Vishirna, վśīṇa: 13 definitions
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Vishirna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
The Sanskrit term վśīṇa can be transliterated into English as Visirna or Vishirna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsվśīṇa (विशीर्�):—Decaying

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationվśīṇa (विशीर्�) refers to �(being) shattered�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Tāraka�).—Accordingly, as Kumāra (Kārttikeya) fought with Tāraka-Asura: “[...] Possessing the brilliance of Śiva, Kumāra with his spear struck Tāraka who had harrassed the worlds. Immediately the Asura Tāraka the ruler of the hosts of Asuras, although very heroic, fell on the ground with all his limbs shattered (śīṇa). The great warrior Tāraka was slain by Kumāra. O sage, even as all were looking on, he passed away. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryվśīṇa.—wearing out, worn out part of a building; cf. bhagna- śīṇa-samāracana (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXIV, p. 144). Note: śīṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśīṇa (विशीर्�).—p S That has lost the cohesion or connection of its parts; that is fallen or falling into pieces; rotten, corrupt, slackened, shattered, shivered, smashed.
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 dictionaryվśīṇa (विशीर्�).�p. p.
1) Shattered, broken to pieces; दधति विदार्� विशीर्णशुष्कदेहा� (dadhati vidārya śīṇaśuṣkadehā�) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.15.
2) Decayed, withered.
3) Dropped or fallen down; स्वय� विशीर्णद्रुमपर्णवृत्तिता (svaya� śīṇadrumaparṇavṛtti) Kumārasambhava 5.28.
4) Shrunk, shrivelled.
5) Impaired, wasted, spoiled.
6) Squandered (as a treasure).
7) Rubbed off (as unguent).
8) Frustrated (as an enterprise).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվśīṇa (विशीर्�).—mfn.
(-ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) 1. Dry, dried up, withered, decayed. 2. Wasted, impaired. 3. Shattered. 4. Shrunk, shrivelled. E. vi before ś� to injure, kta aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվśīṇa (विशीर्�).—[adjective] broken, torn, scattered, decayed, wasted, destroyed; [abstract] [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) վśīṇa (विशीर्�):—[=-śīṇa] a etc. See under -√ś.
2) [=-śīṇa] [from -ś�] b mfn. broken, shattered etc.
3) [v.s. ...] scattered, dispersed (as an army), [Rāmāyaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] fallen out (as teeth), [Kāvya literature]
5) [v.s. ...] squandered (as a treasure), [Mahābhārata]
6) [v.s. ...] rubbed off (as unguent), [Gāruḍa-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] frustrated (as an enterprise), [Śāntiśataka]
8) [v.s. ...] destroyed (as a town), [Rāmāyaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryվśīṇa (विशीर्�):—[-śīṇa] (rṇa�-rṇ�-rṇa�) a. Dried up; wasted.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)վśīṇa (विशीर्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: վīⲹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 corpusվśīṇa (ವಿಶೀರ್�):—[adjective] broken into small pieces; shattered.
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 Dictionaryվśīṇa (विशीर्�):—adj. 1. shattered; broken to pieces; 2. decayed; withered; 3. dropped or fallen down; 4. shrunk; shriveled;
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.
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