वैष्णव vaiṣhṇav

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Vishnuite, vaishnava, follower of Viṣṇu. They are required to respect the vegetarian diet where meat, fish, eggs, garlic, onion (and also leek, chives), alcohol, tobacco and drugs are prohibited.
(Bābā) One who eats only pure food.
(Bābā) True vaiṣṇav. The one who does not touch anything impure. One who attains complete purity of thoughts, feelings, sanskars, attitudes, actions, relations and of course eats satvic food. He belongs to the Vishnu dynasty.

Usual translation

Vaishnav

Origin of the definition

Vaishnav. On the path of bhakti: those who worship Vishnu, Krishna, Rama and take satvik food. Baba defines: true vaishnavs are those who attain the complete purity of thoughts, feelings, sanskaras, attitude, actions, relations and of course eat satvic food. They belong to the dynasty of Vishnu.

वैष्णव vaiṣṇava vaishṉāv (nm) a devotee of विष्णु; (a) pertaining to or belonging to विष्णु; hence वैष्णवी (nf).

S ويشنو वैष्णव vaishṇav, adj. & s.m. (f. -ī), Relating or belonging to Vishṇu; worshipping Vishṇu; — a worshipper or follower of Vishṇu; name of one of the three great divisions of modern Hindū sects (the other two being the Śaivas and Śaktas): — vaishṇavottar (˚va+ut˚), s.m. Lands granted rent-free to the worshippers of Vishṇu (esp. to those of the mendicant orders).