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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Virohaṇa (विरोहण).—A nāga (serpent) born in the family of Takṣaka. This serpent was burnt to death in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 9).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Virohaṇa (विरोहण) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.52.8, I.57) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Virohaṇa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Virohaṇa is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.52.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Virohaṇa (विरोहण).—

1) Healing (as a sore); व्रणविरोपणं तैलम् (vraṇaviropaṇaṃ tailam) Ś.4.14.

2) Planting.

Derivable forms: virohaṇam (विरोहणम्).

See also (synonyms): viropaṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Virohaṇa (विरोहण) or Viropaṇa.—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Healing, (as a wound.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Virohaṇa (विरोहण).—[adjective] causing to grow together, heating.

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

1) Virohaṇa (विरोहण):—[=vi-rohaṇa] [from vi-roha > vi-ruh] mfn. causing to grow over or heal, [Śakuntalā] ([varia lectio] for vi-ropaṇa)

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a serpent-demon, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] growing out, shooting forth, budding, [???; Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Virohana 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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Partial matches: Rohana, Vi.

Ends with: Agarasthunavirohana, Shushkavirohana, Sthunavirohana.

Full-text: Viropana, Agarasthunavirohana, Shushkavirohana, Sthunavirohana, Sthuna.

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