Vishalyakarani, Viśalyakaraṇi, Viśalyakaraṇī, Vishalya-karani: 5 definitions
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Vishalyakarani 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 terms Viśalyakaraṇi and Viśalyakaraṇī can be transliterated into English as Visalyakarani or Vishalyakarani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaViśalyakaraṇī (विशल्यकरणी).—See under Mṛtasañjīvani.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Viśalyakaraṇi (विशल्यकरणि).—A medicinal herb in Droṇa hill of Śālmalidvīpa; has the power to bring the dead back to life.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 19. 39; Matsya-purāṇa 122. 56; Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 35.
2) Viśalyakaraṇī (विशल्यकरणी).—(River) in Kalingadeśa near the Amarakaṇṭaka hills also Viśalya,1 a great and holy river serving the Narmadā.2
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśalyakaraṇī (विशल्यकरणी).—a particular herb with medicinal properties.
Viśalyakaraṇī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśalya and karaṇī (करणी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśalyakaraṇī (विशल्यकरणी):—[=vi-śalya-karaṇī] [from viśalya-karaṇa > vi-śalya] f. a [particular] herb with wonder-working properties, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViśalyakaraṇi (ವಿಶಲ್ಯಕರಣಿ):—[noun] a kind of medicinal herb with wonder-working properties.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishalya, Karani.
Full-text: Vicalliyakarani, Amarakantaka, Vishalya, Drona, Sushena, Raksha.
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