Virahini, Virahiṇī: 7 definitions
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Virahini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvirahiṇī (विरहिणी).—f S A woman under the pangs of absence (from her lover or husband).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvirahiṇī (विरहिणी).—f A woman under the pangs of absence (from her lover or husband).
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: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVirahiṇī (विरहिणी).—
1) A woman separated from her lover or husband.
2) Wages, hire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Virahiṇī (विरहिणी):—[=vi-rahiṇī] [from vi-rahin > vi-raha > vi-rah] f. a woman separated from her husband or lover, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] wages, hire, [ib.]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVirahiṇī (विरहिणी):—(a and nf) (one) separated from her lover/husband, grass widow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVirahiṇi (ವಿರಹಿಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman separated from one’s beloved man, sweetehart.
2) [noun] a woman who is living alone, dissociating from others.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVirahiṇī (विरहिणी):—n. → वियोगिनी [viyoginī]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Vi.
Starts with: Virahinimanovinoda.
Full-text: Virahinimanovinoda, Virahite, Thulibhadrasajjhaya.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.24 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.122 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 8.3 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
Text 10.129 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 10 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Studies in Rajput Painting < [July-August, 1929]
Dhvani in ‘Meghaduta’ < [April 1968]
Keats in India < [January 1967]