Vishvas, Viśvas: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvas can be transliterated into English as Visvas or Vishvas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśvas (विश्वस्).—2 P.
1) To confide in, trust, rely on, place confidence in (usually with loc.); पुंसि विश्वसिति कुत्र कुमारी (puṃsi viśvasiti kutra kumārī) N.5.11; न जानामि केनापि कारणेनापहस्तितसकलसखीजनं त्वयि विश्वसिति मे हृदयम् (na jānāmi kenāpi kāraṇenāpahastitasakalasakhījanaṃ tvayi viśvasiti me hṛdayam) K.233; Kumārasambhava 5.15; (sometimes with gen. also).
2) To rest secure, be fearless or confident; विशश्वसे पक्षिगणैः समन्तात् (viśaśvase pakṣigaṇaiḥ samantāt) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.25. -Caus. To cause to believe, inspire confidence in; ऋते क्रौर्यात् समायातो मां विश्वासयितुं नु किम् (ṛte krauryāt samāyāto māṃ viśvāsayituṃ nu kim) Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.15; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.192.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvas (विश्वस्).—have confidence, be fearless, trust in ([locative], [genetive], or [accusative]). [Causative] inspire confidence ([accusative]).
Viśvas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and śvas (श्वस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvas (विश्वस्):—[=vi-√śvas] [Parasmaipada] -śvasiti ([Epic] also -śvasati, te), to draw breath freely, be free from fear or apprehension, be trustful or confident, trust or confide in, rely or depend on ([accusative] [genitive case], or [locative case]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:
—[Causal] -śvāsayati, to cause to trust, inspire with confidence, console, comfort, encourage, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra] etc.:
—[Desiderative] of [Causal] -śiśvāsayiṣati, to wish to inspire confidence or to encourage, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viśvas (विश्वस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vissasa.
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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Starts with (+119): Vishva, Vishva-cakkaratanam, Vishvasa, Vishvasa-rakhnu, Vishvasabhajana, Vishvasabhanga, Vishvasabhumi, Vishvasadevi, Vishvasaghata, Vishvasaghataka, Vishvasaghataki, Vishvasaghati, Vishvasaghatin, Vishvasah, Vishvasaha, Vishvasahantri, Vishvasahartri, Vishvasahasra, Vishvasahaya, Vishvasahva.
Ends with: Abhivishvas, Ativishvas, Parivishvas, Vivishvas.
Full-text (+41): Vishvasana, Vishvasin, Vishvasa, Vissasa, Parivishvas, Vishvasitavya, Abhivishvas, Vishvasopagama, Vishvasaniyatva, Vishvasta, Vishvasaniyata, Ativishvas, Vishvasakrit, Vishvastaghatin, Vishvasapratipanna, Vishvasakarana, Vishvastavancaka, Vishvasaprada, Vishvasikatara, Vishvasamaya.
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