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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विश्वviśvapron. a.All, whole, entire, universal; स सर्वनामा स च विश्वरूपः Bhāg.6.4.28.

    [विश्-व Uṇ.1.151]

    1. All, whole, entire, universal; स सर्वनामा स च विश्वरूपः Bhāg.6.4.28.
    2. Every, every one.
    3. All-pervading, omnipresent.-Masculine Plural Name of a particular group of deities, ten in number and supposed to be sons of विश्वा; their names are: वसुः सत्यः क्रतुर्दक्षः कालः कामो धृतिः कुरुः । पुरूरवा माद्रवश्च विश्वेदेवाः प्रकीर्तिताः ॥ देवाः साध्यास्तथा विश्वे तथैव च महर्षयः Mb. 3.261.6; Bg.11.22.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -श्वम्

      1. The universe, the (whole) world; इदं विश्वं पाल्यम् Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3.3; विश्वस्मिन्नधुनान्यः कुलव्रतं पाल- यिष्यति कः Bv.1.13.
      2. Dry ginger.
      3. Name of Viṣṇu.
    • -श्वः

      1. The soul; Bhāg.7.15.54; Atmanepada Rām.7.5.49. 5; the intellectual faculty.
      2. A citizen (नागर).
    • -श्वा

      1. The earth.
      2. Asparagus Racemosus (Marâthî शतावरी).
      3. Dry ginger.
      4. The plant अतिविषा.
    • -आत्मन्

      1. Masculine
      2. the Supreme Being (soul of the universe).
      3. an epithet of Brahman.
      4. of Śiva; अथ विश्वात्मने गौरी संदिदेश मिथः सखीम् Ku.6.1.
      5. of Viṣṇu.
      6. of the sun.
    • -आत्मना Indeclinable thoroughly; विश्वात्मना यत्र निवर्तते भीः Bhāg.11.2.33.

    • -आधारः support of the universe; विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम् Viṣṇustotra.

    • -इन्वः (विश्वमिन्वः) All-moving (an epithet of Śiva).

    • -ईशः, -ईश्वरः

      1. (also विश्वमीश्वरः as one word used in the Mbh. and Kūrmapurāṇa ch.26.)
      2. the Supreme Being, lord of the universe.
      3. an epithet of Śiva.
    • -औषधम् dry ginger.

    • -कद्रु

      1. Adjective wicked, low, vile.
      2. (द्रुः) a hound, dog trained for the chase.
      3. sound.
    • -कर्मन्

      1. Masculine
      2. Name of the architect of gods; Compare त्वष्टृ.
      3. an epithet of the sun.
      4. one of the seven principal rays of the sun.
      5. a great saint.
      6. the Supreme Being. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedजा, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसुता an epithet of संज्ञा, one of the wives of the sun.
    • -कारुः the architect of the universe (विश्वकर्मा).

    • -कार्यः one of the rays of the sun.

    • -कृत्

      1. Masculine
      2. the creator of all beings; निवेदितोऽथाङ्गिरसा सोमं निर्भर्त्स्य विश्व- कृत् Bhāg.9.14.8.
      3. an epithet of Viśvakarman.
    • -केतुः an epithet of Aniruddha.

    • -गः Name of Brahman.

    • -गत Adjective Omnipresent.

    • -गन्धः an onion. (-न्धम्) myrrh.

    • -गन्धा the earth.

    • -गोचर Adjective accessible to all men.

    • -गोप्तृ

      1. Masculine
      2. Name of Viṣṇu.
      3. Indra.
    • -ग्रन्थिः the plant called हंसपदी.

    • -चक्रम् a kind of valuable gift (महादान) of pure gold.

    • -चर्षणि Adjective Vedic all-pervading, worldwide, extending everywhere.

    • -जनम् mankind.

    • -जनीन, -जन्य, -जनीय Adjective good for all men, suitable to all mankind, beneficial to all men; विश्वजन्यमिमं पुण्यमुपन्यासं निबोधत Ms.9.31; Śi.1.41; को वा विश्वजनीनेषु कर्मसु प्राघटि- ष्यत Bk.21.17.

    • -जित्

      1. Masculine
      2. Name of a particular sacrifice; Ms.11.74; तमध्वरे विश्वजिति क्षितीशं निःशेषविश्राणितकोश- जातम् R.5.1.
      3. the noose of Varuṇa.
      4. Name of Viṣṇu. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedन्यायः the rule according to which an action for which no fruit is enjoined directly should be considered as having स्वर्ग as its फल. This is established in connection with the विश्वजित् sacrifice by Jaimini and Śabara in MS.4.3.15-16.
    • -जीवः the universal soul.

    • -देव see under विश्व Masculine above.

    • -दैवम्, -दैवतम् the asterism उत्तराषाढा.

    • -धारिणी the earth.

    • -धारिन् Masculine a deity.

    • -धेना Vedic the earth.

    • -नाथः lord of the universe, an epithet of Śiva.

    • -पा

      1. Masculine
      2. the protector of all.
      3. the sun.
      4. the moon.
      5. fire.
    • -पावनी, -पूजिता holy basil.

    • -प्सन्

      1. Masculine
      2. a god.
      3. the sun.
      4. the moon.
      5. an epithet of Agni.
      6. Name of Viśvakarman. बीजम् the seed of everything.
    • -बोधः a Buddha.

    • -भावनः Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -भुज Adjective all-enjoying, all-eating; (-Masculine) an epithet of Indra.

    • -भेषजम् dry ginger. (-जः) a universal remedy.

    • -भोजस् Adjective all-pervading; Ṛv.

    • -मूर्ति

      1. Adjective existing in all forms, all-pervading, omnipresent; कल्याणानां त्वमसि महसां भाजनं विश्वमूर्ते Māl.1.3;
      2. (र्तिः) the Supreme Being.
      3. Name of Śiva.
    • -योनिः

      1. an epithet of Brahman.
      2. of Viṣṇu.
    • -राज् Masculine, -राजः a universal sovereign.

    • -रुची one of the seven tongues of fire.

    • -रूप Adjective omnipresent, existing everywhere; तस्मिन् यशो निहितं विश्वरूपम् Bṛi. Up.2.2.2. (-पः) an epithet of Viṣṇu. (-पम्) agallochum.

    • -रेतस्

      1. Masculine
      2. an epithet of Brahman.
      3. of Viṣṇu.
    • -वासः the receptacle of all things.

    • -वाह् Adjective (-विश्वौही Feminine) all-sustaining.

    • -विभावनम् creation of the universe.

    • -वेदस्

      1. Adjective
      2. allknowing, omniscient; स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः Āśīrvādamantra.
      3. a saint, sage.
    • -व्यचस् Feminine Name of Aditi.

    • -व्यापक, -व्यापिन् Adjective all-pervading.

    • -संवननम् means of bewitching all.

    • -संहारः general destruction.

    • -सत्तम Adjective the best of all.

    • -सहा

      1. the earth.
      2. one of the tongues of fire.
    • -सारकम् the prickly pear.

    • -सृज्

      1. Masculine
      2. an epithet of Brahman, the creator; उपहूता विश्वसृग्भि- र्हरिगाथोपगायने Bhāg.7.15.71-72; प्रायेण सामग्र्यविधौ गुणानां पराङ्मुखी विश्वसृजः प्रवृत्तिः Ku.3.28;1.49.
      3. an epithet of मयासुर; नाना विभान्ति किल विश्वसृजोपक्लृप्ताः Bhāg.1.75.32.

    In the Gita11·1811·3811·1911·4711·22

    त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।

    tvamasya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam, — Thou art the supreme Immutable whom we have to know, Thou art the high foundation and abode of the universe, Thou art the imperishable guardian of the… 11·18
    • विश्वस्यviśvasyagenitive singular of the neuter noun viśva (the universe).
    • विश्वम्viśvamaccusative singular of the neuter noun viśva (the universe).
    • विश्वेviśvenominative plural of the pronnoun viśva in its masculine form. here it is used as an abbreviated form of the term viśve-devāḥ (universal collectivity of divine Powers, fosterers of man and upholders of his effort in works).
  2. अनुविश्वanuviśva(pl.) N. of a people in the northeast. Bṛi. S.

    (Plural) Name of a people in the northeast. Bṛi. S.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. विश्वviśva[vís-va] a. [pervading: √vis] every, all, whole, entire (in Br. and later supplanted by sarva); all-pervading…

    [vís-va] adjective [pervading: √vis] every, all, whole, entire (in Brâhmana and later supplanted by sarva); all-pervading or all-containing (Vishnu, soul, intellect); masculine every one; intellect conditioned by the individual (in Vedânta); noun of a king: vísve devấh, all the gods; All-gods (as a class); neuter the All, universe, world.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. विश्वviśvamf(आ)n. (prob. fr. √1. विश्, to pervade cf. Un2. i, 151; declined as a pron. like सर्व, by which it is…
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender (probably from √1. विश्, to pervade confer, compare Un2. i, 151; declined as a pronoun like सर्व, by which it is superseded in the Bra1hman2as ब्राह्मण s and later language) all, every, every one
    2. mf(आ)neuter gender whole, entire, universal fg-veda etc.
    3. mf(आ)neuter gender all-pervading or all-containing, omnipresent (applied to Vishn2u-Kr2ishn2a विष्णु-कृष्ण, the soul, intellect etc.) Up. MBh. etc.
    4. masculine gender (in philosophy) the intellectual faculty or (according to to some) the faculty which perceives individuality or the individual underlying the gross body (स्थूल-शरीर-व्यष्ट्य्-उपहित) Veda7ntas.
    5. masculine gender Name of a class of gods confer, compare below
    6. masculine gender Name of the number "thirteen" Gol.
    7. masculine gender of a class of deceased ancestors Ma1rkP.
    8. masculine gender of a king MBh.
    9. masculine gender of a well-known dictionary Equivalent to विश्व-प्रकाश
    10. masculine gender plural (व्/इश्वे, with or scilicet देव्/आस् confer, compare विश्वे-देव, page and participle995) "all the gods collectively" or the "All-gods" (a particular class of gods, forming one of the 9 Gan2as गण s enumerated under गणदेवता quod vide; according to to the Vishn2u विष्णु and other Pura1n2as पुराण s they were sons of Vis3va1 विश्वा, daughter of Daksha दक्ष, and their names are as follow, 1. Vasu वसु, 2. Satya सत्य, 3. Kratu क्रतु, 4. Daksha दक्ष, 5. Ka1la काल, 6. Ka1ma काम, 7. Dhr2iti धृति, 8. Kuru कुरु, 9. Puru1-ravas पुरू-रवस्, 10. Ma1dravas माद्रवस् [?]; two according to others are added by some, viz. 11. Rocaka रोचक or Locana लोचन, 12. Dhvani ध्वनि [or Dhu1ri धूरि; or this may make 13]: they are particularly worshipped at S3ra1ddhas श्राद्ध s and at the Vais3vadeva वैश्वदेव ceremony [RTL. 416]; moreover according to to Manu मनु [iii, 90, 121], offerings should be made to them daily - these privileges having been bestowed on them by Brahma1 ब्रह्मा and the Pitr2is पितृ s, as a reward for severe austerities they had performed on the Hima7laya हिमा*लय : sometimes it is difficult to decide whether the expression विश्वे देवाः refers to all the gods or to the particular troop of deities described a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) fg-veda etc.
    11. masculine gender etc.
    12. neuter gender the whole world, universe AV. etc. etc.
    13. neuter gender dry ginger Sus3r.
    14. neuter gender myrrh Lexicographers
    15. neuter gender a mystical Name of the sound ओ Up.
    16. (in compound)
  2. अतिविश्वativiśvam. "superior to all or to the universe", N. of a Muni मुनि Hariv.

    masculine gender "superior to all or to the universe", Name of a Muni मुनि Hariv.

  3. अतिविश्वस्ativiśvasto confide or trust too much (generally with न neg.)

    to confide or trust too much (generally with न negative)

  4. अनुविश्वanuviśvam. pl. N. of a people in the north-east VarBr2S.

    masculine gender plural Name of a people in the north-east VarBr2S.

  5. अभिजिद्विश्वजितौabhijidviśvajitauf. du. the two Soma सोम sacrifices called Abhijit अभिजित् and Vis3vajit विश्वजित् S3Br.

    feminine dual number the two Soma सोम sacrifices called Abhijit अभिजित् and Vis3vajit विश्वजित् S3Br.

  6. अभिविश्वस्abhiviśvasCaus. -श्वासयति, to render confident MBh. iii, 10021 Sus3r.

    Causal -श्वासयति, to render confident MBh. iii, 10021 Sus3r.

  7. अविश्वaviśvan. not the universe BhP.

    neuter gender not the universe BhP.