विश्वामित्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱিশ্বামিত্ৰ (Assamese script)
ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬵᬫᬶᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
বিশ্বামিত্র (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰦𑰰𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ဝိၐွာမိတြ (Burmese script)
વિશ્વામિત્ર (Gujarati script)
ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਮਿਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦴꦩꦶꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂧𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ವಿಶ್ವಾಮಿತ್ರ (Kannada script)
វិឝ្វាមិត្រ (Khmer script)
ວິຨ຺ວາມິຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
വിശ്വാമിത്ര (Malayalam script)
ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᡳᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘦𑘱𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
ᠸᠢᠱᢦ᠎ᠠᠮᠢᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧆𑧒𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐩𑐶𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
ଵିଶ୍ଵାମିତ୍ର (Odia script)
ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢵꢪꢶꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆩𑆴𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖦𑖰𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
විශ‍්වාමිත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩴𑩑𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚢𑚮𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
விஶ்வாமித்ர (Tamil script)
విశ్వామిత్ర (Telugu script)
วิศฺวามิตฺร (Thai script)
ཝི་ཤྭཱ་མི་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒧𑒱𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨢𑨁𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of विश्व (víśva, “world”) +‎ मित्र (mitrá, “friend”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑː.mit.ɾɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɑːˈmit̪.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

विश्वामित्र • (viśvāmitrá) stem, m

(Hinduism) Vishvamitra, father of Shakuntala, and traditionally attributed to have written Mandala 3 of the Rigveda and the Gayatri Mantra.

Descendants

→ Bhojpuri: विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra)
→ English: Vishvamitra
→ Hindi: विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra)
→ Marathi: विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra)

References

Apte, Macdonell (2022) “विश्वामित्र”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]

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