Vikuntha, Vikuṇṭha, Vikuṇṭhā: 6 definitions

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vikuṇṭha (विकुण्ठ).—(VAIKUṆṬHA). A group of Devas (gods) in the Manvantara of Raivata. There were fourteen Devas in this group. The mother of these gods was Vikuṇṭhā. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, 2, 36, 57).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Vikuṇṭha (विकुण्ठ).—A name of Hari.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 16. 6.

1b) Vṛṣabettā, Jaya, Bhīma, Śuci, Dānta, Yaśa, Dama, Nātha, Vidvān, Ajeya, Kṛśa, Gaura and Dhruva.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 50.

2) Vikuṇṭhā (विकुण्ठा).—The mother of the gods called the Vaikuṇṭhas;1 mother of Vaikuṇṭha, the great god in the Cākṣuṣa2 epoch.

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 4. 31.
  • 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 41.
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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikuṇṭha (विकुण्ठ).—Name of Viṣṇu's heaven; प्रतिनन्द्य जगादेदं विकुण्ठनिलयो विभुः (pratinandya jagādedaṃ vikuṇṭhanilayo vibhuḥ) Bhāgavata 3.16.1;7.9.39.

-ṇṭhā Name of the mother of Viṣṇu.

Derivable forms: vikuṇṭham (विकुण्ठम्).

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Vikuṇṭha (विकुण्ठ).—a.

1) Sharp, penetrating.

2) Very blunt.

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

Vikuṇṭha (विकुण्ठ).—[adjective] sharp, piercing, irresistible; [masculine] [Epithet] of Viṣṇu & [Name] of Viṣṇu’s heaven.

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

1) Vikuṇṭha (विकुण्ठ):—[=vi-kuṇṭha] [from vi] mfn. sharp, keen, penetrating, irresistible, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] very blunt (a-v, sharp etc.), [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu’s heaven, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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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