Visharasa, Viṣarasa, Visha-rasa: 4 definitions

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Visharasa 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 Viṣarasa can be transliterated into English as Visarasa or Visharasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣarasa (विषरस).—a poisoned potion, poisonliquid; चिराद्वेगारम्भी प्रसृत इव तीव्रो विषरसः (cirādvegārambhī prasṛta iva tīvro viṣarasaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 2.26.

Derivable forms: viṣarasaḥ (विषरसः).

Viṣarasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and rasa (रस).

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

Viṣarasa (विषरस).—[masculine] a poisoned drink.

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

Viṣarasa (विषरस):—[=viṣa-rasa] [from viṣa > viṣ] m. ‘poison-juice’, a poisoned draught or potion, [Mahābhārata]

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Visharasa 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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