1. ವೈಷ್ಣವ

    ♪ vaiṣṇava
      adjective
    1. related, belonging, devoted, consecrated to Viṣṇu.
    2. worshipping Viṣṇu.

  2. ವೈಷ್ಣವ

    ♪ vaiṣṇava
      noun
    1. one of the three great divisions of modern Hinduism, that regards Viṣṇu as the Supreme Being (the others being Śaiva and Śakta).
    2. a follower or upholder of this division.
    3. a highly powerful mystical weapon the presiding deity of which is Viṣṇu.
    4. a particular standing posture while fighting in a battle-field.
    5. (dance.) a particular standing posture.

  3. ವೈಷ್ಣವಿ

    ♪ vaiṣṇavi
      noun
    1. the Supreme powers of Viṣṇu.
    2. Lakṣmi, the consort of Viṣṇu and the Goddess of Wealth.
    3. one of the seven Mātřkās, the mother-goddesses.
    4. Durge, a form of Pārvati.
    5. a female devotee of Viṣṇu.
    6. a woman belonging to Vaiṣṇava caste or cult.
    7. (hist.) a woman who has abandoned all worldly attachments and wanders freely as a devotee of Viṣṇu.
    8. (mus.) the goddess of the musical note 'ಮಧ್ಯಮ (ಮ) ' (the fourth in the ascending scale) of Indian music.