Vishasvada, Viṣāsvāda, Visha-asvada: 3 definitions

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Vishasvada 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 Viṣāsvāda can be transliterated into English as Visasvada or Vishasvada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣāsvāda (विषास्वाद).—a. tasting poison; मध्वापातो विषास्वादः स धर्मप्रतिरूपकः (madhvāpāto viṣāsvādaḥ sa dharmapratirūpakaḥ) Manusmṛti 11.9.

Viṣāsvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣa and āsvāda (आस्वाद).

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

Viṣāsvāda (विषास्वाद).—[masculine] tasting poison.

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

Viṣāsvāda (विषास्वाद):—[from viṣa > viṣ] mfn. tasting p°, [Manu-smṛti xi, 9] (cf. madhv-āpāta).

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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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