Vishvas, Viś: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viś can be transliterated into English as Visvas or Vishvas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViś (विश्वस�).�2 P.
1) To confide in, trust, rely on, place confidence in (usually with loc.); पुंस� विश्वसित� कुत्� कुमारी (puṃsi viśiti kutra kumārī) N.5.11; � जानामि केनापि कारणेनापहस्तितसकलसखीजन� त्वय� विश्वसित� मे हृदयम् (na jānāmi kenāpi kāraṇenāpahastitasakalasakhījana� tvayi viśiti me hṛdayam) K.233; Kumārasambhava 5.15; (sometimes with gen. also).
2) To rest secure, be fearless or confident; विशश्वसे पक्षिगणै� समन्तात् (viśaśe pakṣigaṇai� samantāt) Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.25. -Caus. To cause to believe, inspire confidence in; ऋत� क्रौर्यात् समायात� मा� विश्वासयितुं नु किम् (ṛte krauryāt samāyāto mā� viśvāsayitu� nu kim) Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.15; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.192.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViś (विश्वस�).—have confidence, be fearless, trust in ([locative], [genetive], or [accusative]). [Causative] inspire confidence ([accusative]).
Viś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and ś (श्वस�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViś (विश्वस�):—[=vi-√ś�] [Parasmaipada] -śiti ([Epic] also -śati, te), to draw breath freely, be free from fear or apprehension, be trustful or confident, trust or confide in, rely or depend on ([accusative] [genitive case], or [locative case]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:
‰ڰ䲹ܲ -śⲹپ, to cause to trust, inspire with confidence, console, comfort, encourage, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra] etc.:
—[Desiderative] of [Causal] -śś⾱ṣaپ, to wish to inspire confidence or to encourage, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viś (विश्वस�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vissasa.
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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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Griffith) (by Ralph T. H. Griffith)
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