Virukshana, Virūkṣaṇa: 6 definitions

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Virukshana 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 Virūkṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Viruksana or Virukshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Virukshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Virūkṣaṇa (विरूक्षण).—

1) Roughening.

2) Acting as an astringent.

3) Blame, censure.

4) A curse, an imprecation.

Derivable forms: virūkṣaṇam (विरूक्षणम्).

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

Virukṣaṇa (विरुक्षण).—mfn.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇī-ṇaṃ) Astringent, drying. n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. Censure, blame, reviling, abuse. 2. Oath, imprecation. 3. Contracting, roughening, acting as an astringent. E. vi before rūkṣ to be rough, aff. lyuṭ.

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

1) Virūkṣaṇa (विरूक्षण):—[=vi-rūkṣaṇa] mf(ī)n. (√rūkṣ) making rough or dry, drying, astringent, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] the act of making rough etc., acting as an astringent, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] censure, blame, imprecation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Virūkṣaṇa (विरूक्षण):—[vi-rūkṣaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Censure; imprecation; oath. a. Astringent.

[Sanskrit to German]

Virukshana in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Virukshana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Virūkṣaṇa (ವಿರೂಕ್ಷಣ):—

1) [noun] an intense dislike; antipathy; repugnance ; aversion.

2) [noun] the act of making something become harsh or cruel.

3) [noun] a cruel, bitter, pungent remark.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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