Vishra, Viśra: 12 definitions
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Vishra 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 Viśra can be transliterated into English as Visra or Vishra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaVisra (विस्र) refers to “raw” or “smelling”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 22.50.—Cf. Anargharāghava 4.25.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuVisrā (विस्रा) is another name for Hapuṣā, an unidentified medicinal plant possibly identified with Juniperus communis Linn (“common juniper”) or Juniperus macropoda Boiss. (also called Juniperus excelsa polycarpos, or “the Pashtun juniper”), both from the Cupressaceae family of plants, according to verse 4.113-115 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Visrā and Hapuṣā, there are a total of eleven Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Visra (विस्र):—A smell like that of raw meat, smell like blood. An attribute of Pitta.
2) [visraṃ] Smell of live fish
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśra (विश्र).—4 P.
1) To take rest, repose, stop; पितामहः प्रजासर्गे त्वयि विश्रान्तवान् प्रभुः (pitāmahaḥ prajāsarge tvayi viśrāntavān prabhuḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.156.7; प्रसीद विश्राम्यतु वीर वज्रम् (prasīda viśrāmyatu vīra vajram) Kumārasambhava 3.9.
2) To cease, stop, come to an end.
Derivable forms: viśram (विश्रम्).
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Visra (विस्र).—A smell like that of raw meat. -a. Stinking of; (śikhiśikhāśreṇayaḥ) अजस्रस्रुतबहलवसावासविस्रे स्वनन्ति (ajasrasrutabahalavasāvāsavisre svananti) Nāg. 4.18; N.22.5.
Derivable forms: visram (विस्रम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVisra (विस्र).—n.
(-sraṃ) A smell like that of raw meat. E. vis to send, aff. rak .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVisra (विस्र).—n. A smell like that of raw meant, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 74, 10 ([Prakrit]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVisra (विस्र).—[adjective] stinking of raw flesh.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Visra (विस्र):—mfn. ([from] √vis for bis?) musty, smelling of raw meat, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Kathāsaritsāgara; Suśruta] etc.
2) Visrā (विस्रा):—[from visra] f. a species of plant (= hapuṣā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Visra (विस्र):—n. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a smell like that of raw meat
4) blood
5) fat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVisra (विस्र):—(sraṃ) 1. n. A smell like that of raw meat.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Visra (विस्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vissa.
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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 corpusVisra (ವಿಸ್ರ):—[noun] rotten, putrified meat.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+78): Vishrabdha, Vishrabdhakarya, Vishrabdham, Vishrabdhanavodha, Vishrabdhapralapin, Vishrabdhasupta, Vishrabdhata, Vishrabdhatva, Vishram, Vishrama, Vishrama shukla, Vishrama-ghata, Vishramabhavana, Vishramabhu, Vishramabhumi, Vishramaji, Vishramakaksha, Vishramalaya, Vishramamdale, Vishramana.
Ends with: Avisra.
Full-text (+2): Visragandhi, Vishram, Visrata, Visragandha, Vissa, Vissama, Visras, Visraka, Visragandhin, Visratva, Vicirakanti, Visamma, Hapusha, Vishrama, Visrasa, Vishrambhika, Vishrambhin, Nivva, Ghatika, Pitta.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.124 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.7.8 < [Part 7 - Ghastliness (vībhatsa-rasa)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Vāyu, Pitta and Kapha < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)