Vishvadharin, Viśvadhārin, Vishva-dharin: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvadhārin can be transliterated into English as Visvadharin or Vishvadharin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśvadhārin (विश्वधारिन्).—m. a deity.
Viśvadhārin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśva and dhārin (धारिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvadhārin (विश्वधारिन्).—mfn. (-rī-riṇī-ri) All-sustaining. m. (-rī) A deity. f. (-riṇī) The earth. E. viśva all, and dhārin upholding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvadhārin (विश्वधारिन्).—I. adj., f. iṇī, all-sustaining. Ii. m. a deity. Iii. f. iṇī, the earth.
Viśvadhārin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśva and dhārin (धारिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśvadhārin (विश्वधारिन्):—[=viśva-dhārin] [from viśva] mfn. all-maintaining, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a deity, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvadhārin (विश्वधारिन्):—[viśva-dhārin] (rī-riṇī-ri) a. Sustaining all. f. The earth.
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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Partial matches: Vishva, Dharin.
Starts with: Vishvadharini.
Full-text: Vishvadharini.
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