Viracaritra, Vīracaritra: 4 definitions

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Viracaritra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Viracharitra.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Viracaritra in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vīracaritra (वीरचरित्र).—n Epic poem.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Viracaritra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vīracaritra (वीरचरित्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a legendary history of Śālivāhana. [Mackenzie Collection] 98. Compare Śālivāhanacaritra.

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

Vīracaritra (वीरचरित्र):—[=vīra-caritra] [from vīra > vīr] n. ‘exploits of the hero’, Name of a celebrated drama by Bhava-bhūti (= mahāvīra-carita q.v.) and of a legendary history of Śāli-vāhana.

[Sanskrit to German]

Viracaritra 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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