Sanskrit Dictionary

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Grammar Search

"virocana" has 2 results

virocana: masculine vocative singular stem: virocana

virocana: neuter vocative singular stem: virocana

Amarakosha Search

1 result

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

sūraḥ	1.3.28-30	Masculine	Singular	sahasrāṃśuḥ, raviḥ, chāyānāthaḥ, jagaccakṣuḥ, pradyotanaḥ, lokabāndhavaḥ, aryamā, dhāmanidhiḥ, divākaraḥ, braghnaḥ, bhāsvān, haridaśvaḥ, arkaḥ, aruṇaḥ, taraṇiḥ, virocanaḥ, tviṣāṃpatiḥ, haṃsaḥ, savitā, tejasāṃrāśiḥ, karmasākṣī, trayītanuḥ, khadyotaḥ, sūryaḥ, bhagaḥ, dvādaśātmā, abjinīpatiḥ, ahaskaraḥ, vibhākaraḥ, saptāśvaḥ, vikartanaḥ, mihiraḥ, dyumaṇiḥ, citrabhānuḥ, grahapatiḥ, bhānuḥ, tapanaḥ, padmākṣaḥ, tamisrahā, lokabandhuḥ, dinamaṇiḥ, inaḥ, ādityaḥ, aṃśumālī, bhāskaraḥ, prabhākaraḥ, vivasvān, uṣṇaraśmiḥ, mārtaṇḍaḥ, pūṣā, mitraḥ, vibhāvasuḥ, aharpatiḥ(53)	the sun

Monier-Williams Search

9 results for virocana"

virocana

mfn. shining upon, brightening, illuminating

m. the sun or the god of the sun (also applied to viṣṇu-)

m. the moon

m. fire

m. a species of karañja-

m. a species of syonāka-

m. Name of an asura- (son of prahrāda- or prahlāda- and father of bali- and mantharā- or dīrgha-jihvā-)

etc., etc.

m. of the wife of tvaṣṭṛ- (and mother of viraja-)

n. (?) light, lustre

Vedabase Search

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DCS with thanks

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virocana	adjective brightening (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) illuminating (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) shining upon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 39463/72933

virocana	noun (masculine) a species of Karañja (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a species of Syonāka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) fire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of an Asura; son of Prahrāda or Prahlāda and father of Bali and Mantharā or Dirghajihvā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the god of the sun the moon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the sun (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 5632/72933