# विशुद्ध (viśuddha)

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विशुद्ध (viśuddha) is a Sanskrit word meaning completely cleansed, pure, and clear, virtuous and honest, brilliantly white, thoroughly settled, established, or ascertained, one who has thoroughly completed, exhausted or empty. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Pure, Cleansed, Clear, Virtuous, Morally Pure, Viśuddha Chakra (Mystical Circle).

- **Root:** शुध् (śudh)
- **Etymology:** E. वि intensitive prefix, शुध् to be pure or clean, aff. क्त । — E. vi intensitive prefix, śudh to be pure or clean, aff. kta
- **SLP1:** `viSudDa`  **IAST:** viśuddha  **Devanagari:** विशुद्ध
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishuddha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vishuddha/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** विशुद्धा (viśuddhā)

## Meanings by context

### Pure, Cleansed, Clear (11 definitions)
- completely cleansed, pure, and clear  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 991,2] वि - शुद्ध (vi-śuddha) mfn. completely cleansed or purified (also in a ritual sense), clean, clear, pure ( lit. and fig. ), Mn.; MBh. &c. [ ID=200737 ]
- brilliantly white  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > brilliantly white (as teeth), Ṛtus. [ ID=200739 ]
- Purified  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0995-c ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. 1 Purified, cleansed
- Spotless  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0995-c ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. 3 Spotless, stainless
- pure  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 290-1 ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) vi-śuddha, pp. (√śudh) pure etc. : -tā, f., -tva, n. pureness; -dhī, a. pure-minded; -pārṣṇi, a. whose rear is covered; -bhāva, a. having a pure nature or mind; -vaṃśya, a. of pure descent; -sattva-vijñāna, a. whose character and nature are pure; -ātman, a. having a pure nature or character. [ ID=16748 ]
- 1. Pure or clean. 2. Pious and virtuous. 3. Humble. 4. Corrected.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वि (vi) शुद्ध (śuddha) (viśuddha) [Printed book page 787 ] वि (vi) शुद्ध (śuddha) (viśuddha) mfn. ( - द्धः - द्धा - द्धं (-ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ) ) 1 Pure, purified, clean, cleansed, free from vice or fault. 2 Pious, virtuous. 3 Humble, modest, compliant. 4 Corrected. E. वि (vi) intensitive prefix, and शुद्ध (śuddha) pure, clean. [ ID=35878 ]
- Pure, pious, humble.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 706-a ] वि - शुद्ध (vi-śuddha) ( द्धः - द्धा - द्धं ) ((ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ)) a. Pure, pious, humble. [ ID=35483 ]
- 1. Purified or cleansed. 2. Free from vice or fault. 3. Honest or virtuous. 4. Correct or accurate.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 678-01 ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. (f. द्धा (ddhā) ) 1. Purified, cleansed; 2. free from vice or fault; 3. honest, virtuous, विशुद्ध (viśuddha) मुग्धः कुलकन्यकाजनः (viśuddhamugdhaḥ kulakanyakājanaḥ) M.M. vii.; 4. correct, accurate. [ ID=35591 ]
- 1. Pure, clean, and free from fault. 2. Pious and virtuous. 3. Humble and modest. 4. Corrected.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वि (vi) शुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 672-b ] वि (vi) शुद्ध (viśuddha) mfn. ( - द्धः - द्धा - द्धं (-ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ) ) 1. Pure, purified, clean, cleansed, free from vice Page673-a+ 60 or fault. 2. Pious, virtuous. 3. Humble, modest, compliant. 4. Corrected. E. वि (vi) intensitive prefix, शुध् (śudh) to be pure or clean, aff. क्त । (kta.) [ ID=37553 ]
- 1. Pure, clear, and bright. 2. Settled, absolved, or finished.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 508 ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. completely purified or cleansed, pure, clear, bright; settled, absolved, finished. Abstr. ° ता (°tā) f., ° त्व (°tva) n. [ ID=30214 ]
- 1. Completely purified, clean, or pure. 2. Free from vice or fault. 3. Pious, virtuous, or honest. 4. Humble, modest, or compliant. 5. Rectified, corrected, or accurate. 6. A kind of mystical circle in the body.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0943-a ] Vi-śuddha, as, ā, am, completely purified or cleansed; cleared; clean; pure, free from all vice or fault; pious, virtuous, honest; humble, modest, compliant; rectified, corrected, accurate; ( am ), n. a kind of mystical circle in the body, (see cakra, cf. viśuddhi-cakra. ) —Viśuddha-dhiṣaṇa, as, ā, am, having the understanding or mind purified. —Viśuddha-bhāva, as, ā, am, having a pure mind or disposition, pure-minded. —Viśuddha-vaṃśya, as, ā, am, of a pure family. —Viśuddha-sattva- pradhāna, as, ā, am, chiefly characterized by pure goodness. —Viśuddhātman (°dha-āt°), ā, ā, a, having a pure soul, pure-minded, innocent. —Viśud- dheśva-tantra (°dha-iś°), am, n., N. of a work. [ ID=44139 ]

### Virtuous, Morally Pure (3 definitions)
- virtuous and honest  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > free from vice, virtuous, honest, MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ ID=200738 ]
- Pure, free from vice, sin, or imperfection.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0995-c ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. 2 Pure, free from vice, sin, or ( pb ) imperfection
- Virtuous, pious, straightforward  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0995-c ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. 5 Virtuous, pious, straightforward; विशुद्ध (viśuddha) मुग्धः (viśuddhamugdhaḥ) कुलकन्यकाजनः (kulakanyakājanaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 7. 1

### Viśuddha Chakra (Mystical Circle) (2 definitions)
- a mystical circle in the body  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वि - शुद्ध (vi-śuddha) n. a kind of mystical circle in the body ( cf. चक्र (cakra) and वि - शुद्ध (vi-śuddha) ि - च् (vi-śuddhi-c) ° (°) ) [ ID=200744 ]
- A kind of mystical circle in the body.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — द्धं (ddhaṃ) A kind of mystical circle ( चक्र (cakra) ) in the body. [ ID=26556 ]

### Cleared, Exhausted, Empty (1 definition)
- exhausted or empty  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > cleared i.e. exhausted, empty (as a treasury), Rājat. [ ID=200742 ]

### Completed, Accomplished (1 definition)
- one who has thoroughly completed  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( ifc. ) one who has gone through or thoroughly completed ( उपदेश - व् (upadeśa-v) ° (°) ), Mālav. [ ID=200741 ]

### Correct, Accurate (1 definition)
- Correct, accurate  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0995-c ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. 4 Correct, accurate

### Humble, Modest (1 definition)
- Humble  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विशुद्ध (viśuddha) [Printed book page 0995-c ] विशुद्ध (viśuddha) a. 6 Humble

### Settled, Established (1 definition)
- thoroughly settled, established, or ascertained  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > thoroughly settled or established or fixed or determined or ascertained, ib. [ ID=200740 ]

### Subtracted (in algebra) (1 definition)
- subtracted  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in alg. ) subtracted, Gol. [ ID=200743 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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