Virapeshas, Vīrapeśas, Vira-peshas: 2 definitions

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Virapeshas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Vīrapeśas can be transliterated into English as Virapesas or Virapeshas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Virapeshas in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vīrapeśas (वीरपेशस्):—[=vīra-peśas] [from vīra > vīr] (vīra-) m. forming the ornament of heroes, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] °ra-; [according to] to some, ‘consisting in male children’

[Sanskrit to German]

Virapeshas 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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