Vishnuvahana, Viṣṇuvāhana, Vishnu-vahana: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viṣṇuvāhana can be transliterated into English as Visnuvahana or Vishnuvahana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyViṣṇuvāhana (विष्णुवाहन) (lit. “one who is the vehicle of Viṣṇu”) is a synonym (another name) for Garuḍa, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣṇuvāhana (विष्णुवाहन).—epithets of Garuḍa.
Derivable forms: viṣṇuvāhanaḥ (विष्णुवाहनः).
Viṣṇuvāhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣṇu and vāhana (वाहन). See also (synonyms): viṣṇuvāhya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuvāhana (विष्णुवाहन).—m.
(-naḥ) Garuda the bird and vehicle of Vishnu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuvāhana (विष्णुवाहन):—[=viṣṇu-vāhana] [from viṣṇu] n. ([Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]) ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) ‘V°’s vehicle’, Name of Garuḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣṇuvāhana (विष्णुवाहन):—[viṣṇu-vāhana] (naḥ) 1. m. Garuḍa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṣṇuvāhana (ವಿಷ್ಣುವಾಹನ):—[noun] Garuḍa, the king of birds and the vehicle of Viṣṇu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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