Vishvakkaca, Viṣvakkaca, Vishvak-kaca: 1 definition
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Vishvakkaca 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 Viṣvakkaca can be transliterated into English as Visvakkaca or Vishvakkaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vishvakkacha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣvakkaca (विष्वक्कच):—[=viṣvak-kaca] [from viṣvak > viṣu] mfn. ‘one whose hair flies in all directions’, having dishevelled hair, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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