Vishasana, 痴颈艣补蝉补苍补: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Visasana or Vishasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢r墨mad Dev墨 Bh膩gavatam痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�) refers to one of the thirty hells (naraka) mentioned in the Dev墨-bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 8.21 (on the narrative of hells). The hells are destinations where dead beings brought by messengers of Yama (the God of the Pit峁泂), and get punished by him according to their karmas and faults.
The Dev墨-bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 or 艢r墨mad-dev墨-bh膩gavatam (mentioning 痴颈艣补蝉补苍补), is categorised as a Mah膩pur膩峁嘺, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�) refers to 鈥渒illing鈥�, and is mentioned in the Nai峁dha-carita 19.12.鈥擟f. Vai艣补蝉a (鈥渟laughter鈥�, verse 9.78).
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�) refers to 鈥渢hat which is deadly (for beings)鈥�, according to B膩峁嘺鈥檚 K膩dambar墨 (p. 225-226).鈥擜ccordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩, 鈥淸Then follows the image of the Goddess Ca峁囜笉ik膩, which matches the conception of K膩lar膩tri in the passage from the Mah膩bh膩rata:] Her feet were never bereft of cloths [dyed with] red lac thrown upon the mound of her seat [on the altar] as if they were the lives of all creatures arrived there for shelter; she resembled an inhabitant of the Underworld because of the intense darkness obstructed [only] by the flashes from axes, spears, etc., weapons deadly for beings (箩墨惫补-惫颈艣补蝉补苍补), that seemed to hold nets of hair stuck from decapitations because of the reflections of black yak-tail whisks cast [upon their surfaces]; [...]鈥�.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�).鈥�1 Killing, slaughter, immolation; 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿さ啶� 啶︵啶灌た啶む啶膏啶むぅ啶� 啶掂た啶多じ啶ㄠ 啶曕た啶� 啶︵ぞ啶班啶｀啶洁ぎ啷冟し啷嵿く啶ムぞ啶� (tasy膩stva峁� duhitustath膩 vi艣补蝉ana峁� ki峁� d膩ru峁噀'm峁涐梗yath膩岣�) Uttarar膩macarita 4.5; N.19.12.
2) Ruin.
3) Battle; 啶多啶｀た啶む啶︵ぞ啶� 啶班ぅ啶距さ啶班啶むぞ啶� 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ 啶掂た啶多じ啶ㄠ 啶ㄠう啷�啶 (艣o峁噄tod膩峁� rath膩vart膩峁� k峁泃v膩 vi艣补蝉ane nad墨m) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 7.16.43.
4) Cutting, dissecting.
-苍补岣� 1 A sabre, crooked sword.
2) A sword in general.
Derivable forms: 惫颈艣补蝉补苍补尘 (啶掂た啶多じ啶ㄠぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Killing, slaying, slaughter, Dissecting, cutting. m.
(-苍补岣�) A sabre, a crooked sword. E. vi before 艣补蝉 to hurt, aff. lyu峁� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�).鈥擺vi-艣补蝉 + ana], I. n. 1. Dissecting. 2. Killing, ruin, [Uttara R膩macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 96, 5. Ii. m. A crooked sword.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 killing, murderous; [masculine] sword; [neuter] killing (an animal), cutting up, slaughter, fight.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�):鈥擺=vi-艣补蝉ana] [from vi-艣补蝉] mf(墨)n. causing death, deadly, [Mah膩bh膩rata; M峁沜chaka峁璱k膩]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a sabre, crooked sword, [Mah膩bh膩rata] (also [figuratively] 鈥榩unishment鈥�)
3) [v.s. ...] m. n. a [particular] hell, [Pur膩峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] n. cutting up, dissecting, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Su艣ruta]
5) [v.s. ...] slaughter, havoc, fight, battle, [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] cruel treatment, [Uttarar膩ma-carita]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多じ啶�):鈥擺vi-艣补蝉ana] (苍补峁�) 1. n. Cutting, slaughter; a hell. m. A sabre.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)痴颈艣腻蝉补苍补 (啶掂た啶多ぞ啶膏え) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 痴颈蝉腻蝉补峁嘺.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary痴颈蝉腻蝉补峁嘺 (啶掂た啶膏ぞ啶膏ぃ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 痴颈艣腻蝉补苍补.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus痴颈艣补蝉补苍补 (嗖掂部嗖多哺嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖掂部嗖多舶 [vishara].
2) [noun] open armed conflict between countries or between factions within the same country; a war.
3) [noun] a hand-weapon usu. consisting of a long, straight or slightly curved blade; a sword.
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Visasana (嗖掂部嗖膏哺嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the act or an instance of killing.
2) [noun] complete destruction; ruin.
3) [noun] an open fight between armies of rival nations or groups; a war.
4) [noun] a cutting off or separating.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vishasanaramga.
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