वेङ्कट — {veṅkaṭa} m. (Prākṛit for {vyaṅkaṭa}) 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 Kṛishṇa or Vishṇu in his character of 'Lord of Veṅkaṭa', also called Śrī-pati or Tirupati, whence the hill is sometimes popularly known as Tri-pati##it is annually thronged with thousands of pilgrims RTL. 267) BhP##of a king of Vijaya-nagara (the patron. of Appaya Dīkshita) Cat##(also with {adhvarin}, {ācārya}, {kavi}, {bhaṭṭa}, {yajvan}, {yogin} &c.) N. of various authors and teachers ib
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