an epithet of Vishnu
of Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa), MBh.; Hariv. &c. [ID=206610]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
वैकुण्ठvaikuṇṭha
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Indra, an epithet of Vishnu, a statue of Vishnu, the 24th day in the month of Brahma, a kind of musical measure, a kind of basil. Its 27 recorded definitions are grouped into 13 contexts, among them Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa/Hari, Viṣṇu's Heaven/Paradise, A class of gods.
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Meanings by context
Name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa/Hari
10 definitions
1. An epithet of Indra and Vishnu. 2. A statue of Vishnu. 3. Vishnu's heaven.
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 299-3]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭhá, m. [vikuṇṭha] ep. of Indra
(rare) and of Viṣṇu; statue of Viṣṇu;
m. n. Viṣṇuʼs heaven: -gati, f. going to
Viṣṇuʼs heaven; -bhuvana, n., -svarga,
m. Viṣṇuʼs heaven. [ID=17102]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭhá, m. [vikuṇṭha] ep. of Indra
(rare) and of Viṣṇu; statue of Viṣṇu;
m. n. Viṣṇuʼs heaven: -gati, f. going to
Viṣṇuʼs heaven; -bhuvana, n., -svarga,
m. Viṣṇuʼs heaven. [ID=17102]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A name of Vishnu. 2. Indra. 3. The paradise of Vishnu. 4. Talc.
वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 809]
वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) m. (-ण्ठः (-ṇṭhaḥ))
वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) m. (-ण्ठः (-ṇṭhaḥ))
1 A name of VIṢṆU.
2 INDRA. n. (-ण्ठं (-ṇṭhaṃ))
1 The paradise or world of Vaikuṇṭha or VIṢṆU; its site is variously described, either as in the northern ocean, or on the eastern peak of mount Meru.
2 Talc.
E. वि (vi)कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha)ा (vikuṇṭhā) the wife of ŚUBHRA, and mother of VIṢṆU, in one form, अण् (aṇ) patronymic aff.: other etymologies occur, as वि (vi) privative, &c. and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) said to mean destruction, he who is indestructible; or वि (vi) before the same, explained knowledge or abode, being omniscient or omnipresent, &c.; again वि (vi) various, and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) illusion, aff. अण् (aṇ).
[ID=36840]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An epithet of Vishnu and Indra. 2. The paradise of Vishnu. 3. Talc.
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 727-b]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) (ण्ठः) ((ṇṭhaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Vishnu; Indra. n. Paradise of Vishnu; talc. [ID=36459]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) (ण्ठः) ((ṇṭhaḥ)) 1. m. A name of Vishnu; Indra. n. Paradise of Vishnu; talc. [ID=36459]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A name of Vishnu or Indra. 2. The paradise of Vishnu. 3. Talc.
वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 690-b]
वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha)
वैकुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) (vaikuṇṭha)
m. (-ण्ठः (-ṇṭhaḥ))
1. A name of VISHṆU.
2. INDRA.
n. (-ण्ठं (-ṇṭhaṃ))
1. The paradise or world of Vaikuṇṭha or VISHṆU; its site is variously described, either as in the northern ocean, or on the eastern peak of mount Meru.
2. Talc.
E. वि (vi)कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha)ा (vikuṇṭhā) the wife of ŚUBHRA, and mother of VISHṆU, in one form, अण् (aṇ) patronymic aff.: other etymologies occur, as वि (vi) privative, &c. and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) said to mean destruction, he who is indestructible; or वि (vi) before the same, explained knowledge or abode, being omniscient or omnipresent, &c.; again वि (vi) various, and कुण्ठ (kuṇṭha) illusion, aff. अण् (aṇ) । (aṇ .)
[ID=38559]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Vishnu. 2. Indra. 3. The paradise of Vishnu. 4. Talc.
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 0904-b]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭha (partly properly pa-
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭha (partly properly pa-
tronym. from vikuṇṭhā, The mother of
Viṣṇu, + a), I. m. 1. Viṣṇu, Pad-
map. 2, 5. 2. Indra. II. n. 1. The para-
dise of Viṣṇu, Pañc. 48, 3. 2. Talc.
[ID=14027]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An epithet of Indra or Vishnu. 2. The heaven of Vishnu.
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 524]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. E. of Indra or Viṣṇu; m. n. Viṣṇu's heaven. [ID=31081]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. E. of Indra or Viṣṇu; m. n. Viṣṇu's heaven. [ID=31081]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An epithet of Vishnu, Krishna, or Indra. 2. Holy basil. 3. A particular class of gods. 4. The paradise of Vishnu. 5. Talc.
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 0967-b]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭha, as, m. (fr. vi-kuṇṭha), N. of Viṣṇu; of Kṛṣṇa; of Indra, (Indra Vaikuṇṭha is regarded as the author of the hymns Ṛg-veda X. 48-50); holy basil; (ās), m. pl., N. of a particular class of gods; (am), n. the paradise or heaven of Vaikuṇṭha or Viṣṇu, (its site is variously described as in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of mount Meru); talc. —Vaikuṇṭha-caturdaśī, f. the fourteenth day of the light half of the month Kārt- tika (sacred to Viṣṇu). —Vaikuṇṭha-purī, m., N. of an author and commentator, (also called viṣṇu- purī.) —Vaikuṇṭha-loka, as, m. the world of Viṣṇu. —Vaikuṇṭha-varṇana, am, n. a descrip- tion of Vaikuṇṭha. [ID=44972]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) vaikuṇṭha, as, m. (fr. vi-kuṇṭha), N. of Viṣṇu; of Kṛṣṇa; of Indra, (Indra Vaikuṇṭha is regarded as the author of the hymns Ṛg-veda X. 48-50); holy basil; (ās), m. pl., N. of a particular class of gods; (am), n. the paradise or heaven of Vaikuṇṭha or Viṣṇu, (its site is variously described as in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of mount Meru); talc. —Vaikuṇṭha-caturdaśī, f. the fourteenth day of the light half of the month Kārt- tika (sacred to Viṣṇu). —Vaikuṇṭha-purī, m., N. of an author and commentator, (also called viṣṇu- purī.) —Vaikuṇṭha-loka, as, m. the world of Viṣṇu. —Vaikuṇṭha-varṇana, am, n. a descrip- tion of Vaikuṇṭha. [ID=44972]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Vishnu
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 702-2]
Vaikuṇṭha = Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa): I, 2505; III, 8755; VI,
Vaikuṇṭha = Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa): I, 2505; III, 8755; VI,
308 (Viṣṇuṃ); VII, 2963 (Viṣṇo); XII, 1503, 1652, 4079,
10019 (Viṣṇuḥ), [12864 (Mahāpuruṣastava)], 13239 (°tvaṃ,
etymology), 13403 (avyayaṃ); XIII, 6993 (1000 names),
7745.
[ID=11377]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a name of Hari
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) [Printed book page 3-325]
Vaikuṇṭha (I) — a name of Hari. Bhā. I. 15. 46. [ID=13630]
Vaikuṇṭha (I) — a name of Hari. Bhā. I. 15. 46. [ID=13630]
— The Purana Index
Viṣṇu's Heaven/Paradise
3 definitions
Vishnu heaven
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. n. Viṣṇu's heaven (variously described as situated in the northern ocean or on the eastern peak of mount Meru), Pañcat.; BhP. &c. [ID=206618]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the abode of Vishnu
Vaikuṇṭha (II) — the abode of Viṣṇu, established by Him at the request of Śrī in his manifestation as Vaikuṇṭha: Famous for Naiśreyasa vana, filled with different trees and birds. It had seven enclosures into which sin had no free entrance. On the seventh were stationed two guardian deities. These once prevented Lakṣmī from entering in during the yoganidrā of Hari;1 happiness (saubhāgya) of beings retired to, during the burning of the worlds.2
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 15. 13-27; 16. 27-30; VIII. 5. 5.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 60. 2; 245. 34; 285. 19.]
[ID=13631]
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 15. 13-27; 16. 27-30; VIII. 5. 5.]
[Footnote: 2) M. 60. 2; 245. 34; 285. 19.]
[ID=13631]
— The Purana Index
1. A specific location in the ashrama of Cyavana at Gaya.
2. The abode of Vishnu.
[Printed book page 3-326]
Vaikuṇṭha (V) — in the Cyavana āśrama of Gayā;1 the abode of Viṣṇu.2
[Footnote: 1) Vā. 108. 74.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. 24. 20; 109. 16.]
[ID=13634]
Vaikuṇṭha (V) — in the Cyavana āśrama of Gayā;1 the abode of Viṣṇu.2
[Footnote: 1) Vā. 108. 74.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. 24. 20; 109. 16.]
[ID=13634]
— The Purana Index
A class of gods
2 definitions
a class of gods
pl. or sg. (scil. गण (gaṇa)) N. of a class of gods, Pur. [ID=206617]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a class of fourteen gods appearing in the epochs of Raivata and Svayambhuva Manu
Vaikuṇṭhas — a class of gods,1 Jayādevas, fourteen in number in the epochs of Raivata Manu and Svāyambhuva.2
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. VIII. 5. 4; Vi. III. 1. 21.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. II. 36. 51 and 58; III. 3. 9, 58 and 67; 4. 31; Vā. 66. 9; 67. 40-41.]
[ID=13635]
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. VIII. 5. 4; Vi. III. 1. 21.]
[Footnote: 2) Br. II. 36. 51 and 58; III. 3. 9, 58 and 67; 4. 31; Vā. 66. 9; 67. 40-41.]
[ID=13635]
— The Purana Index
Name of Persons
2 definitions
Various men, especially authors and teachers.
N. of various men (esp. authors and teachers), Cat. [ID=206615]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the supposed author of certain Vedic hymns
(with Indra) N. of the supposed author of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 48-50; Anukr. [ID=206616]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Specific Day or Kalpa
2 definitions
the 24th day in the month of Brahma
the 24th day in the month of Brahmā, L. [ID=206612]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the twenty-second kalpa
Vaikuṇṭha (IV) — the 22nd kalpa. M. 290. 8. [ID=13633]
— The Purana Index
A type of plant
1 definition
a kind of basil
a kind of Ocimum, L. [ID=206614]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Divine Manifestation of Hari
1 definition
1. A manifestation of Hari born of Vaikuntha and Shubhra. 2. A heavenly realm that came into existence in the Vaivasvata epoch.
Vaikuṇṭha (III) — a manifestation of Hari born of Vai- kuṇṭhā and Śubhra in Cākṣuṣa epoch. At the request of his spouse Śrī, Vaikuṇṭha (Heaven) came into existence in the Vaivasvata epoch, to the right of Śivaloka. Bhā. VIII. 5. 4-6; Br. III. 3. 117; 32. 3; IV. 29. 136; 40. 9; Vi. III. 1. 41; V. 5. 21. [ID=13632]
— The Purana Index
Musical Measure
1 definition
a kind of musical measure
(in music) a kind of measure, Saṃgīt. [ID=206613]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of Indra
1 definition
an epithet of Indra
(H1) [Printed book page 1020,2]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. (fr. वि-कुण्ठ (vi-kuṇṭha)) N. of Indra, ŚBr.; KauṣUp. [ID=206609]
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) m. (fr. वि-कुण्ठ (vi-kuṇṭha)) N. of Indra, ŚBr.; KauṣUp. [ID=206609]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Sacred Pilgrimage Site (Tīrtha)
1 definition
sacred to the Pitris
Vaikuṇṭha tīrtham — sacred to Pitṛs. M. 22. 75. [ID=13636]
— The Purana Index
Statue of Viṣṇu
1 definition
a statue of Vishnu
a statue of Viṣṇu, Rājat. [ID=206611]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Talc (mineral)
1 definition
talc
वैकुण्ठ (vaikuṇṭha) n. talc, W. [ID=206619]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Viṣṇu's Śakti (Vaikuṇṭhā)
1 definition
the female energy of Vishnu
(H1B) [Printed book page 1020,2]
वैकुण्ठा (vaikuṇṭhā) (आ (ā)), f. Vaikuṇṭha's (Viṣṇu's) Śakti, Pañcar. [ID=206620]
वैकुण्ठा (vaikuṇṭhā) (आ (ā)), f. Vaikuṇṭha's (Viṣṇu's) Śakti, Pañcar. [ID=206620]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.