Vrishabhekshana, Vṛṣabhekṣaṇa, Vrishabha-ikshana: 3 definitions
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Vrishabhekshana 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 term Vṛṣabhekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Vrsabheksana or Vrishabhekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVṛṣabhekṣaṇa (वृषभेक्षण).—Another name of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 70, Stanza 7).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVṛṣabhekṣaṇa (वृषभेक्षण).—Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: vṛṣabhekṣaṇaḥ (वृषभेक्षणः).
Vṛṣabhekṣaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vṛṣabha and īkṣaṇa (ईक्षण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛṣabhekṣaṇa (वृषभेक्षण):—[from vṛṣabha > vṛṣ] m. ‘bull-eyed’, Name of Viṣṇu, [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: Vrishabha, Ikshana.
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