विशालviśāla

विशाल (viśāla) is a Sanskrit word meaning spacious, extensive, wide, large, great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent, abundant in, full of, a kind of beast, bird, or plant, a particular Sadaha, name of the father of Takshaka. Its 53 recorded definitions are grouped into 14 contexts, among them Adjective: General (Large, Great, etc.), Proper Noun: Male Figure, Proper Noun: River, Mountain, or Pilgrimage Site.

Roots: शृ (śṛ), विश् (viś)
Etymology: E. वि particle, and शालच् aff.; or विश् to enter, Unādi aff. कालन् ।
Definitions: 53

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Meanings by context

Adjective: General (Large, Great, etc.)

8 definitions

Large, spacious, or wide

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Great, large, or broad. 2. Eminent or illustrious. 3. A sort of deer. 4. A sort of bird. 5. The city of Ujjain. 6. Bitter apple.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Great or broad. 2. A sort of deer or bird. 3. Oujein or bitter apple.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Large, wide, or extensive. 2. Great or illustrious.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Large, broad, or eminent. 2. A type of deer. 3. A type of bird. 4. The city of Ujjain. 5. Bitter apple. 6. A river.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Great, large, or broad. 2. Eminent or illustrious. 3. A sort of deer. 4. Ujjain or another town. 5. Bitter apple.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Extensive, wide, or large. 2. Intensive, great, or important. 3. An epithet of the city of Ujjayini.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Large, broad, extensive, or eminent. 2. A sort of deer. 3. A sort of bird. 4. Name of a son of Trnavindu.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Proper Noun: Male Figure

8 definitions

Name of the father of Takshaka

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Asura

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A son of Ikshvaku and founder of the city of Vishala.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Trinabindu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a king of Vadisha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A son of Trinabindu, father of Hemachandra, and founder of Vaishali.

— The Purana Index

a playmate of Krishna

— The Purana Index

A righteous king, son of Vishravas and Alambusha, builder of the city of Vishala.

— The Purana Index

Proper Noun: River, Mountain, or Pilgrimage Site

7 definitions

of a mountain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a river and a hermitage situated on it

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Sarasvati

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a place of pilgrimage

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A river

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a holy place visited by Balarama

— The Purana Index

a mountain range of Ketumala

— The Purana Index

Plant Name

5 definitions

colocynth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Basella cordifolia

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Portulaca quadrifida

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

indravaruni

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Deity, Nāga, or Divine Epithet

4 definitions

1. An epithet of Vishnu. 2. An epithet of Garuda. 3. An epithet of Shiva.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an epithet of Parvati

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Surya. 2. Shiva.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a naga of the Vitalam

— The Purana Index

Adjective: Large, Broad, Extensive

3 definitions

spacious, extensive, wide, large

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

extensively

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

capacious, spreading, broad

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Animal Name (Deer/Bird)

3 definitions

A kind of deer

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A kind of bird.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sort of deer. 2. A kind of bird.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Noun: City/Town Name

3 definitions

The city Ujjayini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of another town

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the town of Ujjayini

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Noun: Female Figure

3 definitions

An Apsaras

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Ajamidha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Arishta-nemi and daughter of Daksha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Technical Term (Music/Ritual/Hymnody)

3 definitions

a particular Sadaha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular murchana in music

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of two Samans

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Abundant, Full of

2 definitions

abundant in, full of

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Rich or abounding in

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjective: Great, Important, Eminent

2 definitions

great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Eminent, illustrious, great, noble, celebrated

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Adjectival Compound Prefix ('large-')

1 definition

large-eyed

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

General Biological Term

1 definition

a kind of beast, bird, or plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.