Vishvayoni, Viśvayoni, Vishva-yoni: 4 definitions
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Vishvayoni 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 Viśvayoni can be transliterated into English as Visvayoni or Vishvayoni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViśvayoni (विश्वयोनि).—
1) an epithet of Brahman.
2) of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: viśvayoniḥ (विश्वयोनिः).
Viśvayoni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśva and yoni (योनि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśvayoni (विश्वयोनि).—[masculine] or [feminine] source or creator of the universe.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśvayoni (विश्वयोनि):—[=viśva-yoni] [from viśva] mf. the source or creator of the universe, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Brahmā, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [ib.]
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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, Yoni.
Full-text: Pacya, Shaligrama.
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