विश्वामित्र

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

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विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitrá) stemm

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

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