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िवƳ viśva, vulg. visva, biswa, adj. & s.m. All; every; entire,whole, universal;—the whole world, the universe, all creation;—name of a kind of deity belonging to a class of ten (according to the Vishṇu and other Purāṇs they were sons of Viśvā, daughter of Daksh, and their names are given as follow, Vasu, Satya, Kratu, Daksh, Kāl, Kām, Dhriti, Kuru, Purū-rav, and Mādrav; they are particularly worshipped at the funeral obsequies in honour of deceased ancestors, and receive oblations of ghīat the daily domestic śrāddh);—a symbol for the number thirteen;—dry ginger:—viśvātmā(˚va+at˚), s.m. The Soul of the Universe, the Universal Spirit, Supreme Being;—an epithet of Brahmā, of Śiva, and of Vishṇu:—viśvāmitr (˚va+am˚, or viśvā= viśva), s.m. Name of a celebrated Kshatriya, deriving his lineage from an ancestor of Kuśik of the lunar race; he was king of Kanyā-kubjāor Kanauj (his fame rests chiefly on his contests with the great BrāhmaṇVasishṭh, and his success in elevating himself to the rank of a Brāhmaṇby long and painful austerities. According to the Rāmāyaṇ, he became the companion and counsellor of the young Rām-ćandra. He was the father of Śakuntala by the nymph Menakā, whom the gods, jealous of his increasing power, sent to seduce him from his passionless life):—viśvāntar (˚va+an˚), s.m. Name of a son of Su-shadman:—viśva-jit, adj. All-conquering, all-subduing;—s.m. Name of a particular ceremony or sacrifice;—the noose of Varuṇ:—viśva-jan, s.m. All men, all mankind, the human race:—viśva-janīn, or viśva-janīya, or viśva-janya, adj. Fit, suitable, or good for all men, universally beneficial or salutary:—viśvadhāriṇī, The earth (cf. next):—viśva-dhārī, adj. & s.m. (f. -iṇī), All-maintaining, all-sustaining;—an epithet of the Deity:—viśvadev, s.m. A deity of the particular class called Viśva, q.v.:—viśva-devā, s.f. The Hedysarum lagopodioides:—viśva-rāj, s.m. Universal sovereign:—visva-rūp, adj. Taking all forms, existing in all forms; of every kind; universal; omnipresent;—s.m. An epithet of Vishṇu:—viśva-roćan, s.m. The esculent root Arum colocasia:—viśva-sārak, s.m. The prickly pear, Cactus indicus (lit.'having all essence'):—viśva-srij, or viśva-sarj, s.m. Creator of the universe, an epithet of Brahmā:—viśva-srashṭā, vulg. viśva-srishṭā, s.m. Creator of the Universe, the Supreme Being:—viśva-srik, s.m.=viśva-srij, q.v.:—viśva-sukh-da, or vulg. viśva-sukhad, adj. (f. -ā), Imparting happiness to the universe;—an epithet of Rām as the source of universal happiness:—viśva-krit, s.m. Creator or maker of all things, the Supreme Being;—an epithet of Viśva-karmā:—viśvakarmā, s.m. Name of the architect and artist of the gods (said to be son of Brahmā);—an epithet of the Sun;—any great saint (cf. biswakarmā):—viśvam-bhar, adj. & s.m. Supporting the universe; all-sustaining;—the Supreme Being;—an epithet of Vishṇu, and of Indra:—viśvam-bharā, s.f. The earth:—viśva-nāth, s.m. 'Lord of the universe,' name of Śiva (esp. as the object of adoration at Benares):—viśva-vās, adj. & s.m. Whose dwelling-place is the universe; universally situated; all-pervading;—dwelling in or occupying the universe;—an epithet of Vishṇu:—viśva-vyāpak, or viśva-vyāpī, adj. Permeating all things, all-pervading, alldiffused; ubiquitous; omnipresent:—viśvavyāpti, s.f. Universal diffusion or permeation; ubiquity; omnipresence.