विप्र

{ viprḥ, vipra }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

VIPRA   A King born in the family of Dhruva. Two sons named Śiṣṭi and Bhavya were born to Dhruva by his wife Śambhū. Succhāyā the wife of Śiṣṭi gave birth to Ripu, Ripuñjaya, Vipra, Vṛkala and Vṛkatejas. [Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṁśa I, Chapter 13] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

   See : ब्राह्मण

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   A Bráhman.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  m  A Brâhman.

मराठी (Marathi) WordNet

   See : ब्राह्मण, ब्राह्मण

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

  पु. १ ब्राह्मण . २ ( सांकेतिक ) पेंका ; द्रव्य . विप्र रवाना जाला आहे तो पावलाच असेल . - ख ३२२५ . [ सं . ]

नेपाली (Nepali) WordNet

   See : ब्राह्मण, ब्राह्मण

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

विप्र  mfn.  a mf( आ)n. stirred or excited (inwardly), inspired, wise (said of men and gods, esp. of अग्नि, इन्द्र, the अश्विन्s, मरुत्s &c.; cf. पण्डित), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
   learned ( esp. in theology), [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
   a sage, seer, singer, poet, learned theologian, [RV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
आ  f. a Brāhman ( f. a Br° woman), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
   a priest, domestic priest, [R.]
   the moon, [L.]
   the month भाद्रपद, [L.]
    Ficus Religiosa, [L.]
    Acacia Sirissa, [L.]
   (in prosody) a proceleusmatic, [Col.]
रिप्र    N. of a son of श्लीष्टि, [VP.] ( v.l.)
   of a son of श्रुतं-जय (or शृतं-जय), [BhP.]
   of a son of ध्रुव, ib.
    pl. a class of demi-gods (mentioned with the साध्यs, यक्षs and राक्षसs), [ĀśvGṛ.]
विप्र    b &c. See √ विप्, p.972.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विप्रः [viprḥ]   [वप्-रन् पृषो˚ अत इत्वम् [Uṇ.2.28] ]
   A Brāhmaṇa; see the quotations under ब्राह्मण.
   A sage, wise man; त्वं मुखं पद्मजो विप्रः [Mb.1.23.17.]
   The Aśvattha tree.
   (In prosody) A foot of four short syllables.
   A singer of hymns, praiser.
   The month भाद्रपद.
   Ficus Religiosa (Mar. पिंपळ).
   Acacia Sirissa (Mar. शिरस). -Comp.
-ऋषिः = ब्रह्मर्षिः   q. v.
-काष्ठम्   the cotton-plant.
-कुण़्डः   an adulterous offspring of Brāhmaṇa parents.
-ग्रहः = ब्रह्मराक्षस   q. v.; [Bhag.6.8.25.] -प्रिय a. dear to Brāhmaṇas; विप्रप्रियं धार्मिकम् Rāmarakṣā 26. (-यः) the Palāśa tree. (-यम्) thick sour milk.
-समागमः   a concourse or synod of Brāhmaṇas.-स्वम् the property of a Brāhmaṇa.

Shabda-Sagara

विप्र  m.  ( -प्रः)
   1. A Brāhman.
   2. The Aśwattha tree.
   3. (In prosody,) A foot of four short syllables.
    E. वि before, प्रा a Sautra root, to fill or complete, (the essential observances,) and क aff.; or वप् to shave, Unādi aff. रन्, and इ substituted for the radical vowel.

ROOTS:

वि प्रा क वप् रन् इ