Vishvamitrasamhita, Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā, Vishvamitra-samhita: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā can be transliterated into English as Visvamitrasamhita or Vishvamitrasamhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता) or simply Viśvāmitra is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a sāttvika type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika (e.g., Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā-saṃhitā). b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[dharma] by Śrīdhara. K. 192.
2) Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता):—bhakti. Oudh. Vi, 12. Oppert. Ii, 4513. 6436. Viśvāmitrasaṃhitāyāṃ Gāyatrīstavarājastotra. L. 886. Oudh. Xii, 46.
3) Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता):—bhakti. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 86. Viśvāmitrasaṃhitāyāṃ Gāyatrīstavarāja. Hz. 131. Oudh. Xxi, 166. Stein 224.
4) Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता):—[tantric] Hpr. 2, 189. Viśvāmitrasaṃhitāyāṃ Gāyatrīkavacam. Hpr. 2, 51.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvāmitrasaṃhitā (विश्वामित्रसंहिता):—[=viśvā-mitra-saṃhitā] [from viśvā-mitra > viśva] f. Name of sub voce works.
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: Vishvamitra, Samhita.
Full-text: Gayatristavaraja, Vishvamitra, Gayatrikavaca, Shridhara, Muniprokta.
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