विश्वकद्रु

víṡva-kadrākarsha

víṡva-kadru

m. a dog trained for the chase L. ;
sound, noise L.

víṡva

declined as a pron. like sarva, by which it is superseded in the Brāhmaṇas andﾠ later language) all, every, every one;
whole, entire, universal RV. etc. etc.;
all-pervading orﾠ all-containing, omnipresent (applied to Vishṇu-Kṛishṇa, the soul, intellect etc.) Up. MBh. etc.;
m. (in phil.) the intellectual faculty orﾠ (accord. toﾠ some) the faculty which perceives individuality orﾠ the individual underlying the gross body ( sthūla-ṡarīra-vyashty-upahita) Vedântas. ;
N. of a class of gods cf. below;
N. of the number « thirteen» Gol.;
of a class of deceased ancestors MārkP. ;
of a king MBh. ;
of a well-known dictionary = viṡva-prakāṡa;
pl. ( víṡve, with orﾠ scil. devā́s cf. viṡve-deva)
« all the gods collectively» orﾠ the, All-gods
(a partic. class of gods, forming one of the 9 Gaṇas enumerated under gaṇadevatā q.v.;
accord. toﾠ the Vishnu andﾠ other Purāṇas they were sons of Viṡvā, daughter of Daksha, andﾠ their names are as follow, 1. Vasu, 2. Satya, 3. Kratu, 4. Daksha, 5. Kāla, 6. Kāma, 7. Dhṛiti, 8. Kuru, 9. Purū-ravas, 10. Mādravas <?>;
two others are added by some, viz. 11. Rocaka orﾠ Locana, 12. Dhvani < orﾠ Dhūri;
orﾠ this may make 13>:
they are particularly worshipped at Ṡrāddhas andﾠ at the Vaiṡvadeva ceremony RTL. 416 ;
moreover accord. toﾠ Manu <III, 90, 121>, offerings should be made to them daily - these privileges having been bestowed on them by Brahmā. andﾠ the Pitṛis, as a reward for severe austerities they had performed on the Himâlaya:
sometimes it is difficult to decide whether the expression viṡvedevāḥ refers to all the gods orﾠ to the particular troop of deities described above) RV. etc.;
etc.;
(ā) f. the earth L. (loc. pl. « in all places, everywhere» RV. VIII, 106, 2);
dry ginger L. ;
Piper Longum L. ;
Asparagus Racemosus L. ;
= ati-vishā, orﾠ vishā L. ;
N. of one of the tongues of Agni MārkP. ;
a partic. weight L. ;
N. of a daughter of Daksha (the wife of Dharma andﾠ mother of the Viṡve Devāh) MBh. Hariv. Pur. ;
of a river BhP. ;
n. the whole world, universe AV. etc.etc.;
dry ginger Suṡr. ;
myrrh L. ;
a mystical N. of the sound o Up. ;
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