The Sanskrit terms Viṣayavāsin and Viṣayavāsī can be transliterated into English as Visayavasin or Vishayavasin or Visayavasi or Vishayavasi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Viṣayavāsin (विषयवासिन्) refers to “people in various districts”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “When kings are overpowered by enemies with an army (or: by strong enemies), when cities are burnt down and the Kings’ army is driven away, when people in various districts (viṣayavāsin—tattadviṣayavāsinām) do not have access to food [and other goods] — if the kingdom is thus oppressed by the enemies’ army, oh Great Sage, and if in this inadequate situation the King’s enemies are unimpeded, he should have a sixteen-armed Sudarśana constructed [and properly installed, for his power is] without obstacles”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viṣayavāsin (विषयवासिन्).—mfn. (-sī-sinī-si) Engaged in the affairs of life E. viṣaya and vāsin who abides.

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

Viṣayavāsin (विषयवासिन्).—[adjective] living in a country; [masculine] inhabitant of a country, countryman.

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

1) Viṣayavāsin (विषयवासिन्):—[=viṣaya-vāsin] [from viṣaya] mfn. inhabiting a country (anya-viṣaya-v, the inhabitant of another c°), [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra]

2) [v.s. ...] engaged in the affairs of life, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Viṣayavāsin (विषयवासिन्):—[viṣaya-vāsin] (sī-sinī-si) a. Engaged in the world.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishayavasin 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vasi, Vishaya, Vicaya, Vaci.

Full-text: Vasi.

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