Vishnusvamin, Vishnu-svamin, ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô: 4 definitions
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Vishnusvamin 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 ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô can be transliterated into English as Visnusvamin or Vishnusvamin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara1) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥) is the name of a BrÄhman and husband of KÄlarÄtri who was expert in the magic power of witches, such as flying through the air, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 20. Accordingly, “That KÄlarÄtri had for husband a BrÄhman of the name of ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô, and he, being an instructor in that country, taught many pupils who came from different lands, as he was skilful in the exposition of the Vedasâ€�.
2) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥) is the name of a BrÄhman from Vá¹›ká¹£aghaá¹a, as mentioned in the eighth story of the VetÄlapañcaviṃśati in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 82. Accordingly, â€�... there is a great tract of land assigned to BrÄhmans in the country of Aá¹…ga, called Vá¹›ká¹£aghaá¹a. In it there lived a rich sacrificing BrÄhman named ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô. And he had a wife equal to himself in birth. And by her he had three sons born to him, who were distinguished for preternatural acutenessâ€�.
3 ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥) is the name of a BrÄhman from Vakraloka, according to the nineteenth story of the VetÄlapañcaviṃśati in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 93. Accordingly, â€�... there lived in that city [Vakraloka] a teacher of the name of ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô. And he had a pupil, a very handsome BrÄhman, of the name of ManaḥsvÄmin. And he, though he was of high birth, and well educated, was so enslaved by the passions of youth that he fell in love with a courtesan of the name of HamsÄvalÄ«â€�.
4) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥) is the name of a BrÄhman from Brahmasthala, a district (°ùÄåṣṰù²¹) situated in PÄá¹aliputra (PÄá¹aliputrapura), according to the twenty-second story of the VetÄlapañcaviṃśati in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 96. Accordingly, â€�... on it [Brahmasthala] there lived a BrÄhman of the name of ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô. He had a wife that was as well suited to him as the oblation to the fire. And in course of time he had four sons by her. And when they had learned the Vedas, and passed their childhood, ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô went to heaven, and his wife followed himâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the founder of a Vaiṣṇava sect. Works of H. H. Wilson 1, 34. 35. 119.
2) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥):—Quoted in RaseÅ›varadarÅ›ana of the SarvadarÅ›anasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^b.
3) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥):—BhÄgavatapurÄṇaá¹Ä«kÄ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³Õ¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô (विषà¥à¤£à¥à¤¸à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤®à¤¿à¤¨à¥):—[=±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü-²õ±¹Äå³¾¾±²Ô] [from ±¹¾±á¹£á¹‡³Ü] m. a temple or statue of V°, [RÄjataraá¹…giṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of various men, [KathÄsaritsÄgara; SarvadarÅ›ana-saṃgraha] etc. ([especially] of a celebrated Vaiṣṇava teacher, predecessor of VallabhÄcÄrya, [Religious Thought and Life in India 134]).
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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: Vishnu, Svamin.
Full-text: Sundaraka, Manahsvamin, Hladin, Raseshvaradarshana, Vrikshaghata, Dharanivaraha, Vallabhacarya, Murajaka, Brahmasthala, Kalivarjyavarjyadharmanirupana, Yajnasthala, Prasenajit, Bhagavata Purana.
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