Vishamashara, Viṣamaśara, Vishama-shara: 2 definitions
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Vishamashara 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 Viṣamaśara can be transliterated into English as Visamasara or Vishamashara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣamaśara (विषमशर).—epithets of the god of love; उन्मिमील विशदं विषमेषुः (unmimīla viśadaṃ viṣameṣuḥ) Śiśupālavadha 1.72.
Derivable forms: viṣamaśaraḥ (विषमशरः).
Viṣamaśara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣama and śara (शर). See also (synonyms): viṣamāyudha, viṣameṣu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣamaśara (विषमशर):—[=vi-ṣama-śara] [from vi-ṣama] m. ‘five-arrowed’, Name of the god of love, [Daśakumāra-carita]
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: Sara, Vishama, Cara.
Full-text: Vishamayudha, Vishameshu.
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