Vishnukavaca, Viṣṇukavaca: 2 definitions
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Vishnukavaca 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 Viṣṇukavaca can be transliterated into English as Visnukavaca or Vishnukavaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishnukavacha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Viṣṇukavaca (विष्णुकवच) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Taylor. 1, 105. Oppert. 3687.
—from Agnipurāṇa. Burnell. 198^a.
2) Viṣṇukavaca (विष्णुकवच):—from the Bhāgavatapurāṇa. Fl. 430.
3) Viṣṇukavaca (विष्णुकवच):—Tb. 182 F.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇukavaca (विष्णुकवच):—[=viṣṇu-kavaca] [from viṣṇu] n. Name of [work]
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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Partial matches: Vishnu, Kavaca.
Full-text: Kavaca, Agnipurana, Bhagavatapurana.
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