Vishah, Viṣah: 4 definitions
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Vishah 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 Viṣah can be transliterated into English as Visah or Vishah, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViṣah (विषह�).�1 Ā.
1) To bear, suffer, endure; दुर्वारं सा कथमप� परित्यागदुःख� विषेहे (durvāra� sā kathamapi parityāgaduḥkha� viṣehe) R.14.87;3.63;8.57.
2) To resist, oppose, withstand, be able to resist; तस्यामेव रघोः पाण्ड्या� प्रताप� � विषेहिरे (tasyāmeva ragho� pāṇḍyā� pratāpa� na viṣehire) R.4.49.
3) To be able; Śiśupālavadha 14.29;17.1.
4) To allow.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVisah (विसह�).�(ṣaٱ) overcome, sustain, withstand, resist, bear, suffer; be able to (infin.).
Visah is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and sah (सह�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣah (विषह�):—[=-ṣa] (√s) [Ātmanepada] -ṣaٱ ([imperfect tense] -ṣaٲ, or vy-asahata, [Pāṇini 8-3, 71]; [infinitive mood] -ṣaٳܳ or -ḍhܳ, not -ṣoḍhܳ, [ib., 115]),
—to conquer, subdue, overpower, be a match for ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa];
—to be able to or capable of ([infinitive mood]), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa];
—to bear, withstand, resist, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to endure, suffer, put up with ([accusative] also with [infinitive mood]), [Rāmāyaṇa; Gīta-govinda; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :—[Causal] (only [Aorist] -īṣa-), [Pāṇini 8-3, 116] :—[Intensive] See -ṣās.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viṣah (विषह�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Visaha.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Starts with (+10): Visahana, Visahara, Visahata, Vishaha, Vishahan, Vishahanta, Vishahantar, Vishahantri, Vishahara-bhoga, Vishaharacikitsa, Vishaharamantraprayoga, Vishaharamantraushadha, Vishaharamriga, Vishaharana, Vishaharanamantra, Vishaharatantra, Vishaharaushadha, Vishahari, Vishaharini, Vishaharivarti.
Full-text: Vishahya, Visodha, Visahati, Vishasahi, Pata-visah-boddi, Vishasahivrata, Vishaha, Durvishaha.
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