विवस्वत / विवस्वान
Vivasvat / Vivasvaan
Vivasvat / Vivasvān · IAST
The shining sun-god, the radiant one.
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Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति
विवस्वत् = हलन्त-लोप → विवस्वत
The form विवस्वत् is written with a final halant (the grammatical/citation spelling); as a borne name the final halant is dropped (विवस्वत), and the English form takes no trailing schwa.
Scripture references
Bhagavad Gītā · 4.1
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥
imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavān aham avyayam | vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave 'bravīt ||
I taught this timeless path of yoga to the sun-god Vivasvān; he passed it to Manu, and Manu to King Ikṣvāku.
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