Vishvakartri, Viśvakartṛ: 3 definitions
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Vishvakartri 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 Viśvakartṛ can be transliterated into English as Visvakartr or Vishvakartri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumViśvakartṛ (विश्वकर्तृ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—author of Baudhāyanasūtrānuyāyipaddhati is quoted in Saṃskārakaumudī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśvakartṛ (विश्वकर्तृ):—[=viśva-kartṛ] [from viśva] m. the creator of the world (tṛ-tva n.), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
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 corpusViśvakartṛ (ವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ತೃ):—[noun] the creator of the universe.
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)
Partial matches: Kartri, Vishva.
Starts with: Vishvakartritva.
Full-text: Vishvakartritva, Vishvakarta, Vishvakarma.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Vishvakartri, Viśvakartṛ, Visvakartr, Vishva-kartri, Viśva-kartṛ, Visva-kartr; (plurals include: Vishvakartris, Viśvakartṛs, Visvakartrs, kartris, kartṛs, kartrs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Installation of Someśvara (Soma-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IX, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Ninth Kāṇḍa]