Vishvajanina, Viśvajanīna, Vishva-janina: 7 definitions

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Vishvajanina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Viśvajanīna can be transliterated into English as Visvajanina or Vishvajanina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vishvajanina in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

viśvajanīna (विश्वजनीन).—a S viśvajanīya a S Fit, proper, suitable, profitable, appertaining, or relating to the whole world or all mankind.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viśvajanīna (विश्वजनीन).—a. good for all men, suitable to all mankind, beneficial to all men; विश्वजन्यमिमं पुण्यमुपन्यासं निबोधत (viśvajanyamimaṃ puṇyamupanyāsaṃ nibodhata) Manusmṛti 9.31; Śiśupālavadha 1.41; को वा विश्वजनीनेषु कर्मसु प्राघटि- ष्यत (ko vā viśvajanīneṣu karmasu prāghaṭi- ṣyata) Bhaṭṭikāvya 21.17.

Viśvajanīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viśva and janīna (जनीन). See also (synonyms): viśvajanya, viśvajanīya.

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

Viśvajanīna (विश्वजनीन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Good for or suitable to all men. E. viśvajana, kha aff.

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

Viśvajanīna (विश्वजनीन).—viśvajanīya viśvajanīya, and viśvajanya viśvajanya, i. e. viśva-jana + īna, or īya, or ya, adj. Good for all men, universally salutary, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 31 (-janya).

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

1) Viśvajanīna (विश्वजनीन):—[=viśva-janīna] [from viśva] mfn. containing all kinds of people, [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] ruling all people, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] good for or benefiting all men, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Kāvya literature; Pāṇini]

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

Viśvajanīna (विश्वजनीन):—[viśva-janīna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Applicable to all.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishvajanina in German

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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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