wrestling), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
9) [v.s. ...] m. ‘distractor’, one of the five arrows of Kāma-deva, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण):—[vi-karṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Pulling, drawing; dragging.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVikarṣaṇa (विकर्षण) [Also spelled vikarshan]:—(nm) repulsion; aversion, distate; ~[rṣitā] repulsiveness; aversion, distastefulness; ~[rṣī] repulsive; causing aversion, distasteful.
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Partial matches: Karshana, Vi.
Ends with: Pamsuvikarshana, Pravikarshana.
Full-text: Pamsuvikarshana, Pravikarshana, Vikarshan.
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