Vishruta, Viśruta: 19 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term Viśruta can be transliterated into English as Visruta or Vishruta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Visrut.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Viśruta (विश्रुत):—Son of Devamīḍha (son of Kṛtaratha). He had a son named Mahādhṛti. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.13.16)
1a) Viśruta (विश्रुत).—(Viśruti, Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa): a Yāmadeva.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 13. 92. Vāyu-purāṇa 62. 12.
1b) One of the twenty Amitābha gaṇas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 17.
Viśruta (विश्रुत) is the son of Vitihotra (Vītihotra?) who was born in the line of Jayadhvaja, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Jayadhvaja was very intelligent and was devoted to Nārāyaṇa. The progeny of Jayadhvaja are called Tālajaṃghas (Tālajaṅghas). Vitihotra was the eldest of them and they were Yadavas. Vitihotra’s son was Viśruta whose wife was Pativratā (“very chaste”). [...] From Viśruta through Urvaśī were born seven illustrious sons.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Viśruta (विश्रुत).—The son begotten by the Pracetās through Māriṣā.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Viśruta (विश्रुत) refers to “being famous (in the world)” according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Śiva, that is, Śrīnātha has entered the four sacred seats (i.e., Oḍḍiyāṇa, Jālandhara, Pūrṇagiri and Kāmarūpa) along with Umā, the goddess. [...] Thus that Siddha has attained repose in knowledge. He has acquired knowledge and is famous (viśruta) in the world. His body has come down into the Lineage of the Youngest. Who is he? He is said to be the sun, the husband of the dawn. The other name he has assumed is Mitra and so (this Siddha) is called Mitrīśa. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Viśruta (विश्रुत) refers to “one who is famous”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] 4. There was an overlord of Aṅga, like unto the king of the gods, famed [viśruta] under the name of Romapāda. Once he was seated on a jeweled throne on the bank of the Ganges in the city of Campā, surrounded by his retinue, when some people reported to him that all the crops of grain, etc., were being destroyed by wild elephants. The king reflected: ‘Now what can I do?’”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Viśruta (विश्रुत) is the name of a Pratyekabuddha mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Viśruta).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
viśruta (विश्रुत).—a S Famous. viśruti f S Fame or celebrity.
viśruta (विश्रुत).—a Famous. viśruti f Fame or celebrity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Viśruta (विश्रुत).—p. p.
1) Well-known, renowned, celebrated.
2) Pleased, delighted, happy.
3) Flowing forth.
-tam 1 Fame, celebrity; त्वमप्यदभ्रश्रुतविश्रुतं विभोः (tvamapyadabhraśrutaviśrutaṃ vibhoḥ) Bhāgavata 1.5.4.
2) Learning.
Viśruta (विश्रुत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Famous, celebrated, renowned. 2. Known. 3. Pleased, happy. 4. Dropped, flowing. E. vi before śruta heard.
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Visruta (विस्रुत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Spread, stretched. 2. Dropped, flowing. E. vi apart, sru to go, kta aff.
Viśruta (विश्रुत).—[adjective] heard, learnt, understood, known as ([nominative]); famous, renowned.
1) Viśruta (विश्रुत):—[=vi-śruta] [from vi-śrāva] 1. vi-śruta mfn. (for 2. See [column]2) flowed away, flowing forth, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [=vi-śruta] [from vi-śru] 2. vi-śruta mfn. heard of far and wide, heard, noted, notorious, famous, celebrated, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] known as, passing for, named ([nominative case]), [Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] pleased, delighted, happy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Daśakumāra-carita]
6) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vasu-deva, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] of Bhava-bhūti, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
8) [v.s. ...] n. fame, celebrity, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] learning (See [compound])
10) Visruta (विस्रुत):—[=vi-sruta] [from vi-sru] mfn. flowed forth, dropped, flowing, [Horace H. Wilson]
11) [v.s. ...] spread, diffused, stretched, [ib.]
1) Viśruta (विश्रुत):—[vi-śruta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Famous, known; dissolved; flowing; delighted.
2) Visruta (विस्रुत):—[vi-sruta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Spread; flowing.
Viśruta (विश्रुत):—
1) adj. s. u. śru mit vi . —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Viṣṇupurāṇa 379.] [Nalopākhyāna 6.] [Daśakumāracarita 179. fgg.]
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Viśruta (विश्रुत):—
2) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vasudeva [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 24, 52.] es könnte aber auch puru als ein Name gefasst werden.
Viśruta (विश्रुत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vissua.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Viśruta (विश्रुत) [Also spelled visrut]:—(a) renowned, reputed, famous, well-known; hence ~[ti] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Viśruta (ವಿಶ್ರುತ):—[adjective] famous; reputed; renowned.
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Viśruta (ವಿಶ್ರುತ):—[noun] a man who is famous, reputed; a renowned man; a celebrity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Viśruta (विश्रुत):—adj. 1. well-known; renowned; celebrated; 2. pleased; delighted; happy; 3. educated;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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