Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vishwamitra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: vish-wami-tra
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A celebrated king who became a Brahmarshi through intense penance; the preceptor of Rāma and Lakshmana as well as the composer of the Gayatri Mantra.

name

a clan initiated by Vishwamitra

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra).

Inflected Forms

Vishwamitras (plural) Vishwamitre (alternative) Vishwametra (alternative)

Questions

What does vishwamitra mean?: A celebrated king who became a Brahmarshi through intense penance; the preceptor of Rāma and Lakshmana as well as the composer of the Gayatri Mantra.
Where does vishwamitra come from?: Borrowed from Sanskrit विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra).

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