Vishvaka, Viśvaka, Viśvakā: 7 definitions

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Vishvaka 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.

The Sanskrit terms Viśvaka and Viśvakā can be transliterated into English as Visvaka or Vishvaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Viśvaka (विश्वक).—A hermit of the period of Ṛgveda. Once Viṣṇāpū the son of this hermit was lost. The father praised the Aśvinidevas, who showed him his son as one shows a lost cow. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 8, Sūkta 116).

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Viśvaka (विश्वक) is the son of Pṛthu and grandson of Suyodhana, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Vikukṣi had hundred sons of whom Kakutstha was the eldest. Kakutstha’s son was Suyodhana, whose son was Pṛthu. Pṛthu’s son was Viśvaka and the latter’s son was Damaka.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viśvaka (विश्वक).—a. All-pervading, all-containing.

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Viśvakā (विश्वका).—The Gangetic kite; L. D. B.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viśvakā (विश्वका).—f.

(-kā) A sort of gull, (Larus ridibundus.) “gāṅgacil iti bhāṣā .” E. viśva all, kai to cry, aff. ka .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Viśvaka (विश्वक):—[from viśva] mfn. all-pervading, all-containing, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man (also called Kṛṣṇiya, the Aśvins restored to him his lost son Viṣṇāpū), [Ṛg-veda]

3) [v.s. ...] (with the [patronymic] kārṣṇi) Name of the author of [Ṛg-veda viii, 86; Anukramaṇikā]

4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Pṛthu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viśvakā (विश्वका):—[viśva-kā] (kā) 1. f. A sort of gull.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishvaka in German

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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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