Vilasavati, Vilāsavatī: 5 definitions
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Vilasavati 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVilāsavatī (विलासवती).—A wanton or amorous woman; विलासवतीसखः (vilāsavatīsakhaḥ) R.9.48; विलासवत्यो मनसि प्रवासिनामनङ्गसंदीपनमाशु कुर्वते (vilāsavatyo manasi pravāsināmanaṅgasaṃdīpanamāśu kurvate) Ṛtusaṃhāra 1.12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVilāsavatī (विलासवती).—[feminine] a coquettish woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVilāsavatī (विलासवती) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—nāṭaka. Quoted in Sāhityadarpaṇa p. 202.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vilāsavatī (विलासवती):—[=vi-lāsa-vatī] [from vilāsa-vat > vi-lāsa > vi-las] f. a wanton or coquettish woman, [Kālidāsa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of various women, [Vasiṣṭha; Kādambarī]
3) [v.s. ...] of a drama (quoted in [Sāhitya-darpaṇa])
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 corpusVilāsavati (ವಿಲಾಸವತಿ):—[noun] = ವಿಲಾಸಿನಿ [vilasini].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Vilasa, Vati.
Full-text: Vilasavant.
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