Vishavriksha, 痴颈峁惫峁沰峁, Visha-vriksha: 9 definitions
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Vishavriksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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 痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 can be transliterated into English as Visavrksa or Vishavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し) refers to a 鈥減oisonous tree鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.16 (鈥淏rahm膩 consoles the gods鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 said to the Gods: 鈥淥 gods, the demon T膩raka has flourished, thanks to my words of blessings. His destruction through me does not seem proper. Improper is the destruction through that source wherefrom he has flourished. Even a poisonous tree [i.e., 惫颈峁惫峁沰峁鈥�惫颈峁 v峁沰峁'pi] tended and nurtured by one cannot be cut and felled down by oneself. 艢iva is the most suitable agent to carry out your task. But I myself cannot do anything remedial in this case. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し) refers to a 鈥減oisonous tree鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose [people] who, having discerned [this], still do not do what is beneficial for themselves in the human state, certainly cultivate a poisonous tree [com.鈥�惫颈峁惫峁沰峁] for their own destruction鈥�.
Synonyms: Vi峁p膩dapa.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vishavriksha in India is the name of a plant defined with Cleistanthus collinus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lebidieropsis collina (Roxb.) M眉ll.Arg. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1866)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)
· Drug Development Research (2000)
· Species Plantarum
· J. Toxicol. Clin. Toxicol. (2003)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1802)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し).鈥攁 poisonous tree; 啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し啷嬥そ啶た 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぇ啷嵿く 啶膏啶掂く啶� 啶涏啶む啶む啶�- 啶膏ぞ啶傕お啷嵿ぐ啶むぎ啷� (惫颈峁v峁沰峁'pi sa峁僾ardhya svaya峁� chettuma- s膩峁僷ratam) Kum膩rasambhava 2.55; 啶多啶班た啶むぞ啶膏た 啶氞え啷嵿う啶ㄠき啷嵿ぐ啶距え啷嵿い啷嵿く啶� 啶︵啶班啶掂た啶ぞ啶曕 啶掂た啶粪う啷嵿ぐ啷佮ぎ啶 (艣rit膩si candanabhr膩nty膩 durvip膩ka峁� 惫颈峁drumam) Uttarar膩macarita 1. 46. 掳啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶� (苍测腻测补) see under 啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶� (苍测腻测补).
Derivable forms: 惫颈峁惫峁沰峁岣� (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し啶�).
痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 惫颈峁 and 惫峁沰峁 (啶掂啶曕啶�). See also (synonyms): 惫颈峁druma.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し).鈥擺masculine] = 惫颈峁vi峁璦pin.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し):鈥擺=惫颈峁-惫峁沰峁] [from 惫颈峁 > vi峁�] m. a poison-tree, the Upas tree, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (嗖掂部嗖粪驳喑冟矔喑嵿卜):鈥�
1) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Antiaris toxicaria of Moraceae family, having coarse-grained wood.
2) [noun] (fig.) that which results in abundant harm, injury, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary痴颈峁惫峁沰峁 (啶掂た啶粪さ啷冟啷嵿し):鈥攏. a tree yielding poisonous fruit;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Visha, Vriksha.
Starts with: Vishavrikshanyaya.
Full-text: Vishavrikshanyaya, Vishavriksh, Samsaravishavriksha, Vishapadapa, Vriksha, Vishadruma.
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