Vilokya, Vi-lokya: 3 definitions
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Vilokya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVilokya (विलोक्य) refers to “glancing (at someone)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, after Nandīśvara spoke to the Gods: “The delighted Śiva said heightening the pleasure of Viṣṇu and other gods, after glancing [i.e., vilokya] at them with merciful looks. Śiva is favourably disposed to His devotees”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVilokya (विलोक्य):—[=vi-lokya] [from vi-loka > vi-lok] mfn. to be (or being) looked at, visible, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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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Full-text (+17): Apushta, Alaukika, Matimat, Praluth, Guhana, Abhimanay, Upasamyama, Vilok, Dyotana, Abhimanayate, Purvajanman, Mantuy, Gurjara, Smera, Tarjana, Niryantrana, Parshvastha, Goshthika, Pushpita, Nishatana.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 97 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Naishadha-charita of Shriharsha (by Krishna Kanta Handiqui)
Introduction to Īśānadeva’s commentary < [Introduction]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.36 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.112 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 7.85 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.8.41 < [Chapter 8 - Description of Seeing Lord Kṛṣṇa]
Verse 2.19.31 < [Chapter 19 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 1.2.12 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.135 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.4.231 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.1.133 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]