Vir, Vīr: 5 definitions

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Vir means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vir [वीर्] in the Kashmiri language is the name of a plant identified with Salix tetrasperma Roxb. from the Salicaceae (Willow) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vir, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Vir [ﻭﻳﺮ] in the Kashmiri language is the name of a plant identified with Salix alba L. from the Salicaceae (Willow) family having the following synonyms: Salix regalis, Salix caerulea, Salix pameachiana.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vīr (वीर्).—r. 10th cl. (vīrayati-te) To be powerful or valiant, to make heroic or irresistible effort.

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

Vīr (वीर्).—i. 10 (properly a [denominative.] derived from vīra), [Ātmanepada.] 1. To be valiant. 2. To show one’s heroism.

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

1) Vīr (वीर्):—1. vīr (vi-√īr; only [Aorist] vy-airat),

—to split, break into pieces, tear open, divide asunder, [Ṛg-veda] :—[Causal] vīrayati ([imperfect tense] vy-airayat) idem, [ib.]

2) 2. vīr [class] 10. [Ātmanepada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxxv, 49]; rather [Nominal verb] [from] vīra below) vīrayate, to be powerful or valiant, display heroism, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa];

2) — ([Parasmaipada] vīrayati) to overpower, subdue, [Nirukta, by Yāska i, 7.]

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

Vīr (वीर्):—(ka) vīrayati 10. a. To be powerful or valiant or heroic.

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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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