Vikramin, Vikramī, Vikrami: 13 definitions

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्) (lit. “one who is displaying valour”) is a synonym (another name) for the Lion (Siṃha), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्) refers to “one who crosses over” (e.g., into higher realities), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(A true practitioner) is a hero (vīra) who exerts himself and is courageous. He is content, devoted to the teacher, not greedy, compassionate, industrious, self-controlled, of good appearance, sāttvika, deep, all his limbs are intact (and) active, he knows (true) devotion and the scriptures and crosses over into (higher) realities [i.e., tattva-vikramin]. He is devoted to the transmission which is free of thought (nirvikalpakrama), he eats what he has begged and is desireless. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्) refers to “one who is valorous” and is used to describe Guha / Kārttikeya (i.e., Śiva’s son), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.15 (“Gaṇeśa’s battle”).—Accordingly, as Gaṇeśa fought with Śiva’s Gaṇas: “[...] The earth with all the oceans quaked. As a result of the violent battle even mountains fell down. The sky whirled with the planets and the stars. Everything was agitated. The gods fled. The Gaṇas too did likewise. The valorous (vikramin) six-faced deity alone did not flee. The great warrior stopped everyone and stood in front. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्).—a.

1) Chivalrous, heroic.

2) Powerful, strong. -m.

1) A lion.

2) A hero.

3) An epithet of Viṣṇu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vikrāmin (विक्रामिन्).—(unrecorded elsewhere) (1) = Sanskrit vikra-min, possessing prowess; chiefly m.c.; °mī, n. sg., Mahāvyutpatti 2400 (Mironov vikramī); Tibetan rtsal (po) che (ba), usually = vikrama; in n. pr. (proper name) Vijaya-vikrāmin, q.v. (here Mironov also °krā°); in padmaśrīvikurvitasamanta-vikrāmin, one of a list of bodhisattva-samādhis, Gaṇḍavyūha 39.19; in voc. mahāprajñājñāna-vikrāmin, addressed to Sudhana (2), Gaṇḍavyūha 385.21; all prose; (2) see ratnapadma-vikrāmin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्).—m. (-mī) 1. A lion. 2. A hero. E. vikrama strength, valour, ini aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्).—i.e. vikrama + in, m. 1. A hero. 2. A lion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्).—[adjective] stepping, bestriding; advancing, courageous, bold.

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

1) Vikramin (विक्रमिन्):—[=vi-kramin] [from vi-krama > vi-kram] mfn. striding (said of Viṣṇu), [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] displaying valour, courageous, gallant, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

3) [v.s. ...] m. a lion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्):—[vi-kramin] (mī) 5. m. A lion; a hero.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vikramin (विक्रमिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vikkami.

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Vikramin 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vikramī (विक्रमी):—(a) heroic, valiant, valorous; pertaining to [vikrama] or his era.

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