Traivikrama: 6 definitions
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Traivikrama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTraivikrama (त्रैविक्रम).—a. (-mī f.) Belonging to Trivikrama or Viṣṇu; R.7.35. श्रेयस्त्रैविक्रमस्ते वितरतु विबुधद्वेषिणां कालदण्डः (śreyastraivikramaste vitaratu vibudhadveṣiṇāṃ kāladaṇḍaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 1.1; Relating to the three steps of Viṣṇu; जानामि वारुणाँल्लोकान्विष्णोस्त्रैविक्रमानपि (jānāmi vāruṇāṃllokānviṣṇostraivikramānapi) Rām.4.58.13.
-mam The three steps of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTraivikrama (त्रैविक्रम).—i. e. tri-vikrama + a, I. adj. Belonging to Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 7, 32. Ii. n. Going three steps, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 3168.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Traivikrama (त्रैविक्रम):—[from traiṃśa] mfn. belonging to (tri-v) Viṣṇu, [Raghuvaṃśa vii, 32]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of cohabitation, [Hāla 411 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] n. (Viṣṇu’s) act of taking the 3 strides, [Harivaṃśa 3168]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTraivikrama (ತ್ರೈವಿಕ್ರಮ):—[noun] one of the forms of Viṣṇu, in which he pervaded the earth, lower region and the heaven, each by a gigantic step.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Trai, Vikrama.
Full-text: Traivikrami, Trivikrama, Indrashatru.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 30 - Origin of Viṣṇu’s steps < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]