Vishnupriya, Viṣṇupriyā, Vishnu-priya: 5 definitions
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Vishnupriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, biology. 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 Viṣṇupriyā can be transliterated into English as Visnupriya or Vishnupriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)Viṣṇupriyā (विष्णुप्रिया) is the name of a commentary on his own Viṣṇuvilāsa ascribed to Rāmapāṇivāda (18th Century): a scholar of multi discipline, who flourished in Kerala in the 18th Century. He was a prolific writer both in Sanskrit and Prakrit. Also see the “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XXIV. pp. 173-74.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vishnupriya in India is the name of a plant defined with Tabernaemontana divaricata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminum zeylanicum Burm.f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Schlüssel zum Hortus indicus malabaricus (1818)
· Adansonia (1970)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1902)
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1925)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vishnupriya, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣṇupriyā (विष्णुप्रिया).—
1) basil.
2) Lakṣmī.
Viṣṇupriyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṇu and priyā (प्रिया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇupriyā (विष्णुप्रिया):—[=viṣṇu-priyā] [from viṣṇu] f. basil, [Dhanvantari]
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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: Vishnu, Priya.
Full-text: Vittunuppiriyam, Caitanya.
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Song 38 < [Daṇḍa-bhaṅga-līlā (Pastime of Breaking the Daṇḍa)]
Song 33 < [Viṣṇupriyā-vilāpa (Viṣṇupriyā’s Lament)]
Song 30 < [Kaiśora-Līlā, Prabhura Dvitīya-vivāha (The Lord’s Second Wedding)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.137 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 2.28.122 < [Chapter 28 - The Lord’s Pastime of Accepting Sannyāsa]
Verse 2.8.49 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Sri Krishna-Chaitanya (by Nisikanta Sanyal)
Chapter 16 - Marriage with Sri Vishnupriya Devi (Continued) < [Volume II]
Chapter 15 - Marriage with Sri Vishnupriya Devi < [Volume II]
Chapter 22 - Pilgrimage to Gaya and Initiation < [Volume II]
Let the Stream of Compassion flow < [July – September 1975]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Chaitanya's Life and Teachings (by Krishna-das Kaviraj)
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