Vishnumandira, Viṣṇumandira, Vishnu-mandira: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇumandira can be transliterated into English as Visnumandira or Vishnumandira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Viṣṇumandira (विष्णुमन्दिर) refers to a “temple made for Viṣṇu”, as discussed in chapter 4 of the Mārkaṇḍeyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2200 Sanskrit verses mainly dealing with temple-building, iconography, pūjā (worship procedures), utsava (festivities) and prāyaścitta (expiatory measures).—Description of chapter [vimānalakṣaṇa]: [...] Different ornamentations, shapes and sizes for vimāna-buildings are mentioned, including some particular details for Viṣṇumandiras of various kinds [but the text here is awkward and confusing: 446-89]. The chapter concludes with a list of the deities to be found placed in and around the vimāna-building (90-100a).
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viṣṇumandira (विष्णुमन्दिर):—[=viṣṇu-mandira] [from viṣṇu] n. V°’s temple, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] = -gṛha, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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Partial matches: Vishnu, Mandira.
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