Vishnuratha, Viṣṇuratha, Vishnu-ratha: 8 definitions
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Vishnuratha 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 Viṣṇuratha can be transliterated into English as Visnuratha or Vishnuratha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)Viṣṇuratha (विष्णुरथ) refers to the “Vāhana (vehicle) of Viṣṇu”, as mentioned in the meditation on Garuḍa in the Vāyumaṇḍala, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā describes the different forms of Garuḍa in the five bhūta-maṇḍalas on which the aspirant has to meditate upon to cure the snake-bite victim from the poison which could have killed him. In the Vāyu-maṇḍala, meditating on Garuḍa, the vāhana of Viṣṇu (viṣṇuratha), seated in the eight-petalled lotus, with eight shoulders, holding in his hands, the conch, discus, nectar, snake, sāla and muṣṭi, the fierce daṇḍāyudha decimate the poison and its spread.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣṇuratha (विष्णुरथ).—an epithet of Garuḍa.
Derivable forms: viṣṇurathaḥ (विष्णुरथः).
Viṣṇuratha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṇu and ratha (रथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuratha (विष्णुरथ).—m.
(-thaḥ) Garuda, the bird and vehicle of Vishnu. E. viṣṇu, and ratha car or conveyance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuratha (विष्णुरथ).—m. Garuḍa.
Viṣṇuratha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṇu and ratha (रथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuratha (विष्णुरथ):—[=viṣṇu-ratha] [from viṣṇu] m. ‘V°’s chariot’, Name of Garuḍa (the bird and vehicle of Viṣṇu), [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuratha (विष्णुरथ):—[viṣṇu-ratha] (thaḥ) 1. m. Garuḍa, Vishnu's bird.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṣṇuratha (ವಿಷ್ಣುರಥ):—[noun] = ವಿಷ್ಣುವಾಹನ [vishnuvahana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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