Viththala, Viṭhṭhala: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarViṭhṭhala (विठ्ठल).—Or विठ्ठलेश (viṭhṭhaleśa) grandson of रामचन्द्रशेष (rāmacandraśeṣa) the author of the प्रक्रियाकौमुदी (prakriyākaumudī). He was a Telagu Brahmana of Andhra who lived in the beginning of the sixteenth century and wrote a commentary named प्रसाद (prasāda) on the Prakriya-Kaumudi and two small works अव्ययार्थनिरूपण (avyayārthanirūpaṇa) and पाणिनिसूत्रवृत्ति (pāṇinisūtravṛtti).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviṭhṭhala (विठ्ठल).—m The name of a much-worshiped god at paṇḍharapūra. He is stated to be Krishn̤a himself, who is believed to have visited this city. He is much resorted to by the low and mean and despised of all descriptions. Hence a descriptive derivation has been invented for his name, viz. vi from vit Knowledge or understanding, ṭha Cypher, i. e. Privation, destitution, and la for lāti He takes. Thus vit, ṭha, la form viṭhṭhala, and acquire the sense Receiver of the ignorant and the destitute of understanding.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṭhṭhala (विठ्ठल).—Name of a form of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa (worshipped at Pandharpur in the Bombay presidency); 'श्रुत्वा नामसहस्रं श्रीविठ्ठलस्य गुणान्वितम् (śrutvā nāmasahasraṃ śrīviṭhṭhalasya guṇānvitam) |' -श्रीविठ्ठला- ष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम् (śrīviṭhṭhalā- ṣṭottaraśatanāmastotram) 1; 'शिरो मे विठ्ठलः पातु (śiro me viṭhṭhalaḥ pātu)' -विठ्ठलकवचम् (viṭhṭhalakavacam).
Derivable forms: viṭhṭhalaḥ (विठ्ठलः).
See also (synonyms): viṭṭala.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṭhṭhala (ವಿಠ್ಠಲ):—[noun] = ವಿಟ್ಠಲ [vitthala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Viththalapanti Tambya, Viththalasavashina.
Ends with: Abhamgaviththala, Hariviththala.
Full-text: Vittala, Vithala, Vitthala, Vithu, Vitho, Vithoba, Pandharinatha, Abhamgaviththala, Haripatha, Bhuvaikuntha, Viththalasavashina, Dhanako Rinako, Thada, Kala.
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