As a deity name
Name 775 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
āaccord.g.bahvādiī (prob. fr. √ viś; accord. to others, fr. vi-√ śṛ) spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large, &c. &c. (am extensively, )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "viśālāya" is the dative of "viśāla" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "viśāla" is derived from "vi" with the śālac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. vi m. (nom. vis or ves acc. vim gen. abl. ves; pl. nom. acc. vayas [acc. vīn, Bhaṭṭ.]; vibhis, vibhyas, vīnām) a bird (also applied to horses, arrows, and the Maruts), RV.; VS.; PañcavBr., (also occurring in later language).
vi [cf. 1. vayas; Gk. οἰωνός for ὀϝιωνος; Lat. a-vis; accord. to some Germ. Ei; Angl.Sax. ǽg; Eng. egg.]
viśāla mf(ā accord. to g. bahvādi also ī)n. (prob. fr. √ viś; accord. to others, fr. vi-√ śṛ) spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large, TS. &c. &c. (am ind. extensively, PañcavBr.)
great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
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Dictionary citations
viśāla mf(ā accord. to g. bahvādi also ī)n. (prob. fr. √ viś; accord. to others, fr. vi-√ śṛ) spacious, extensive, broad, wide, large, TS. &c. &c. (am ind. extensively, PañcavBr.)
great, important, powerful, mighty, illustrious, eminent, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
1. vi m. (nom. vis or ves acc. vim gen. abl. ves; pl. nom. acc. vayas [acc. vīn, Bhaṭṭ.]; vibhis, vibhyas, vīnām) a bird (also applied to horses, arrows, and the Maruts), RV.; VS.; PañcavBr., (also occurring in later language).
vi [cf. 1. vayas; Gk. οἰωνός for ὀϝιωνος; Lat. a-vis; accord. to some Germ. Ei; Angl.Sax. ǽg; Eng. egg.]
Alternative readings
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