The Sanskrit term Viṣṇuvardhakikṣetra can be transliterated into English as Visnuvardhakiksetra or Vishnuvardhakikshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

Viṣṇuvardhakikṣetra (विष्णुवर्धकिक्षेत्र) or Viṣṇuvardhaki is a place-name classified as a kṣetra and mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 52. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The field of Viṣṇuvardhaki. Viṣṇu is the first part of the name based on god Viṣṇu. The second part of his name seems to be dropped and instead his professional epithet ‘vardhakin’ has been added which means ‘a carpenter’. In Sāñcī Stūpa Inscriptions we get the word ‘vaḍakina’ which is the same as Sanskrit ‘vardhakin’ and means ‘carpenter’. In the Aṅgavijjā, we get the word ‘vaṭṭaki’ which denotes a metal worker.

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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.

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Partial matches: Kshetra, Vishnuvardhaki.

Full-text: Vattaki, Vadakina, Vardhakin, Vishnuvardhaki.

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