Visodha, Vishodha: 6 definitions

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Visodha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Visodha, (fr. vi+śudh) cleaning, cleansing, in cpd. dubbisodha hard to clean Sn. 279. (Page 641)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Viśodha (विशोध).—nt., a high number: Gaṇḍavyūha 133.6; see s.v. visoda.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Visoḍha (विसोढ).—v. sah.

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

1) Visoḍha (विसोढ):—[=vi-soḍha] [from vi-ṣah] a mfn. ([Pāṇini 8-3, 115]) endured, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [=vi-soḍha] b vi-soḍhum See under vi-ṣah, p. 997, col. 1.

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

Viṣoḍha (विषोढ):—s. u. sah mit vi .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Viṣoḍha (विषोढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Visahia, Visoha.

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