Vikartana: 10 definitions
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Vikartana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVikartana (विकर्तन).—A king of the Solar dynasty who was afflicted with leprosy. It is stated in Padma Purāṇa, Uttarakhaṇḍa, Chapter 135, that he got recovery from the disease by bathing in the river Sābhramatī.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsVikartana (विकर्तन):—Cutting pain
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVikartana (विकर्तन).—
1) The sun; Uttararāmacarita 5.
2) The Arka plant.
3) A son who has usurped his father's kingdom.
Derivable forms: vikartanaḥ (विकर्तनः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVikartana (विकर्तन).—(nt. or m., = Pali vikattana, vikantana), knife, in go-vi° (also Pali), (cow-)butcher-knife: (sayyathāpi …goghātako vā)…tīkṣṇena go-vikartanena gāvīye śīrṣakapālaṃ dāleya Mahāvastu ii.125.4 (Pali Vin. iii.89.14 tiṇhena govikattanena; in same simile as Mahāvastu, Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.244.15 °vikan- tanena).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikartana (विकर्तन).—i. e. vi-kṛt + ana, m. 1. A son who has usurped his father’s kingdom. 2. The sun, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 124, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikartana (विकर्तन).—[adjective] & [neuter] cutting asunder, dividing; [masculine] the sun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vikartana (विकर्तन):—[=vi-kartana] [from vi-karta > vi-kṛt] mfn. cutting asunder, dividing, [Nirukta, by Yāska]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the sun ([probably] as the ‘divider of clouds’), [Uttararāma-carita; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) [v.s. ...] a son who has usurped his father’s kingdom, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. the act of cutting asunder or dividing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vikartanā (विकर्तना) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vigattaṇā.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVikartana (ವಿಕರ್ತನ):—
1) [noun] the sun.
2) [noun] the plant Calotropis gigantea ( = C. procera) of Asclepiadaceae family.
3) [noun] the plant Rourea santaloides of Connaraceae family.
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)
Ends with: Adhivikartana.
Full-text: Vaikartana, Vikarttanan, Adhivikartana, Vigattana, Atiratha.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 9.48 < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.85.35 < [Sukta 85]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXXII < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
Section LIV < [Goharana Parva]
Section CLXVI < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Sun-worship Vratas (12) Kalyāna-saptamī < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Seventy names of the Sun God < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 128 - Greatness of Sāgarāditya (Sāgara-āditya) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 239 - Greatness of Nāgarārka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)