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"vistara" has 2 results.

vistarā: feminine nominative singular stem: vistara

vistara: masculine vocative singular stem: vistara

Amarakosha Search

9 results

Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

huṃ	3.3.260	Masculine	Singular	vistāraḥ, aṅgīkṛtiḥ

kṛtāntaḥ	3.3.71	Masculine	Singular	latā, vistāraḥ

oghaḥ	3.3.32	Masculine	Singular	viparyāsaḥ, vistaraḥ

samayā	3.3.260	Masculine	Singular	vistāraḥ, aṅgīkṛtiḥ

vāhinī	3.3.119	Feminine	Singular	kratuḥ, vistāraḥ, tucchakaḥ

viṣṇuḥ	1.1.18-21	Masculine	Singular	adhokṣajaḥ, vidhuḥ, yajñapuruṣaḥ, viśvarūpaḥ, vaikuṇṭhaḥ, hṛṣīkeśaḥ, svabhūḥ, govindaḥ, acyutaḥ, janārdanaḥ, cakrapāṇiḥ, madhuripuḥ, devakīnandanaḥ, puruṣottamaḥ, kaṃsārātiḥ, kaiṭabhajit, purāṇapuruṣaḥ, jalaśāyī, muramardanaḥ, kṛṣṇaḥ, dāmodaraḥ, mādhavaḥ, puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ, pītāmbaraḥ, viśvaksenaḥ, indrāvarajaḥ, padmanābhaḥ, trivikramaḥ, śrīpatiḥ, balidhvaṃsī, viśvambharaḥ, śrīvatsalāñchanaḥ, narakāntakaḥ, mukundaḥ, nārāyaṇaḥ, viṣṭaraśravāḥ, keśavaḥ, daityāriḥ, garuḍadhvajaḥ, śārṅgī, upendraḥ, caturbhujaḥ, vāsudevaḥ, śauriḥ, vanamālī(45)	vishnu, the god

viṣṭaraḥ	3.3.177	Masculine	Singular	mahāraṇyam, durgapathaḥ

vistāraḥ	2.4.14	Masculine	Singular	viṭapaḥ

vistāraḥ	2.4.22	Masculine	Singular	vigrahaḥ, vyāsaḥ

Monier-Williams
Search

55 results for vistara

vistara

mfn. extensive, long (as a story)

vistara

m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(ā-).; see vi-stāra-and

) spreading, extension, expansion, prolixity, diffuseness

etc.

vistara

m. a multitude, number, quantity, assemblage, large company

etc.

vistara

m. becoming large or great (met. applied to the heart)

vistara

m. high degree, intensity,

vistara

m. (plural) great wealth or riches

vistara

m. detail, particulars, full or detailed description, amplification (also as direction to a narrator equals vistareṇa kāryam-,"give full particulars"; vistareṇa reṇa- ind.or vistarāt rāt- ind.diffusely, at length, fully, in detail; rī-kṛ-,to spread, divulge, expand)

etc.

vistara

m. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') an extensive treatise

vistara

m. affectionate solicitation

vistara

m. a layer, bed, couch (equals vi-ṣṭara-)

vistarabhīru

mfn. afraid of diffuseness

vistarakeṇa

(or staratarakeṇa-) ind. very diffusely, at full length

vistaraṇī

f. Name of a goddess

vistaraṇīya

mfn. to be spread or extended, capable of being extended or expanded

vistaraśaṅkā

f. fear of diffuseness

vistaraśas

ind. equals -tas-

vistaratā

f. extension, spreading

vistaratas

ind. diffusely, at length

etc.

bahuvistara

m. great extension

bahuvistara

m. ( bahuvistarayuktam -yuktam- ind. in all directions, everywhere

)

bahuvistara

mf(ā-)n. of wide extent, widely spread

(also tāra-

)

bahuvistara

mf(ā-)n. manifold, various

bahuvistara

mf(ā-)n. very detailed ( bahuvistaram am- ind.)

bahuvistaram

ind. bahuvistara

bahuvistarayuktam

ind. bahuvistara

citavistara

m. a kind of ornament

granthavistara

m. a voluminous text

granthavistara

m. a multitude of grantha-s (of 32 syllables each)

guṇavistara

mfn. abounding in excellent qualities

jaiminīyanyāyamālāvistara

m. Name of a compendium of the mīmāṃsā- philosophy by mādhava-.

laghulalitavistara

m. Name of work

lalitavistara

m. Name of a sūtra- work giving a detailed account of the artless and natural acts in the life of the buddha-.

lalitavistarapurāṇa

n. Name of a sūtra- work giving a detailed account of the artless and natural acts in the life of the buddha-.

madhyākṣaravistaralipi

f. Name of a particular kind of written character

mahāvistara

mfn. very extensive or copious

nyāyamālāvistara

m. Name of work

pravistara

m. circumference, compass. extent

(reṇa-,"in great detail") .

purārdhavistara

mfn. being of the extent of half a town

purārdhavistara

m. part of a town, a suburb, ward, division

savistara

mf(ā-)n. having diffuseness, diffuse, detained, complete ( savistaram am- ind.)

savistara

mf(ā-)n. with the texts belonging to it (id est to the veda-)

savistaram

ind. savistara

sulalitavistara

m. the beautiful lalita-vistara- (q.v)

suvistara

m. great extent, plenty, abundance (raṃ-yā-,"to be richly supplied, become full")

suvistara

m. great diffuseness (rāt-,"very fully, in great detail")

suvistara

mf(ā-)n. very extensive or large

suvistara

mf(ā-)n. very great or strong or intense

etc.

suvistaram

ind. in great detail, at full length

suvistaram

ind. very intensely or vehemently

svalpātivistara

mf(ā-)n. very concise and very diffuse

tṛṇavistara

m. equals -kāṇḍa-.

vāgvistara

m. prolixity, diffuseness

vaṃśavistara

m. a complete genealogy

yathāvibhavavistarais

ind. idem or 'ind. idem or 'ind. idem or 'ind. idem or ' in the beginning of a compound () ( ) according to property or resources' ' ' '

yathāvibhavavistaram

ind. idem or 'ind. idem or 'ind. idem or ' in the beginning of a compound () ( ) according to property or resources' ' '

Apte Search

3 results


vistaraḥ	विस्तरः 1 Extension, expansion. -2 Minute details, detailed description, minute particulars; संक्षिप्तस्याप्यतो$- स्यैव वाक्यस्यार्थगरीयसः । सुविस्तरतरा वाचो भाष्यभूता भवन्तु मे Śi. 2.24; (विस्तरेण, विस्तरतः, विस्तरशः 'in detail, at length, fully, with minute details, with full particulars'; अङ्गुलिमुद्राधिगमं विस्तरेण श्रोतुमिच्छामि Mu.1; विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन (भूयः कथय) Bg.1.18). -3 Prolixity, diffuseness; अलं विस्तरेण. -4 Abundance, quantity, multitude, number; उभे पुरवरे रम्ये विस्तरैरुपशोभिते Rām. 7.11.14. -5 A bed, layer. -6 A seat, stool. -7 Affectionate solicitation. -8 High degree, intensity. -9 (pl.) Great wealth, riches.

ativistaraḥ	अतिविस्तरः Prolixity, diffuseness; U.1; Māl.1.

savistara	सविस्तर a. Detailed, minute, complete. -रम् ind. In detail, in etenso.

Macdonell Search

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vistara	a. [√ stri] extensive (very rare); m. extent; multitude; large company; number of things, -connected with athg.; detail, minute particulars, detailed descrip tion, diffuseness (ord. mg.): --°ree; sts.=exten sive; in., ab., -tas, -sas, in detail, with full particulars: -tâ, f. extension.

Bloomfield Vedic
Concordance

1 result


yajñaṃ	viṣṭāra ohate RV.5.52.10d.

     Dictionary of Sanskrit
     Grammar
     KV Abhyankar

"vistara" has 2 results.


kātantravistara	a famous work on the Kātantra Grammar written by Vardhamāna a Jain Scholar of the twelfth century who is believed to be the same as the author of the well-known work Gaṇaratnamahodadhi.

kātantravivaraṇa	a commentary on the Kātantravistara of Vardhamāna by Pṛthvīdhara who lived in the fifteenth century A. D.

Vedabase Search

22 results


vistara	a large quantity	CC Madhya 11.239

vistara	expansively	CC Adi 11.5

vistara	many	CC Madhya 17.191

vistara	very loudly	CC Adi 17.178-179

vistaraḥ	the expanse	BG 10.40

vistaraḥ	various	SB 1.3.3

vistaram	in detail	SB 10.74.50

		SB 3.14.4

vistaram	very expensive arrangements	SB 7.15.3

vistaraśaḥ	at great length	BG 16.6

vistaraśaḥ	at length	SB 3.29.1-2

vistaraśaḥ	in detail	BG 11.2

vistarasya	to the extent	BG 10.19

vistarataḥ	by breadth	SB 3.8.25

vistarataḥ	in terms of width	SB 5.24.2

vistarataḥ	very broadly	SB 9.1.7

prasāda vistara	remnants of food in large quantities	CC Madhya 11.180

sa-vistaram	in all details	SB 3.3.2

sampatti vistara	the great opulence	CC Madhya 14.203

prasāda vistara	remnants of food in large quantities	CC Madhya 11.180

sampatti vistara	the great opulence	CC Madhya 14.203

sa-vistaram	in all details	SB 3.3.2

DCS with thanks

9 results


vistara	noun (masculine) a layer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a multitude (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) affectionate solicitation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) amplification (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) an extensive treatise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) assemblage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) becoming large or great (met. applied to the heart) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) bed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) couch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) depth extend backward (?) detail (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) diffuseness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) expansion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) extension (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) full or detailed description (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) great wealth or riches (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) high degree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) intensity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) large company (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of a man number (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) particulars (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) prolixity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) quantity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) spreading (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 913/72933

vistara	adjective extensive (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) long (as a story) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 30313/72933

vistaratā	noun (feminine) extensiveness Frequency rank 66298/72933

vistaraśaḥ	indeclinable extensively Frequency rank 13186/72933

vistaraṇa	noun (neuter) Frequency rank 39591/72933

anativistara	noun (masculine) Frequency rank 42600/72933

parivistara	noun (masculine) Frequency rank 57405/72933

pravistara	noun (masculine) circumference (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) compass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 15932/72933

savistara	adjective complete (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) detained (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) diffuse (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) having diffuseness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) with the texts belonging to it (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 16246/72933

Wordnet Search

"vistara" has 24 results.


vistara	pallavaḥ, pallavam, kisalayaḥ, pravālam, navapatram, valam, kisalam, kiśalam, kiśalayam, viṭapaḥ, patrayauvanam, vistaraḥ śākhāgraparvaṇi navapatrastavakaḥ। saḥ pallavān chinatti।
vistara	samudāyaḥ, saṅghaḥ, samūhaḥ, saṅghātaḥ, samavāyaḥ, sañcayaḥ, gaṇaḥ, gulmaḥ, gucchaḥ, gucchakaḥ, gutsaḥ, stavakaḥ, oghaḥ, vṛndaḥ, nivahaḥ, vyūhaḥ, sandohaḥ, visaraḥ, vrajaḥ, stomaḥ, nikaraḥ, vātaḥ, vāraḥ, saṃghātaḥ, samudayaḥ, cayaḥ, saṃhatiḥ, vṛndam, nikurambam, kadambakam, pūgaḥ, sannayaḥ, skandhaḥ, nicayaḥ, jālam, agram, pacalam, kāṇḍam, maṇḍalam, cakram, vistaraḥ, utkāraḥ, samuccayaḥ, ākaraḥ, prakaraḥ, saṃghaḥ, pracayaḥ, jātam ekasmin sthāne sthāpitāni sthitāni vā naikāni vastūni। asmin samudāye naikāḥ mahilāḥ santi।
vistara	vistāraḥ dairghyaṃ vistāraḥ ca। bhāratadeśasya vistāraḥ ā himālayāt kanyākumārīṃ yāvat asti।
vistara	viṣṇuḥ, nārāyaṇaḥ, kṛṣṇaḥ, vaikuṇṭhaḥ, viṣṭaraśravāḥ, dāmodaraḥ, hṛṣīkeśaḥ, keśavaḥ, mādhavaḥ, svabhūḥ, daityāriḥ, puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ, govindaḥ, garuḍadhvajaḥ, pītāmbaraḥ, acyutaḥ, śārṅgī, viṣvaksenaḥ, janārdanaḥ, upendraḥ, indrāvarajaḥ, cakrapāṇiḥ, caturbhujaḥ, padmanābhaḥ, madhuripuḥ, vāsudevaḥ, trivikramaḥ, daivakīnandanaḥ, śauriḥ, śrīpatiḥ, puruṣottamaḥ, vanamālī, balidhvaṃsī, kaṃsārātiḥ, adhokṣajaḥ, viśvambharaḥ, kaiṭabhajit, vidhuḥ, śrīvatsalāñachanaḥ, purāṇapuruṣaḥ, vṛṣṇiḥ, śatadhāmā, gadāgrajaḥ, ekaśṛṅgaḥ, jagannāthaḥ, viśvarūpaḥ, sanātanaḥ, mukundaḥ, rāhubhedī, vāmanaḥ, śivakīrtanaḥ, śrīnivāsaḥ, ajaḥ, vāsuḥ, śrīhariḥ, kaṃsāriḥ, nṛhariḥ, vibhuḥ, madhujit, madhusūdanaḥ, kāntaḥ, puruṣaḥ, śrīgarbhaḥ, śrīkaraḥ, śrīmān, śrīdharaḥ, śrīniketanaḥ, śrīkāntaḥ, śrīśaḥ, prabhuḥ, jagadīśaḥ, gadādharaḥ, ajitaḥ, jitāmitraḥ, ṛtadhāmā, śaśabinduḥ, punarvasuḥ, ādidevaḥ, śrīvarāhaḥ, sahasravadanaḥ, tripāt, ūrdhvadevaḥ, gṛdhnuḥ, hariḥ, yādavaḥ, cāṇūrasūdanaḥ, sadāyogī, dhruvaḥ, hemaśaṅkhaḥ, śatāvarttī, kālanemiripuḥ, somasindhuḥ, viriñciḥ, dharaṇīdharaḥ, bahumūrddhā, vardhamānaḥ, śatānandaḥ, vṛṣāntakaḥ, rantidevaḥ, vṛṣākapiḥ, jiṣṇuḥ, dāśārhaḥ, abdhiśayanaḥ, indrānujaḥ, jalaśayaḥ, yajñapuruṣaḥ, tārkṣadhvajaḥ, ṣaḍbinduḥ, padmeśaḥ, mārjaḥ, jinaḥ, kumodakaḥ, jahnuḥ, vasuḥ, śatāvartaḥ, muñjakeśī, babhruḥ, vedhāḥ, prasniśṛṅgaḥ, ātmabhūḥ, suvarṇabinduḥ, śrīvatsaḥ, gadābhṛt, śārṅgabhṛt, cakrabhṛt, śrīvatsabhṛt, śaṅkhabhṛt, jalaśāyī, muramardanaḥ, lakṣmīpatiḥ, murāriḥ, amṛtaḥ, ariṣṭanemaḥ, kapiḥ, keśaḥ, jagadīśaḥ, janārdanaḥ, jinaḥ, jiṣṇuḥ, vikramaḥ, śarvaḥ devatāviśeṣaḥ hindudharmānusāraṃ jagataḥ pālanakartā। ekādaśastathā tvaṣṭā dvādaśo viṣṇurucyate jaghanyajastu sarveṣāmādityānāṃ guṇādhikaḥ।
vistara	vṛkṣaḥ, taruḥ, drumaḥ, pādapaḥ, druḥ, mahīruhaḥ, śākhī, viṭapī, amokahaḥ, kuṭaḥ, sālaḥ, palāśī, āgamaḥ, agacchaḥ, viṣṭaraḥ, mahīruṭ, kuciḥ, sthiraḥ, kāraskaraḥ, nagaḥ, agaḥ, kuṭāraḥ, viṭapaḥ, kujaḥ, adriḥ, śikharī, kuṭhaḥ, kuñjaḥ, kṣitiruhaḥ, aṅgaghripaḥ, bhūruhaḥ, bhūjaḥ, mahījaḥ, dharaṇīruhaḥ, kṣitijaḥ, śālaḥ śākhā-parṇa-skandha-mūlādi-yuktā dīrghajīvīnī vanaspatiḥ। vṛkṣāṇāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ kartavyam।
vistara	vistāraḥ padārthagrahaṇasya kṣamatāyāḥ dṛṣṭyā kasyāpi pātrāntargatabhāge vartamānaṃ riktasthānam। asya sambharaṇyāḥ vistāraḥ pañcāśat līṭaraparimāṇam asti।
vistara	purārddhavistaraḥ, vibhāgaḥ purasya praṇayanārthe sacivanirvācanārthe ca kalpitaḥ vibhāgaḥ। asmin purārdhdavistarasya sacivaḥ mālādevī asti।
vistara	rāgavistāraḥ gānakāle surāṇāṃ vistārasya kāryam। rāgavistāreṇa saṃgītaṃ rocakaṃ bhaviṣyati।
vistara	deśaḥ, vistaraḥ kasyāpi sthānasūcakaṃ cihnam। tasya bhrātuḥ deśaḥ na jñātaḥ adya yāvat।
vistara	pṛthutā, pārthavam, prathimā, viśālatā, vipulatā, vistāraḥ, vistīrṇatā, parisaraḥ, prasthaḥ, vitatiḥ, āyāmaḥ, āyatanam, pāṭaḥ, pariṇāhaḥ, vyāsaḥ, parisaraḥ vastunaḥ āsīmātaḥ prasṛtiḥ। asya vastunaḥ pṛthutā adhikā asti।
vistara	prasāraḥ, prasaraḥ, abhivṛddhiḥ, pravartanaṃ, vistāraḥ, pravardhanam kasyacit viṣayasya vyāpteḥ avasthā bhāvaḥ vā। śikṣāyāḥ prasāreṇa eva deśasya unnatiḥ śakyā।
vistara	vṛddhiḥ, sphītiḥ, samṛddhiḥ, upacayaḥ, pracayaḥ, āpyāyanam, bṛṃhaṇam, unnatiḥ, vistāraḥ, ādhikyam, samunnatiḥ, ṛddhiḥ, paribarhaṇā, parivṛddhatā, vardhaḥ, ucchrayaḥ, abhyudayaḥ, abhivṛddhiḥ vardhanasya kriyā। asmin varṣe udyogasaṃsthāyāḥ vikrayaṇe vṛddhiḥ jātā।
vistara	vaṃśāvalī, vaṃśānukramaḥ, vaṃśavistaraḥ kasyacit vaṃśasya janānāṃ kālakrameṇa nirmitā sūciḥ। sūryavaṃśasya vaṃśāvalyāṃ rāmasya sarveṣām eva pūrvajānāṃ nāmāni santi।
vistara	vāgvistaraḥ, vākprapaṃcaḥ, vāgupacayaḥ sāmānyaṃ vacanaṃ vaktuṃ kaṭhīnānāṃ śabdānāṃ vākyānāñca prayogaḥ। netṝṇāṃ vāgvistareṇa janatā vimuhyati।
vistara	pīṭham, āsanam, viṣṭaraḥ, vistaraḥ, saṃveśaḥ, āsandī, mañcikā tad āsanaṃ yasmin na kevalam upaviśyate tathā ca yasya pṛṣṭhabhāgaḥ pṛṣṭhasya ādhārabhūtaḥ। pitā pīṭham upaviśya dainikaṃ paṭhati।
vistara	vistāraḥ, prasāraḥ, prasaraḥ, vistaraḥ, prasaraṇam, vyāptiḥ, vitatiḥ, vyāpanam, vyāpakatvam vardhanasya kriyā bhāvaḥ vā। jalaplāvanāt rakṣituṃ setūnāṃ vistāraḥ āvaśyakaḥ asti।
vistara	avistṛtiḥ, alpavistāraḥ, alpāvakāśaḥ, mitatā saṃkṣiptasya avasthā। mārgasya avistṛteḥ kāraṇāt gamanāgamane vyavadhānam utpadyate।
vistara	sūkṣmatā, vistāraḥ kasyāpi vastunaḥ bahuvistaraṃ jñānam। asya yantrasya sūkṣmatāṃ mahyaṃ varṇayatu।
vistara	dhvanivistārakaḥ yantraviśeṣaḥ yena dhvaneḥ vistāraḥ bhavati tat ca dūraṃ śrūyate। grāmeṣu janāḥ maṅgaleṣu utsaveṣu dhvanivistārakasya prayogaṃ kurvanti।
vistara	vistareṇa, savistaram (śabdasya) vistāreṇa saha। vistareṇa saḥ svābhiprāyaṃ kathayati।
vistara	vistṛta, savistara yat sāvadhānatayā sarvaiḥ prakāraiḥ samyak nirīkṣya ca nirmitaḥ। asmābhiḥ ekā vistṛtā yojanā nirmitā।
vistara	prasāraka, vistāraka yaḥ prasārayati vistārayati vā। mṛttikāyāḥ prasārakam upakaraṇaṃ kṛṣakaiḥ adhikatayā upayujyate।
vistara	prapañcanam, vistāraḥ, vikāsitā, vikāsaḥ kāryasya vistṛtīkaraṇam। bhavān anāvaśyakaṃ prapañcanaṃ mā karotu।
vistara	viṣṭarāśraḥ rājñaḥ pṛthoḥ putraḥ। viṣṭarāśrasya varṇanaṃ purāṇeṣu prāpyate।

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