Vishnuvallabha, վṣṇܱ, Vishnu-vallabha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term վṣṇܱ can be transliterated into English as Visnuvallabha or Vishnuvallabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyվṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्लभा) is another name for Tulasī, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil), from the Lamiaceae family. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the śܳٲṃhٲ and the 䲹첹ṃh. The synonym was identified in the ᲹԾṇṭ (verses 10.148-149), which is a 13th century medicinal thesaurus.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryվṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्लभा).�
1) an epithet of Lakṣmī.
2) the holy basil.
վṣṇܱ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣṇ and (वल्लभा).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्ल�).—mfn.
(-�--�) Beloved by Vishnu. f.
(-) 1. A plant, (Echites caryphyllata.) 2. A small fragrant shrub, (Ocymum sanctum.) 3. Lakshmi. E. ṣṇ Vishnu, vallabha the beloved.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumվṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्लभा) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Viṣṇusahasranāmaṭīkā.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्ल�):—[=ṣṇ-vallabha] [from ṣṇ] mfn. beloved by V°, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) վṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्लभा):—[=ṣṇ-] [from ṣṇ-vallabha > ṣṇ] f. Name of Lakṣmī, [Tantrasāra]
3) [v.s. ...] basil, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] = Ծ-ś (a kind of plant), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Echites Caryophyllata, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] Ocymum Sanctum, [ib.]
7) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվṣṇܱ (विष्णुवल्लभा):—[ṣṇ-] (bha�--bha�) 1. f. A plant (Echites.) a. Beloved by Vishnu.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vishnu, Vallabha.
Full-text: Vittunuvallapai, Nispriha, Tulasi, Vishnusahasranaman, Vishnusahasranamastotra.
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