veṇkawa | वेण्कwअ | veNkawa
veṇkawa | वेण्कwअ | m. (Prākṛt for vyaṇkawa | व्यण्कwअ |) N. of a very sacred hill in the Drāviḍa country (in the district of North Arcot, about 80 miles from Madras; it reaches an elevation of about 2,500 feet above the sea-level, and on the summit is the celebrated temple dedicated to Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu in his character of ‘Lord of Veṅkaṭa’, also called Śrī-pati or Tirupati, whence the hill is sometimes popularly known as Tri-patī; it is annually thronged with thousands of pilgrims, RTL. 267), BhP.
of a king of Vijaya-nagara (the patron. of Appaya Dīkṣita), Cat.
(also with aḍvarin | अड्वरिन् |, ācārya | आचार्य |, kavi | कवि |, Bawwa | Bअwwअ |, yajvan | यज्वन् |, yogin | योगिन् | &c.) N. of various authors and teachers, ib.
of a king of Vijaya-nagara (the patron. of Appaya Dīkṣita), Cat.
(also with aḍvarin | अड्वरिन् |, ācārya | आचार्य |, kavi | कवि |, Bawwa | Bअwwअ |, yajvan | यज्वन् |, yogin | योगिन् | &c.) N. of various authors and teachers, ib.