विराट

See also: विराट्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विराट् (virāṭ, nominative singular of वि॒राज् (virā́j)).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ɾɑːʈ/, [ʋɪ.ɾäːʈ]
• Hyphenation: वि‧राट
• Rhymes: -ɑːʈ

Proper noun

विराट • (virāṭ) m

1. a male given name, Virat or Viraat, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage

   विराट कोहली ― virāṭ kohlī ― Virat Kohli

Declension

Declension of विराट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विराट virāṭ	विराट virāṭ
oblique	विराट virāṭ	विराटों virāṭõ
vocative	विराट virāṭ	विराटो virāṭo

Derived terms

• विराटनगर (virāṭnagar)

 

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “विराट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4522

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root विराज् (virāj, “to shine”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiˈɾɑː.ʈɐ/

Proper noun

विराट • (virāṭa) stem, m

1. Virata, king of the Matsya Kingdom, father of Uttara and Uttarā.
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 1.4:

     अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुन समा युधि। युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः

     atra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhīmārjuna samā yudhi. yuyudhāno virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ