Vikesha, Vikeśa: 7 definitions
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Vikesha 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 Vikeśa can be transliterated into English as Vikesa or Vikesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVikeśa (विकेश).—A son of Damana, an avatār of the Lord in the third dvāpara.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 124.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVikeśa (विकेश).—a. (-śī f.)
1) Having loose hair.
2) Having no hair, bald (as head).
-śī 1 A woman with loose hair.
2) A woman without hair.
3) A small tress of hair tied up separately and then collected into the larger braid or Veṇi.
4) Name of the wife of Śiva in the form of the Earth (one of the 8 forms of Śiva; cf. yāmāhuḥ sarvabhūtaprakṛtiḥ Ś.1.1.).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikeśa (विकेश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) Bald. f. (-śī) 1. A small braid or tress of hair, first tied up severally, and then collected into the Veni or larger braid. 2. A woman without hair. 3. A woman with loose hair. E. vi severally or privative, keśa hair.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikeśa (विकेश).—[feminine] ī shag-haired; [feminine] ī [Epithet] of cert. evil demons.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vikeśa (विकेश):—[=vi-keśa] [from vi] mf(ī)n. having loose or dishevelled hair, [Atharva-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] hairless, bald, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Muni, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVikeśa (विकेश):—[vi-keśa] (śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) a. Bald. f. A small braid or tress of hair; a woman without hair.
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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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Starts with: Vikeshataraka.
Full-text: Vikesika, Vidyutkesha, Vikeshataraka, Viketu, Damana, Vikeshi.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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