Virahita, Vi-raha-ta: 17 definitions
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Virahita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い) refers to 鈥�(those who are) devoid of (virtues, etc.)鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 15) (鈥淥n the 苍补办峁迟谤补蝉鈥斺赌榓蝉迟别谤颈蝉尘蝉鈥欌赌�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who are born on the lunar day of P奴rvabh膩drapada will be thieves, shepherds, torturers; wicked, mean and deceitful; will possess no virtues; neglect religious rites (dharma-vrata-virahita) and will be successful in fight. Those who are born on the lunar day of Uttarabh膩drapada will be Br膩hmins, performers of sacrificial rights; will be generous, devout, rich and observant of the rules of the holy orders; will be heretics, rulers, dealers in rice鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Virahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い) (Cf. Avirahita) refers to 鈥済iving up鈥� (a particular thought), according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪on of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up (avirahita) the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability; (3) never giving up training in order to purify one's vows; (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to one's aspirations; (5) no laxity in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one鈥檚 aim鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い) refers to 鈥渂eing free from (traversing)鈥� (existence and non-existence), according to the 峁玨腻 Pot Worship [i.e., 碍补濒补艣补辫奴箩腻] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淩ising out across the circle, that kindles the wind, of a hundred shining suns, A burning triad, infatuating the three worlds, an overflowing stream of nectar, Giving her own abundant bliss, having the pure essence of Buddha knowledge, Free from (virahita) traversing existence and non-existence, beloved sow, drink to you鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvirahita : (adj.) empty; rid of; exempt from; without.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVirahita, (adj.) (vi+rahita) empty, exempt from, rid of, without Miln. 330 (dosa掳); PvA. 139. (Page 634)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)惫颈谤补丑颈迟补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) Free from all hindrances. (2) Liberated and free. (3) Not comparable.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い).鈥攁 (S) Destitute or void of; wanting; standing or being without. In comp. as jalavira- hita, vidy膩virahita. 2 p S Left.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い).鈥�a Destitute or void of; wanting. p Left.
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 dictionaryVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い).鈥�p. p.
1) Deserted, abandoned, forsaken.
2) Separated from.
3) Lonely, solitary.
4) Bereft of, devoid or destitute of, free from (mostly in comp.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い).鈥攎fn.
(-迟补岣�-迟腻-迟补峁�) 1. Left, abandoned, deserted, relinquished. 2. Void of, exempt, or free from. E. vi before rah to abandon, aff. kta .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い).鈥擺adjective] abandoned, forsaken, lonely, separated from, -less ([instrumental] or 鈥斅�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い):鈥擺=vi-rahita] [from vi-raha > vi-rah] mfn. abandoned, deserted, solitary, lonely, separated or free from, deprived of ([instrumental case] [genitive case], or [compound]), [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature] etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い):鈥擺vi-rahita] (ta岣�-t膩-ta峁�) a. Left, deserted.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Virahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Virahia.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVirahita (嗖掂部嗖班补嗖苦菠):鈥�
1) [adjective] = 嗖掂部嗖班补嗖� [virahi]1.
2) [adjective] not having or deprived of.
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Virahita (嗖掂部嗖班补嗖苦菠):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖掂部嗖班补嗖� [virahi]2.
2) [noun] a man who is desisted from, deprived of or not having (something).
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Virahita (嗖掂部嗖班补嗖苦菠):鈥擺adverb] lacking something; without.
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 DictionaryVirahita (啶掂た啶班す啶苦い):鈥攁dj. 1. deserted; forsaken; 2. bereft (of); 3. lonely; solitary; isolated;
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)
Partial matches: Rahita, Raha, Vi, Dhavala.
Starts with: Virahitaakkhika, Virahitasabbasankhata, Virahitat, Virahitavajjamatta.
Full-text (+180): Avirahita, Viryavirahita, Gunavirahita, Kayalasiyavirahita, Vipariyayavirahita, Dhammanudhammapatipattivirahita, Kilesasincanavirahita, Upadivirahita, Vitakkavicaravirahita, Maranavirahita, Niccanimittadivirahita, Pannavirahita, Cyanasativirahita, Gunasaravirahita, Indriyasamvaravirahita, Jatisankaravirahita, Kiriyakaranimittavirahita, Nanavirahita, Pakatisannavirahita, Kilesaparilahavirahita.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Virahita, Vi-rahita, Vi-raha-ta; (plurals include: Virahitas, rahitas, tas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 17.2 < [Chapter 17 - Disposition of the Zodiac Signs Containing the Moon]
Verse 11.15 < [Chapter 11 - Raja Yoga]
Verse 11.19 < [Chapter 11 - Raja Yoga]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 17.13 < [Chapter 17 - 艢raddh膩-traya-vibh膩ga-yoga]
Verse 2.63 < [Chapter 2 - S膩峁卥hya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.37 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of 艢r墨 Rukmi峁嚹玗
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 53 < [Volume 8 (1910)]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 7.12 - dvadashi pamaraka-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Note (2): The Mah膩y膩nist dharmat膩 < [Part 2 - Understanding dharmat膩 and its synonyms]
Bodhisattva quality 2: the three concentrations (sam膩dhi) < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]
III. Emptiness according to the Madhyamaka < [Note on emptiness (艣奴nyat膩)]