Viran, Viraṇ, Vi-ran, Vīraṉ: 3 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViraṇ (विरण्):—[=vi-√raṇ] Caus. -raṇayati, to cause to sound, make to resound, play upon (a musical instrument), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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 dictionaryViran in Hindi refers in English to:—(a and nm) deserted, devastated, desolate; uninhabited (place); ~[ni] desolateness, desertedness..—viran (वीरान) is alternatively transliterated as Vīrāna.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVīraṉ (வீரன்) noun < vīra.
1. Hero, warrior; பராக்கிரம முள்ளவன். நன்னீர்சொரிந்தனன் வீரனேற் றான் [parakkirama mullavan. nannirsorinthanan viraner ran] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 489).
2. Vīrabhadra. See வீரபத்திரன். நெற்றி விழிக்கவந்து பணிந்துநின்றனன் வீரனே [virapathiran. nerri vizhikkavanthu paninthuninranan virane] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 334).
3. Arhat; அருகன். வீரன் றாணிழல் விளங்க நோற்றபின் [arugan. viran ranizhal vilanga norrapin] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 409).
4. Commander; படைத்தலைவன். (திவா.) [padaithalaivan. (thiva.)]
5. Bhīṣma; வீடுமன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [viduman. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
6. A village deity. See மதுரைவீரன். [mathuraiviran.]
7. Fire; அக்கினி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [akkini. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
8. Sacrificial fire; ஓமாக்கினி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [omakkini. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
9. Dancer; கூத்தாடி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kuthadi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+1): Birana, Viranacanni, Viranaga, Viranagara, Viranahari, Viranaka, Viranakacam, Viranakam, Viranakari, Viranakiranti, Viranakiruti, Viranakirutu, Viranakkalli, Viranakkopini, Viranam, Viranamula, Viranapparu, Viranastamba, Viranastambaka, Viranavaittiyan.
Full-text (+78): Yuttaviran, Tanaviran, Virativiran, Ekaviran, Pavataiviran, Maturaiviran, Kotiyaviran, Nanaviran, Mappillaiviran, Cuttaviran, Tayaviran, Vettiviran, Pataiviran, Vittuviran, Anmaviran, Iranaviran, Makaviran, Viranin, Aintu-viranmotiram, Madurai-veeran.
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