Vishnuvriddha, Viṣṇuvṛddha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇuvṛddha can be transliterated into English as Visnuvrddha or Vishnuvriddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaViṣṇuvṛddha (विष्णुवृद्ध).—A King. He was the son of Trasadasyu. It is mentioned in Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa that Viṣṇuvṛddha who was a Kṣatriya by birth, became a Brahmin by penance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Viṣṇuvṛddha (विष्णुवृद्ध).—Kṣatriyas who became dvijas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 88; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 117.
1b) The descendants of Viṣṇuvṛddha, cognates of Angiras; Brahmans with Kṣatriya dharma.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 107; 88. 79.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumViṣṇuvṛddha (विष्णुवृद्ध) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Agniṣṭomaprayoga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣṇuvṛddha (विष्णुवृद्ध):—[=viṣṇu-vṛddha] [from viṣṇu] m. Name of a man
2) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) his descendants, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Inscriptions]
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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: Vriddha, Vishnu.
Starts with: Vishnuvriddhasahasranamastotra.
Full-text: Vishnuvriddhasahasranamastotra, Vishnuvardhana, Vaishnuvriddhi, Yashavanta, Agnishtomaprayoga, Kshatropetadvija, Vrittadyumani, Vakataka.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 66 - Description of Amāvasu dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 1 - Birth of seven sages (saptarṣi): Race of Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]