Vittala, Viṭṭala: 1 definition

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Vittala 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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viṭṭala (विट्टल).—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: viṭṭalaḥ (विट्टलः).

See also (synonyms): viṭhṭhala.

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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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