Vishrath, Vi-shrath, Viśrath: 2 definitions

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Vishrath 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 Viśrath can be transliterated into English as Visrath or Vishrath, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viśrath (विश्रथ्).—[Middle] & [Causative] loosen, untie, release, remove, destroy.

Viśrath is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and śrath (श्रथ्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viśrath (विश्रथ्):—[=vi-√śrath] (only 3. sg. [perfect tense] [Ātmanepada] -śaśrathe), to open for one’s self, [Ṛg-veda ix, 70, 2] :—[Causal] -śrathayati (2. sg. [imperative] śrathāya [subjunctive] [Aorist] -śiśrathaḥ), to loosen, untie, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];

—to remit, pardon (a sin), [Ṛg-veda iv, 12, 4];

—to destroy, [ib. ii, 28, 7.]

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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.

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