Virashri, Vīraśrī: 5 definitions

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Virashri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Vīraśrī can be transliterated into English as Virasri or Virashri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Virashri in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vīraśrī (वीरश्री) refers to “heroic glory”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.37. Accordingly:—“[...] seeing Dakṣa and others entirely burnt, [Vīrabhadra] laughed boisterously filling the three worlds with the sound. He was surrounded by heroic glory (vīraśrī). Then a divine shower of flowers originating from the celestial park fell over Vīrabhadra accompanied by his Gaṇas”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vīraśrī (वीरश्री).—f S (Poetry.) The glory, lustre, or splendor of valor; or the glory or prestige of a warrior; heroism. Ex. kiṃ atithiviṇa bhōjana || kiṃ vīraśrī raṇa ||.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vīraśrī (वीरश्री).—f Heroism; the glory of valour.

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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

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

Vīraśrī (वीरश्री):—[=vīra-śrī] [from vīra > vīr] f. (in music) a kind of composition, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Virashri in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vīraśrī (வீரஶ்ரீ) [vīra-śrī] noun < idem. +.

1. See வீரலக்ஷ்மி [viralagshami], 1,

3. 2. See வீரலக்ஷ்மி [viralagshami],

2. நும்முடைய வீர்ரீயையும் புகழையும் இப்பொழுதே கொள்வேன் [nummudaiya virriyaiyum pugazhaiyum ippozhuthe kolven] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 771, உரை [urai]).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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