The Sanskrit terms Viṃśōpaka and Viṃśopaka can be transliterated into English as Vimsopaka or Vimshopaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Viṃsopaka.—(EI 1), corrupt form of viṃśopaka, a copper coin which was (1/20) of the standard silver coin in value. Note: viṃsopaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Viṃśopaka.—(IE 8-6, 8-8; EI 29, 30; CII 4), a copper coin which was one-twentieth of the standard silver coin in value; cf. Viśālapriya-viṃśopaka (IE 8-8); Varāhakīya-viṃśopaka (EI 1); Vṛṣa- viṃśopaka (q. v.); a land measure equal to one twentieth of the standard land measure. See vīsa, viṃsopaka, vīsovā, visovaka. Cf. viśopaka (LP), supposed to be the same as vighā, a measure of land equal to 20 vasas [in Gujarat]. Note: viṃśopaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Viṃsopaka.—corruption of viṃśopaka. Note: viṃsopaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Viṃśopaka.—(1/20) of the standard silver coin of about 20 ratis; same as visvovaka, visopaka, vīsovā, etc. Note: viṃśopaka is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

viṃśōpaka (विंशोपक).—n (viṃśati S) A term in astrology. A twentieth (of the whole mass or amount of any substance, quality, or affection supposed to be in being). The term is well understood by Almanackmakers &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viṃśopaka (विंशोपक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Visopaga, Visovaga.

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Ends with: Pada-vimshopaka, Varaha-vimshopaka, Varahakiya-vimshopaka, Vrisha-vimshopaka.

Full-text: Vrisha-vimshopaka, Pada-vimshopaka, Varaha-vimshopaka, Varahakiya-vimshopaka, Visovaga, Visopaga, Visvovaka, Visopaka, Visova, Pada-vimshaka, Vimshatika, Visovaka, Bisva, Vigraha-dramma-visvovaka, Visava, Vigrahadramma-visovaka, Vishva, Pavisa, Visha.

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