# विशाल (viśāla)

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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 । — E. vi particle, and śālac aff.; or viś to enter, Unādi aff. kālan
- **SLP1:** `viSAla`  **IAST:** viśāla  **Devanagari:** विशाल
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishala
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vishala/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** विशाला (viśālā), विशला (viśalā), विशल (viśala), विषल (viṣala)

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: General (Large, Great, etc.) (8 definitions)
- Large, spacious, or wide  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 0994-c ] विशाल (viśāla) a. 1 Large, great, extensive, spacious, broad, wide; गृहैर्विशाल (viśāla) ैरपि भूरिशालैः (gṛhairviśālairapi bhūriśālaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 3. 50; रथचरणविशाल (viśāla) श्र णिलोलेक्षणेन (rathacaraṇaviśālaśra ṇilolekṣaṇena) 11. 23, 17. 47; Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 2. 21. 6. 32, Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 9. 21
- 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*
  > वि (vi) श (viśa) ाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 786 ] वि (vi) श (viśa) ाल (viśāla) mfn. ( - लः (-laḥ)- ला (-lā)- लं (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) ) 1 Great, large. 2 Broad. 3 Great, eminent, illustrious. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) 1 A sort of deer. 2 A sort of bird. f. ( - ला (-lā) ) 1 The city Ougein. 2 Bitter apple, ( Cucumis colocynthis.) E. वि (vi) particle, and शालच् (śālac) aff., or वि (vi) श (viśa) to enter, Uṇādi aff. कालन् (kālan). [ ID=35863 ]
- 1. Great or broad. 2. A sort of deer or bird. 3. Oujein or bitter apple.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 705-b ] वि - शाल (vi-śāla) ( लः - ला - लं ) ((laḥ-lā-laṃ)) a. Great, broad. m. Sort of deer or bird. f. Ou- jein; bitter apple. [ ID=35468 ]
- 1. Large, wide, or extensive. 2. Great or illustrious.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 677-18 ] विशाल (viśāla) (I) a. (f. ला (lā) ) 1. Large, great, wide, extensive, अनुसर पुरीं श्रीविशाल (viśāla) ां विशाल (viśāla) ाम् (anusara purīṃ śrīviśālāṃ viśālām) Megh. i.30, R. ii.21, vi.32; 2. great, illustrious. [ ID=35576 ]
- 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*
  > वि (vi) शाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 672-b ] वि (vi) शाल (viśāla) mfn. ( - लः (-laḥ)- ला (-lā)- लं (-laḥ-lā-laṃ) ) 1. Great, large. 2. Broad. 3. Great, eminent, illustrious. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) 1. A sort of deer. 2. A sort of bird. f. ( - ला (-lā) ) 1. The city Ougein. 2. Bitter apple, (Cucumis colocynthis.) 3. Name of a river. E. वि (vi) particle, and शालच् (śālac) aff.; or वि (vi) श् (viś) to enter, Unādi aff. कालन् । (kālan.) [ ID=37538 ]
- 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*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 0873-b ] विशाल (viśāla) viśāla (perhaps vb. śri ), I. adj. 1. Great, large, Hit. 14, 4, M.M. 2. Broad. 3. Eminent, illustrious, Hit. pr. d. 39. M.M. II. m. A sort of deer. III. f. lā. 1. The city Ougein, Megh. 31, and another town. 2. Bitter apple, Cucumis colocynthis. [ ID=13634 ]
- 1. Extensive, wide, or large. 2. Intensive, great, or important. 3. An epithet of the city of Ujjayini.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 508 ] विशाल (viśāla) a. extensive, wide, large; intensive, great, important. f. आ (ā) E. of the city of Ujjayinī. [ ID=30198 ]
- 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)*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 0942-a ] विशाल (viśāla) viśāla, as, ā, am (in Uṇādi-s. I. 117. said to be fr. rt. 1. viś; according to some connected with 2. vi-śri ), large, great, wide, broad, extensive; great, eminent, illustrious; ( as ), m. a sort of deer; a sort of bird; N. of a son of Tṛṇa- vindu; ( ā ), f., N. of the city Ujjayinī or Ougein; of another town (see vaiśālī, vaiśalī ); the bitter apple, Cucumis Colocynthis; ( ī ), f. a particular plant (= aja-modā). —Viśāla-kula, am, n. a great or illustrious family; ( as, ā, am ), of noble family. —Viśāla-kula-sambhava, as, ā, am, sprung from an illustrious race. —Viśāla-tā, f. or viśāla-tva, am, n. largeness, greatness, width, breadth, expansion, magnitude, bulk; eminence, distinction. —Viśāla- tvac, k, m. ‘having large bark,’ the tree Echites Scholaris. —Viśāla-nagara, am, n., N. of a town. —Viśāla-netra, as, ā, am, large-eyed. —Viśāla- purī, f., N. of a town. —Viśālākṣa (°la-ak°), as, ī, am, large-eyed, having beautiful eyes; ( as ), m. epithet of Śiva; of Garuḍa; N. of a son of Dhṛta- rāṣṭra; ( ī ), f. epithet of Pārvatī; N. of a daughter of Śāṇḍilya. [ ID=44119 ]

### Proper Noun: Male Figure (8 definitions)
- Name of the father of Takshaka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the father of Takṣaka, ŚāṅkhGṛ. [ ID=200506 ]
- an Asura  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of an Asura, Kathās. [ ID=200507 ]
- A son of Ikshvaku and founder of the city of Vishala.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Ikṣvāku (founder of the city Viśālā), R. [ ID=200508 ]
- a son of Trinabindu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Tṛṇabindu, Pur. [ ID=200509 ]
- of a king of Vadisha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a king of Vaidiśa, MārkP. [ ID=200510 ]
- A son of Trinabindu, father of Hemachandra, and founder of Vaishali.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 3-264 ] Viśāla (I) — a son of Tṛṇabiṅdu and father of Hema- candra. Founder of Vaiśāli. Bhā. IX. 2. 33-34; Br. III. 61. 12. [ ID=13144 ]
- a playmate of Krishna  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Viśāla (II) — a playmate of Kṛṣṇa. Bhā. X. 22. 31. [ ID=13145 ]
- A righteous king, son of Vishravas and Alambusha, builder of the city of Vishala.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Viśāla (VI) — a very righteous king, a son of Viśravas (Tṛṇabiṅdu- Vi. P. ) and Ālambuṣa, the Apsaras; father of He- macandra; built the city of Viśālā; 1 having no sons, consulted the Brahmans who advised him to give Piṇḍa in Gayā; he did so and got a son; once he saw three men white, red and black in colour in the clouds and asked them who they were; the white man said that he was his father coming from Indra- loka, the red was his father who had slain Brahmans and the black was his grand-father who had slain a number of sages; the latter two were in Avīcinaraka and now got Page3-265+ 26 released by the Gayāpiṇḍa of Viśāla; then blessed him with a long life of prosperous reign, sacrifices and attainment of Viṣṇuloka 2 in the end. [ Footnote: 1) Vā. 86. 16-7; Vi. IV. 1. 49-50.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 112. 7-14.] [ ID=13149 ]

### Proper Noun: River, Mountain, or Pilgrimage Site (7 definitions)
- of a mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a mountain, ib. [ ID=200511 ]
- a river and a hermitage situated on it  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a river and a hermitage situated on it, MBh.; R.; BhP. [ ID=200519 ]
- Sarasvati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = सरस्वती (sarasvatī), L. [ ID=200520 ]
- a place of pilgrimage  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > विशाल (viśāla) n. N. of a place of pilgrimage, Bh. [ ID=200525 ]
- A river  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ला (lā) 2 N. of a river
- a holy place visited by Balarama  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Viśāla (III) — a tīrtha visited by Balarāma. Bhā. X. 78. 19. [ ID=13146 ]
- a mountain range of Ketumala  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Viśāla (IV) — A Kulaparvata of Ketumālā. Vā. 44. 4. [ ID=13147 ]

### Plant Name (5 definitions)
- colocynth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 990,1] विशाला (viśālā) ( आ (ā) ), f. colocynth, Suśr. [ ID=200512 ]
- Basella cordifolia  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Basella Cordifolia, L. [ ID=200513 ]
- Portulaca quadrifida  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Portulaca Quadrifida, L. [ ID=200514 ]
- indravaruni  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = °- महे (°-mahe) न्द्रवारुणी (ndravāruṇī), L. [ ID=200515 ]
- a kind of plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 990,1] विशाली (viśālī) ( ई (ī) ), f. a kind of plant, L. [ ID=200524 ]

### 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*
  > — क्षः (kṣaḥ) ) 1 N. of Viṣṇu. 2 of Garuḍa. 3 an epithet of Śiva. (
- an epithet of Parvati  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — क्षी (kṣī) ) an epithet of Pārvatī. [ ID=26539 ]
- 1. Surya. 2. Shiva.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 727-2 ] Viśāla 1 = Sūrya: III, 154.—Do. 2 = Śiva (1000 names 2 ). [ ID=11864 ]
- a naga of the Vitalam  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Viśāla (V) — a nāga of the Vitalam. Vā. 50. 29. [ ID=13148 ]

### Adjective: Large, Broad, Extensive (3 definitions)
- spacious, extensive, wide, large  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 990,1] विशाल (viśāla) mf( आ (ā) accord. to g. बह्वादि (bahvādi) also ई (ī) )n. ( prob. fr. √ विश् (viś); accord. to others, fr. वि - (vi-) √ शृ (√śṛ) ) spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large, TS. &c. &c. ( अम् (am) ind. extensively, PañcavBr. ) [ ID=200501 ]
- extensively  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1C) [Printed book page 990,1] विशालम् (viśālam) ind., extensively, PañcavBr. [ ID=200526.1 ]
- capacious, spreading, broad  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 247-a ] viśālá, a. capacious, spreading, broad. [ ID=3925 ]

### Animal Name (Deer/Bird) (3 definitions)
- A kind of deer  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लः (laḥ) 1 A kind of deer
- A kind of bird.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — लः (laḥ) 2 A kind of bird
- 1. A sort of deer. 2. A kind of bird.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) (II) m. 1. A sort of deer; 2. a kind of bird. [ ID=35577 ]

### Proper Noun: City/Town Name (3 definitions)
- The city Ujjayini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the city Ujjayinī or Oujein, R.; Megh.; Kathās. [ ID=200517 ]
- of another town  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of another town (see वैशाली (vaiśālī), वैशली (vaiśalī) ) [ ID=200518 ]
- the town of Ujjayini  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — ला (lā) 1 N. of the town Ujjayinī; पूर्वोद्दिष्टामनुसर पुरीं श्रीविशाला (lā) ं (viśālāṃ) (pūrvoddiṣṭāmanusara purīṃ śrīviśālāṃ) विशाला (lā) ं (viśālāṃ) Meghadūta (Bombay) 30

### Proper Noun: Female Figure (3 definitions)
- An Apsaras  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of an Apsaras, VP. [ ID=200521 ]
- the wife of Ajamidha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Aja-mīḍha, MBh. [ ID=200522 ]
- the wife of Arishta-nemi and daughter of Daksha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of the wife of Ariṣṭa-nemi (and daughter of Dakṣa), GāruḍaP. [ ID=200523 ]

### Technical Term (Music/Ritual/Hymnody) (3 definitions)
- a particular Sadaha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a partic. Ṣaḍ-aha, ŚrS. [ ID=200505 ]
- a particular murchana in music  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in music) a partic. Mūrchanā, Saṃgīt. [ ID=200516 ]
- name of two Samans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > विशाल (viśāla) n. du. (with विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) ) N. of two Sāmans, ĀrṣBr. [ ID=200526 ]

### Adjective: Abundant, Full of (2 definitions)
- abundant in, full of  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( ifc. ) abundant in, full of Kap. [ ID=200503 ]
- Rich or abounding in  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 0994-c ] विशाल (viśāla) a. 2 Rich or abounding in: श्रीविशाल (viśāla) ां (viśālāṃ) (śrīviśālāṃ) विशाल (viśāla) ां (viśālāṃ) Meghadūta (Bombay) 30

### Adjective: Great, Important, Eminent (2 definitions)
- great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent, MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ ID=200502 ]
- Eminent, illustrious, great, noble, celebrated  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशाल (viśāla) [Printed book page 0994-c ] विशाल (viśāla) a. 3 Eminent, illustrious, great, noble, celebrated

### Adjectival Compound Prefix ('large-') (1 definition)
- large-eyed  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — अक्ष (akṣa) a. large-eyed. (

### General Biological Term (1 definition)
- a kind of beast, bird, or plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > विशाल (viśāla) m. a kind of beast or bird or plant, L. [ ID=200504 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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