Vikasvara, Vikashvara, Vikaśvara: 12 definitions
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Vikasvara 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 Vikaśvara can be transliterated into English as Vikasvara or Vikashvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Vikasvara (विकस्वर) refers to “blooming” (viz., of a flower), as mentioned in a list of twenty-six synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Vikasvara] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Vikasvarā (विकस्वरा) is another name for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Vikasvarā and Raktapunarnavā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—a.
1) Opening, expanding; कुशेशयैरत्र जलाशयोषिता मुदा रमन्ते कलबा विकस्वरैः (kuśeśayairatra jalāśayoṣitā mudā ramante kalabā vikasvaraiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 4.33.
2) Loud, distinctly audible (as a sound); उदडीयत वैकृतात् करग्रहजा- दस्य विकस्वरस्वरैः (udaḍīyata vaikṛtāt karagrahajā- dasya vikasvarasvaraiḥ) N.2.5; Daśakumāracarita 1.1.
See also (synonyms): vikaśvara.
Vikaśvara (विकश्वर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Opening, expanding. E. vi separately, kaṣ to go, varac aff.
Vikaśvara can also be spelled as Vikasvara (विकस्वर).
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Vikaṣvara (विकष्वर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Opening, expanding. E. vi before, kaṣ to go, aff. varac; also vikasvara .
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Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Opening, expanding. E. vi apart, kas to go, aff. varac; also derived from kaś or kaṣ, vikaśvara, and vikaṣvara .
Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—[vi-kas + vara] (also vikaśvara vikaśvara, cf. kas), adj. Opening.
Vikasvara (विकस्वर).—[adjective] open (lit. & [figuratively]), blossomed.
1) Vikaśvara (विकश्वर):—[=vi-kaśvara] vi-kaṣā, vi-kaṣvara, incorrect for vi-kasvara etc.
2) Vikasvara (विकस्वर):—[=vi-kasvara] [from vi-kasa > vi-kas] mfn. opened (as eyes), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] expanded, blown, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
4) [v.s. ...] clear (as sound), [Daśakumāra-carita]
5) [v.s. ...] candid, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Vikaśvara (विकश्वर):—[vi-kaśvara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Opening, expanding.
2) Vikaṣvara (विकष्वर):—[vi-kaṣvara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. See vikasvara.
3) Vikasvara (विकस्वर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Opening, expanding.
[Sanskrit to German]
Vikasvara (विकस्वर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viāsara.
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
Vikasvara (ವಿಕಸ್ವರ):—
1) [adjective] blowing; opening; tending to open; expanding.
2) [adjective] clear (as a sound).
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Vikasvara (ವಿಕಸ್ವರ):—[noun] = ವಿಕಸಿತ [vikasita]2 - 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vikasvara (विकस्वर):—adj. 1. opening; expanding; 2. brought; glittering; n. Rhet. justifying specific case with common one;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Full-text: Pratarvikasvara, Viasara, Vikaswar, Vacyalankara.
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