Vishalakula, Viśālakula, Vishala-kula: 4 definitions

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Vishalakula 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.

The Sanskrit term Viśālakula can be transliterated into English as Visalakula or Vishalakula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vishalakula in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viśālakula (विशालकुल).—a noble or eminent family; रुपयौवनसंपन्ना विशालकुलसंभवाः । विद्याहीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः (rupayauvanasaṃpannā viśālakulasaṃbhavāḥ | vidyāhīnā na śobhante nirgandhā iva kiṃśukāḥ) || H.

Derivable forms: viśālakulam (विशालकुलम्).

Viśālakula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśāla and kula (कुल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viśālakula (विशालकुल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Well-born. n.

(-laṃ) An illustrious family. E. viśāla, kula race.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Viśālakula (विशालकुल):—[=viśāla-kula] [from viśāla] n. a great or illustrious family, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. of noble family, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Viśālakula (विशालकुल):—[viśāla-kula] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Well-born. n. Illustrious family.

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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.

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