Vishyandana, Viṣyandana: 5 definitions

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Vishyandana 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 Viṣyandana can be transliterated into English as Visyandana or Vishyandana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṣyandana (विष्यन्दन).—A kind of sweetmeat.

Derivable forms: viṣyandanam (विष्यन्दनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viṣyandana (विष्यन्दन).—[neuter] dropping, overflowing.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Viṣyandana (विष्यन्दन):—[=vi-ṣyandana] [from vi-ṣyanda > vi-ṣyand] m. (or sy) a kind of sweetmeat, [Madanavinoda] (cf. vi-ṣpanda)

2) [v.s. ...] dripping liquid state, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] overflowing, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]

4) [v.s. ...] dissolving, melting (trans.), [Caraka]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Visyandana (विस्यन्दन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visaṃdaṇa.

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Vishyandana in German

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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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