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Vinashtaka, ³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹: 3 definitions

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Vinashtaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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°ì²¹ can be transliterated into English as Vinastaka or Vinashtaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿà¤�) is the name of a child, whose story is told by YaugandharÄyaṇa, according to KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 14. After king Udayana got married to VÄsavadattÄ, he ordered YaugandharÄyaṇa and Rumaṇvat to “confer appropriate distinctions on the kings who had come to visit himâ€�. Finding it a difficult task, YaugandharÄyaṇa related the “story of the clever deformed childâ€�, which centers around ³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹, later to be called BÄla±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿà¤�) refers to the “corpses (of the gods and Asuras)â€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.4.7 (“Commencement of the Warâ€�).—Accordingly, as BrahmÄ narrated to NÄrada: “[...] The fight between the gods and the Asuras desirous of victory over each other was very tumultuous. It was pleasing to the brave and terrible to the others. The battle ground became impassable and awful with the corpses (±¹¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹) of the gods and Asuras lying there in thousands but it was very pleasing to the braveâ€�.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

³Õ¾±²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹ (विनषà¥à¤Ÿà¤�):—[=±¹¾±-²Ô²¹á¹£á¹­²¹°ì²¹] [from vi-naṣṭa > vi-naÅ›] See ²úÄå±ô²¹-±¹¾±á¹‡aṣṭ²¹°ì²¹.

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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.

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