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िवंणु vishṇu, s.m. Name of one of the principal Hindūdeities (in the later mythology regarded as 'the preserver,' and with Brahmā'the creator' and Śiva 'the destroyer,' constituting the well-known tri-mūrtior triad; the various incarnations (avatār) are considered to be manifestations of this deity);—a pure or pious man;—a name of Agni; and of one of the Vasus; and of an ancient law-giver:—vishṇubhakt, s.m. (f. -ā), A worshipper of Vishṇu:—vishṇu-bhagwān, s.m. The god Vishṇu:—vishnu-pad, s.m. 'Station or step of Vishṇu'; the sky, heaven; the atmosphere;—the sea of milk;—a lotus;—(S. vishṇu+padya), a particular song in the name of Vishṇu:—vishṇu-padī, s.f. One of the twelve sankrāntisor sun's passages into a sign of the zodiac (esp. the first sign after the equinox);—the sun's entrance into Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius;—a name of the Ganges (as issuing from the foot of Vishṇu):—vishṇu-purāṇ, s.m. Name of one of the most celebrated of the eighteen Purāṇas:—vishṇu-prīt, or prīti, s.f. Land granted rent-free to Brāhmaṇs in honour of Vishṇu or to maintain his worship (i.q. vishṇūttar):—vishṇu-prīt, s.m. Name of a song in the name of Vishṇu (i.q. vishṇu-pad):—vishṇu-prīt-dār, s.m. The holder of a vishṇuprīt, a class of Brāhmaṇs to whom have been assigned grants of land in the name of Vishṇu:—vishṇu-jvar, s.m. The ague:—vishṇudār, s.f. 'The wife of Vishṇu,' Lakshmī:—vishṇu-devā, s.m. Name of a sect of mendicants who beg in the name of Vishṇu:—vishṇu-śarmā, s.m. Name of a leader of the sect of Bhaktas;—name of the author of the Panć-tantra; and of a certain scribe:—vishṇu-kāntā, s.f. The flower Clitorea ternatea:—vishṇu-may, adj. (f. -ī), Emanated from Vishṇu; permeated by Vishṇu:—vishṇūttar (˚nu+ut˚), s.m. A grant of rent-free lands to Brāhmaṇs in honour of Vishṇu or to maintain his worship (i.q. vishṇuprīti):—vishṇu-vallabhā, s.f. The plant Echites caryophyllata (lit.'beloved by Vishṇu');—a small fragrant shrub, Ocymum sanctum (syn. tulsī).