Vishvabhartri, Viśvabhartṛ, Vishva-bhartri: 1 definition
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Vishvabhartri 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 Viśvabhartṛ can be transliterated into English as Visvabhartr or Vishvabhartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvabhartṛ (विश्वभर्तृ):—[=viśva-bhartṛ] [from viśva] m. an all-sustainer, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Kālacakra]
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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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 52 - Description of Daśāśvamedha < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 32 - The Manifestation of Daṇḍapāṇi < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 33 - Description of Jñānavāpī < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]