Vishamabana, Viṣamabāṇa, Vishama-bana: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Vishamabana 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 Viṣamabāṇa can be transliterated into English as Visamabana or Vishamabana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viṣamabāṇa (विषमबाण).—Name of the god of love; also विषमविशिखः, -शरः (viṣamaviśikhaḥ, -śaraḥ).

Derivable forms: viṣamabāṇaḥ (विषमबाणः).

Viṣamabāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣama and bāṇa (बाण).

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

Viṣamabāṇa (विषमबाण):—[=vi-ṣama-bāṇa] [from vi-ṣama] m. ‘five-arrowed’, Name of the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishamabana 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»] — Vishamabana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Viṣamabāṇa (ವಿಷಮಬಾಣ):—[noun] Manmatha, who is supposed to have an odd number (five) arrows.

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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