Vishasitri, Viśasitṛ: 6 definitions

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Vishasitri 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 Viśasitṛ can be transliterated into English as Visasitr or Vishasitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viśasitṛ (विशसितृ).—m. A dissector; Manusmṛti 5.51.

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

Viśasitṛ (विशसितृ).—mfn. (-tā-trī-tṛ) 1. Killing. 2. Dissecting. E. vi, śas to kill, tṛc aff.

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

Viśasitṛ (विशसितृ).—[vi-śas + itṛ], m., f. trī, and n. 1. Who or what dissects, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 51. 2. Who or what kills.

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

Viśasitṛ (विशसितृ).—[masculine] who kills or cuts up (an animal).

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

Viśasitṛ (विशसितृ):—[=vi-śasitṛ] [from vi-śas] m. one who cuts up, a dissector, [Manu-smṛti v, 51.]

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

Viśasitṛ (विशसितृ):—[(tā-trī-tṛ) a.] Killing; dissecting.

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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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