Vinashta, ³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Vinashta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term ³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ can be transliterated into English as Vinasta or Vinashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vinasht.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of NÄrÄyaṇa)
: University of Vienna: SudarÅ›ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitijվ±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to “losing (one’s wealth)â€�, according to the AhirbudhnyasaṃhitÄ, belonging to the PÄñcarÄtra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “Having had [an image of] SudarÅ›ana with such various aspects constructed, [but] having not installed [the image properly], the Kings and ministers will at once lose [all their] wealth (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹-²õ²¹á¹ƒp²¹»å) and be defeated by [their] enemies. Because of the absence of worship they will [eventually] be banished from the kingdom and persecutedâ€�.

Pancaratra (पाञà¥à¤šà¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤°, pÄñcarÄtra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to the “subsiding (of one’s weariness)â€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the BrahmacÄrinâ€�).—Accordingly, after Åšiva said to PÄrvatÄ« after revealing his form: “When the lord of the gods spoke in this way, PÄrvatÄ« rejoiced. Whatever distress she had felt during penance she cast off as something old. O excellent sage, her weariness subsided (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹). In fact, when the fruit is realised, the exertion felt during the process of undertaking perishesâ€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to the “disappearanceâ€� (of the causes of mental activity), according to the Haá¹hapradÄ«pikÄ of SvÄtmÄrÄma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “There are two causes of mental activity; habitual tendencies and the breath. When one of [these] two [causes] disappears (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹), [then] both [the other cause and mental activity] also disappearâ€�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to the “destructionâ€� (of the command), according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest KubjikÄ Tantras.—Accordingly: “[...] She whose nature is desire is intent on the supreme bliss she experiences by herself in herself. Established in the foundation of meditation, she attained the state of the Innate Kula whose form is a Liá¹…ga. Then, O goddess, he who is called Mitra, seeing that his own unmoving radiance and the Command had been destroyed (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹) [±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹á¹� nirÄ«ká¹£ya ÄjÃ±Ä nÄÅ›aá¹�], was astonished and (exclaimed) ‘what has happened to me?â€� [...]â€�.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to “being destroyedâ€� (due to a curse), according to the 15th century ²ÑÄå³Ù²¹á¹…g²¹±ôÄ«±ôÄå composed by NÄ«lakaṇá¹ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephantsâ€]: â€�25. Durvasas respectfully gave the Lord of the Gods a marvelous garland. It was crushed by AirÄvata, which seeing the sage mercilessly cursed him. By his curse he was destroyed (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹), and then was (re-) born (as) the mate of Abhramu in the ocean when it was churned (by Indra) to win him back and to win complete supremacy. Hence he is reputed to be born of the milk oceanâ€�.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to “becoming ruinedâ€�, according to the ³Õ²¹Âá°ù²¹³Ù³ÜṇḲ¹²õ²¹³¾²¹²â²¹°ì²¹±ô±è²¹°ùÄåÂá²¹, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the NÄgas requested the BhagavÄn for help], “O BhagavÄn, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. All our hearts are tormented. O BhagavÄn, we are ruined (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹), we are burning. O BhagavÄn, from today on we will make a vow with concord in the presence of the BhagavÄn. We will protect all leaves, flowers, fruits, foliage and crops. [...]â€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) refers to “destructionâ€� (of the three worlds), according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fool, having formed a delight in pleasure which is produced by the objects of the senses [and is] continually transitory, the three worlds are destroyed (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹â€�±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹á¹� bhuvanatrayam)â€�.
Synonyms: NÄÅ›a, Vigama, Viccheda, Vilaya.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ).—p S Annihilated, extinguished, destroyed.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ).â€�p. p.
1) Perished, destroyed, ruined.
2) Disappeared, lost.
3) Spoiled, corrupted.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ).—mfn.
(-ṣṲ¹á¸�-á¹£á¹Äå-ṣṲ¹á¹�) 1. Lost, destroyed ruined, perished. 2. Corrupted. 3. Disappeared. E. vi, naá¹£á¹a the same.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ).—[adjective] lost, ruined; disappeared, perished; spoilt, corrupted, wretched.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ):—[=±¹¾±-²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹] [from ±¹¾±-²Ô²¹Å›] mfn. utterly lost or ruined, destroyed, perished, disappeared, [MahÄbhÄrata; KÄvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] spoilt, corrupted, [Manu-smá¹›ti; YÄjñavalkya]
3) [v.s. ...] n. ([probably]) a dead carcass, carrion (See below)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ):—[±¹¾±-²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹] (á¹£á¹aá¸�-á¹£á¹Ä-á¹£á¹aá¹�) p. Destroyed.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³Õ¾±á¹‡aá¹á¹³ó²¹.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ) [Also spelled vinasht]:â€�(a) perished, destroyed, devastated; wrecked; ruined; ~[»åṛṣá¹i] who has lost his sight, turned blind; ~[dharma] fallen from religion/duty.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (ವಿನಷà³à²Ÿ):â€�
1) [adjective] destroyed; ruined.
2) [adjective] disappeared; erased; obliterated.
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³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (ವಿನಷà³à²Ÿ):—[noun] the state or condition of being ruined, destroyed or obliterated.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿ):—adj. 1. perished; destroyed; ruined; 2. disappeared; lost; 3. spoiled; corrupted;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vinashta-rajya, Vinashtacakshus, Vinashtacitta, Vinashtadharma, Vinashtadrishti, Vinashtaka, Vinashtamamlatajata, Vinashtasampad, Vinashtatejas, Vinashtavak.
Full-text (+15): Jatavinashta, Balavinashta, Vinashtadrishti, Vinashtatejas, Vinashtaka, Suvinashta, Vinashtacakshus, Vinashtadharma, Vinashtavak, Vinashta-rajya, Vinasht, Vinashtasampad, Vinashtacitta, Viryavinashta, Pravinashta, Vinashtopajivin, Vinashti, Vinattha, Puna, Gata-rajya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.232 < [Section XXXIX - Disputes between Owner and Keeper]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 7.2 - dvitiya vikramasimha-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
Section 7.6 - shashti lavanyasundari-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
Section 7.13 - trayodashi muladeva-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 116 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Page 89 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Page 115 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 483-484 < [Chapter 9 - Examination of the Relation between Actions and their Results]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)