viśvā विश्वा víśvā (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-viṣā, or viṣā, [L.] N. of one of the tongues of Agni, [MārkP.] a partic. weight, [L.] N. of a daughter of Dakṣa (the wife of Dharma and mother of the Viśve Devāḥ), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] of a river, [BhP.] in comp. for viśva. viśvād विश्वाद् viśvā́d mfn. all-consuming, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] viśvābhū विश्वाभू viśvā—bhū́ mfn. being in everything or everywhere, [ib.] viśvācī विश्वाची f. (fr. viśva + 2. añc) universal, [RV.] f. paralysis of the arms and the back, [Suśr.] a partic. personification, [VS.] N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.] viśvāhā विश्वाहा viśvā́hā ind. = viśváhā, at all times, [RV.]; [AV.] viśvāsa विश्वास vi-śvāsa m. confidence, trust, reliance, faith or belief in (loc. gen. instr. with or without saha, or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. a confidential communication, secret, [Daś.]; [Hit.] viśvāyu विश्वायु viśvā́yu mfn. = viśvá-kṛṣṭi, [RV.]; [VS.] viśvā́yu m. N. of a son of Purū-ravas, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] (viśvāyus?) viśvā́yu n. all people, [RV.] viśvāṅga विश्वाङ्ग viśvāṅgá mfn. all-membered, [AV.] viśvāṇḍa विश्वाण्ड n. the world-egg, [Hcat.] viśvākṣa विश्वाक्ष mfn. having eyes everywhere, [Hariv.] viśvānna विश्वान्न viśvānná n. ‘food for all’ or ‘all-eating’, [AV.] viśvāpsu विश्वाप्सु viśvā́—psu (viśvā́-), mfn. having all forms, [ib.] (cf. viśvá-psu). viśvāpuṣ विश्वापुष् viśvā—púṣ mfn. all-sustaining, [RV.] viśvārāj विश्वाराज् viśvā—rā́j mfn. all-ruling, [TS.] (cf. viśva-rāj and [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 128]). viśvāsah विश्वासह् viśvā—sáh (strong form sā́h) mfn. all-conquering, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.] viśvāsin विश्वासिन् vi-°śvāsin mfn. confiding, trustful, [Megh.]; [Kathās.] trusty, confidential, trustworthy, honest, [Kām.] viśvāsya विश्वास्य vi-°śvāsya mfn. to be trusted or confided in, trustworthy, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (-tara mfn. more trustworthy, [Daś.]) to be inspired with confidence, liable to be consoled or encouraged or comforted, [MBh.] viśvāvat विश्वावत् víśvā-vat (víśvā-), mfn. (perhaps) universal, [TS.] viśvāyus विश्वायुस् viśvā́yus m. See viśvāyu viśvā́yus n. universal life, universal health (in a formula), [TS.]; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] viśvādhāra विश्वाधार m. support of the universe, [Pañcar.]; [RāmatUp.]; [HYog.] viśvādhipa विश्वाधिप m. lord of the universe, [ŚvetUp.] viśvāṅgya विश्वाङ्ग्य viśvāṅgyà mfn. being in all members, [AV.] viśvājina विश्वाजिन m. a N. [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 106], Vārtt. 1. viśvāmṛta विश्वामृत mfn. (perhaps) immortal for all times, [MaitrUp.] viśvānara विश्वानर viśvā́-nara (viśvā́-), mfn. relating to or existing among or dear to all men (applied to Savitṛ, Indra &c.), [RV.] N. of a man, bidādi of the father of Agni, [Cat.] = vallabhācārya, [ib.] viśvāsana विश्वासन vi-°śvāsana n. inspiring confidence (°nārtham ind. for the sake of inspiring confidence), [Pañcat.] viśvāsika विश्वासिक vi-°śvāsika mfn. trusty, confidential (-tara mfn. more trusty), [MBh.] viśvāsita विश्वासित vi-°śvāsita mfn. (fr. Caus.) made to trust, inspired with confidence, [W.] viśvātīta विश्वातीत mfn. all-surpassing, [Cat.] viśvātithi विश्वातिथि m. a universal guest i.e. going everywhere, [Bālar.] viśvātman विश्वात्मन् m. the Soul of the Universe, the Universal Spirit, [MaitrUp.]; [MBh.]; [Kum.] &c. the sun, [L.] N. of Brahmā, [L.] of Śiva, [Kum.] of Viṣṇu, [Cat.] viśvāvāsa विश्वावास m. a receptacle for everything, [MBh.]; [MārkP.] viśvāvasu विश्वावसु viśvā́—vasu (viśvā́-), mfn. beneficent to all (said of Viṣṇu), [MBh.] viśvā́—vasu m. N. of a Gandharva (regarded as the author of the hymn, [RV. x, 139]), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] &c. of a Sādhya, [Hariv.] of a Marut-vat, [ib.] of a son of Purū-ravas (said to be one of the Viśve Devāḥ), [ib.]; [VP.] of a prince of the Siddhas, [Kathās.]; [Nāg.] of a son of Jamad-agni, [MBh.] of one of the Manus, [Uṇ., Sch.] of a poet, [Cat.] of the 39th year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years, [VarBṛS.] of the 7th Muhūrta, [AV.]; [Jyot.] viśvā́—vasu f. night, [L.] N. of a partic. night, [W.] viśvāvatī विश्वावती víśvā-vatī (atī), f. N. of the Gaṅgā, [MBh.] (= viśvam avantī pālayantī, [Nīlak.]) viśvāyana विश्वायन mfn. penetrating every where, all-knowing, [Hariv.] viśvādhāyas विश्वाधायस् viśvā—dhāyas m. a god, [L.] (cf. viśva-dh°). viśvācārya विश्वाचार्य m. N. of a teacher, [Cat.] viśvādarśa विश्वादर्श , m. or viśvādar°śa-smṛti, f. N. of wk. viśvāmitrā विश्वामित्रा viśvā́-mitrā (ā), f. N. of a river, [MBh.] viśvāmitra विश्वामित्र viśvā—mitra See below. viśvā́-mitra m. (prob.) ‘friend of all’, N. of a celebrated Ṛṣi or Sage (having the patr. Gāthina, Gādheya, and Jāhnava; he was at first a functionary, together with Vasiṣṭha, of Su-dās, king of the Tṛtsus; seeing V° preferred by the king, he went over to the Bharatas, but could not prevent their being defeated by Su-dās, although he caused the waters of the rivers Vipāś and Śutudrī to retire and so give the Bharatas free passage, [RV. iii, 33]; he was born as a Kṣatriya, deriving his lineage from an ancestor of Kuśika, named Purū-ravas, of the lunar race of kings, and himself sovereign of Kanyā-kubja or Kanoj; his fame rests chiefly on his contests with the great Brāhman Vasiṣṭha, and his success in elevating himself, though a Kṣatriya, to the rank of a Brāhman See [Manu. vii, 42] : the Rāmāyaṇa, which makes him a companion and counsellor of the young Rāma-candra, records [[i, 51]-[65]] how Viśvāmitra, on his accession to the throne, visited Vasiṣṭha's hermitage, and seeing there the cow of plenty [probably typical of go, ‘the earth’], offered him untold treasures in exchange for it, but being refused, prepared to take it by force; a long contest ensued between the king and the saint [symbolical of the struggles between the Kṣatriya and Brāhmanical classes], which ended in the defeat of Viśvāmitra, whose vexation was such that, in order to become a Brāhman and thus conquer his rival, he devoted himself to intense austerities [during which he was seduced by the nymph Menakā and had by her a daughter, Śakuntalā], gradually increasing the rigour of his mortification through thousands of years, till he successively earned the titles of Rājarṣi, Ṛṣi, Maharṣi, and finally Brahmarṣi ; he is supposed to be the author of nearly the whole of [RV. iii], and of [ix, 67, 13]-[15]; [x, 137, 5]; [167]; moreover, a law-book, a Dhanurveda, and a medical wk. are attributed to him), [RV.] &c. &c. a partic. Catur-aha (= viśvāmitrasya saṃjayaḥ), [PañcavBr.]; [KātyŚr.] a partic. Anuvāka (= viśvāmitrasyānuvākaḥ), [Pat.] pl. the family of Viśvāmitra, [RV.]; [AV.] viśvāntara विश्वान्तर m. N. of a king, [Kathās.] of a son of Su-ṣadman, [MW.] viśvāsakṛt विश्वासकृत् vi-śvāsa—kṛt mfn. = -kāraka, [W.] viśvātmaka विश्वात्मक mfn. constituting the essence of all things, [Prab.] viśvāvarta विश्वावर्त m. N. of a man, [Cat.] viśvāvaṭva विश्वावट्व viśvā—vaṭva (?) m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] viśvāsaikabhū विश्वासैकभू vi-śvā°saika-bhū f. ‘sole ground for confidence’, sole trustworthy person, [Kusum.] viśvāsabhūmi विश्वासभूमि vi-śvāsa—bhūmi f. ‘ground for confidence’, a trustworthy person, [Hit.] viśvāsaghāta विश्वासघात vi-śvāsa—ghāta m. destruction of confidence, violation of trust, treachery, [RāmatUp.] viśvāsadevī विश्वासदेवी vi-śvāsa—devī f. N. of the patroness of Vidyā-pati (to whom he dedicated his Gaṅgā-vākyāvalī, a wk. on the worship of the water of the Ganges), [Cat.] viśvāsamaya विश्वासमय vi-śvāsa—maya mf(I)n. consisting in confidence, [Jātakam.] viśvāsarāya विश्वासराय vi-śvāsa—rāya m. N. of a minister, [Cat.] viśvātmanas विश्वात्मनस् ind. (knowing any one) in his whole nature, thoroughly, [Hariv.] viśvādhiṣṭhāna विश्वाधिष्ठान m. N. of authors, [Cat.] viśvāsabhaṅga विश्वासभङ्ग vi-śvāsa—bhaṅga m. violation of confidence, breach of faith, [Mālatīm.] viśvāsaghātin विश्वासघातिन् vi-śvāsa—ghātin mfn. one who destroys confidence, a traitor, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. viśvāsahantṛ विश्वासहन्तृ vi-śvāsa—hantṛ m. ‘destroyer or stealer of confidence’, a traitor ([MārkP.]) viśvāsahartṛ विश्वासहर्तृ vi-śvāsa—hartṛ m. ‘destroyer or stealer of confidence’, a traitor ([MBh.]) viśvāsakārya विश्वासकार्य vi-śvāsa—kārya n. a confidential matter of business, [Hit.] viśvāsapātra विश्वासपात्र vi-śvāsa—pātra n. ‘receptacle of confidence’, a trustworthy person, [Hit.] viśvāsaprada विश्वासप्रद vi-śvāsa—prada mfn. inspiring confidence, [W.] viśvāsasthāna विश्वासस्थान vi-śvāsa—sthāna n. ‘place for or object of confidence’, a hostage, surety, [Pañcat.] viśvāsyatara विश्वास्यतर vi-°śvāsya—tara mfn., more trustworthy, [Daś.] viśvāyupoṣas विश्वायुपोषस् viśvāyu—poṣas mfn. (viśvāyu-) causing prosperity to all men, [RV.] viśvāyuvepas विश्वायुवेपस् viśvāyu—vepas mfn. exciting or terrifying all men, [ib.] viśvāsaikasāra विश्वासैकसार vi-śvā°saika-sāra m. ‘one whose sole essence is confidence’, N. of a man, [MW.] viśvāsaghātaka विश्वासघातक vi-śvāsa—ghātaka mfn. one who destroys confidence, a traitor, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. viśvāsajanman विश्वासजन्मन् vi-śvāsa—janman mfn. produced from confidence, [MW.] viśvāsakāraṇa विश्वासकारण vi-śvāsa—kāraṇa n. reason for confidence, [Hit.] viśvāsakāraka विश्वासकारक vi-śvāsa—kāraka mf(ikA)n. inspiring confidence, causing trust, [MBh.] viśvāsanārtham विश्वासनार्थम् vi-°śvāsanārtham ind., for the sake of inspiring confidence viśvāsaparama विश्वासपरम vi-śvāsa—parama mfn. wholly possessed of confidence, thoroughly trustful, [R.] viśvāsikatara विश्वासिकतर vi-°śvāsika—tara mfn., more trusty viśvāsopagama विश्वासोपगम vi-śvā°sopagama m. access of confidence, [Śak.] viśvābhirakṣaṇa विश्वाभिरक्षण vi—°śvābhirakṣaṇa mfn. all-defending, [JaimUp.] viśvāmitranadī विश्वामित्रनदी viśvā-mitra—nadī f. N. of a river, [MBh.] viśvāmitrapurī विश्वामित्रपुरी viśvā-mitra—purī f. N. of a town (°rīya mfn.), [PratijñāS.] viśvāmitrapura विश्वामित्रपुर viśvā-mitra—pura n. N. of a town, [PratijñāS.] viśvāmitrarāśi विश्वामित्रराशि viśvā-mitra—rāśi m. N. of a man, [Inscr.] viśvānandanātha विश्वानन्दनाथ viśvānanda-nātha m. N. of authors, [Cat.] viśvāsojjhitadhī विश्वासोज्झितधी vi-śvā°sojjhita-dhī mfn. ‘one whose mind has abandoned confidence’, distrustful, suspicious, [Rājat.] viśvādarśasmṛti विश्वादर्शस्मृति viśvādarśa, m. or viśvādar°śa-smṛti, f. N. of wk. viśvāmitrakalpa विश्वामित्रकल्प viśvā-mitra—kalpa m. N. of wk. viśvāmitrapriya विश्वामित्रप्रिय viśvā-mitra—priya m. ‘dear to Viśvāmitra’, the cocoa-nut tree, [L.] N. of Kārttikeya, [MBh.] viśvāmitrasṛṣṭi विश्वामित्रसृष्टि viśvā-mitra—sṛṣṭi f. Viśvāmitra's creation (in allusion to several things fabled to have been created by this saint in rivalry of Brahmā, e.g. the fruit of the Palmyra in imitation of the human skull, the buffalo in imitation of the cow, the ass of the horse &c.), [MW.] viśvāmitrasmṛti विश्वामित्रस्मृति viśvā-mitra—smṛti f. N. of wk. viśvāvasumantra विश्वावसुमन्त्र viśvā—vasu—mantra m. N. of wk. viśvāmitrapurīya विश्वामित्रपुरीय viśvā-mitra—purīya mfn. viśvāmitrasaṃhitā विश्वामित्रसंहिता viśvā-mitra—saṃhitā f. N. of sev. works. viśvāsapratipanna विश्वासप्रतिपन्न vi-śvāsa—pratipanna mfn. possessed of confidence, trustful, [Hit.] viśvāmitrajamadagni विश्वामित्रजमदग्नि viśvā-mitra—jamad-agni m. du. Viśvāmitra and Jamad-agni, [RV.] viśvāmitrakalpataru विश्वामित्रकल्पतरु viśvā-mitra—kal°pa-taru m. N. of wk.