Vishapushpa, Viṣapuṣpa, Visha-pushpa, Visapushpa: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Viṣapuṣpa can be transliterated into English as Visapuspa or Vishapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣapuṣpa (विषपुष्प).—the blue lotus.

Derivable forms: viṣapuṣpam (विषपुष्पम्).

Viṣapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and puṣpa (पुष्प).

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

Viṣapuṣpa (विषपुष्प).—m.

(-ṣpaḥ) A plant, (Vangueria spinosa.) n.

(-ṣpaṃ) The blue lotus. E. viṣa poison, and puṣpa flower.

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Visapuṣpa (विसपुष्प).—n.

(-ṣpaṃ) A lotus. E. visa the stalk, and puṣpa flower.

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

Viṣapuṣpa (विषपुष्प).—n. the blue lotus.

Viṣapuṣpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and puṣpa (पुष्प).

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

1) Viṣapuṣpa (विषपुष्प):—[=viṣa-puṣpa] [from viṣa > viṣ] n. a poisonous flower, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] the blue lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘having poisonous flowers’, Vanguieria Spinosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Viṣapuṣpa (विषपुष्प):—[viṣa-puṣpa] (ṣpaḥ) 1. m. Vangueria spinosa. n. Blue lotus.

2) Visapuṣpa (विसपुष्प):—[visa-puṣpa] (ṣpaṃ) 1. n. Lotus.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishapushpa 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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