Vyasana, Vyashana: 23 definitions
Introduction:
Vyasana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vyasan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVyasana (व्यस�) refers to “dissipation� (of one’s courage), according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.19 (“Kma’s destruction by Śiva�).—Accordingly, as Brahm said to Nrada: “O dear one, hear the story of what happened thereafter. Out of love for me I shall recount Śiva’s sports that bring about joy. On seeing the dissipation [i.e., vyasana] of His courage, lord Śiva, the great Yogin, thought within Himself wondering much�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsVyasana (व्यस�) represents the number 7 (seven) in the “word-numeral system� (ūٲṃk), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 7�vyasana] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the Śstras, connote numbers.

Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVyasana (व्यस�) refers to “attachment�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vmadeva: “[...] [Though] one may with difficulty master the breath by various Mudrs which are based upon physical torture; [though] one may control the flows [of the various vital airs] in all the channels located in one’s body; and though one may accomplish the dubious [act] of going into another’s body, there is certainly no attainment of liberation for one whose happiness is solely attached (eka-vyasana) to knowledge [of these] [ñԲ첹ⲹԲܰԴ]. [...]�.

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 sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Vyasana (व्यस�) refers to “addictions� or “vices�, according to the ŚⲹԾ첹-śٰ: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rj Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] Among these [sports], eighteen things are mentioned which are known as vyasana (addictions or vices), and without these the senses are useless, and these eighteen are the real causes of exquisite delight. If practised in proper season and within proper bounds, they contribute largely to the delight of all persons, especially of kings. The writers of the Śstras always deprecate these vyasanas, and stories are current of the fall of those who were addicted to them. [...]�.
There are eighteen Addictions or Vices (vyasana):
- ṣy or 岵岹ṇḍ (rudeness of speech),
- 岹ṇḍṣy (severity of punishment),
- īṣy (envy),
- ū (disparagement),
- (rashness),
- ٳūṣaṇa (abuse of money),
- 貹śܲԲⲹ (fault finding),
- krodha (anger),
- ٰī (women),
- ṣa (gambling),
- 徱 (wine),
- ī (vocal music),
- ṛtⲹ (dancing),
- ⲹ (instrumental music),
- ṛtṭaԲ (strolling),
- 貹ǰṣaԾԻ岹 (back-biting),
- ḥsԲ or 徱Բ (sleeping in the day),
- ṛg (hunting).

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts�) and Shastras (“sciences�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Vallabh: Nirodha-lakshanaVyasana (व्यस�) refers to �(the intense state of) yearning�, according to the Nirodhalṣaṇa (lit. “characteristics of restraint�) written by Śrī Vallabhcrya for his disciples.—As soon as the essence of nirodha (“restraint�) is realized, its effect, namely this intense state of yearning (ⲹԲ-岹ś), starts to manifest. The ecstatic bliss felt in Bhagavn’s presence and the inability to bear even a moment of separation from Him is regarded as the effect (ⲹ) of nirodha.

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureVyasana (व्यस�) refers to “misfortune�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, 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, [after the Bhagavn entered the assembly of Ngas], “Then the Four Great Kings bowed to the Bhagavn with their hands put together and addressed him, “O Bhagavn, extremely frightening great dangers have arisen in the world. Namely, drought, famine, calamities. O Bhagavn, all beings have become defenceless and refugeless because of this misfortune (vyasana). [...]’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVyasana (व्यस�) refers to “misfortune�, according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “When dwelling in a house, [a lifestyle] which is full of great misfortune (-ⲹԲ-ṃkīṇa) [and] exceedingly despicable, victory over carelessness cannot be achieved even by the very wise. The unsteady mind cannot be subdued by householders. Therefore, the state of a householder is abandoned by wise men for peace of mind�.
Synonyms: Kaṣṭa.

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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryVyasana.�(CII 1), misfortune. Note: vyasana 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvyasana : (nt.) misfortune; ruin; destruction.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVyasana, (nt.) (fr. vy+as) misfortune, misery, ruin, destruction, loss D. I, 248; S. III, 137 (anaya°); IV, 159; A. I, 33; V, 156 sq. 317 (several); Sn. 694 (°gata ruined); Pv. I, 64 (=dukkha PvA. 33); III, 56 (=anattha PvA. 199); Vbh. 99 sq. 137; VbhA. 102 (several); PvA. 4, 103, 112; Sdhp. 499.—The 5 vyasanas are: ñti°, bhoga°, roga°, sīla°, diṭṭhi° or misfortune concerning one’s relations, wealth, health, character, views. Thus at D. III, 235; A. III, 147; Vin. IV, 277. (Page 653)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvyasana (व्यस�).—n (S) Inordinate liking or taking to, addictedness: also a bad habit; a vitious practice or trick. 2 S A sin, a vice, a criminal pursuit. 3 S Devoted attachment or intent application to. 4 S A calamity. samna vyasancē� sakhya Union or consociation of persons of the same habits, pursuits, likings: also that union which consists in or which is effected by sameness of habits &c. 2 Union &c. of persons affected by one common calamity: also union produced by a common calamity.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvyasana (व्यस�).�n Addictedness. A bad habit; a vice. A calamity.
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 dictionaryVyasana (व्यस�).�1 Casting away, dispelling.
2) Separating, dividing.
3) Violation, infraction; शीलव्यसनमेतत्त� नाभिजाना- म्यह� पुरा (śīlavyasanametatte nbhijn- myaha� pur) Rm.2.12.57; ܲīⲹ 3.45.
4) Loss, destruction, defeat, fall; defection, weak point; अमात्यव्यसनम� (ٲⲹⲹԲ) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 3; स्वबलव्यसन� (svabalavyasane) ܲīⲹ 13.15; Śiśuplavadha 2.57.
5) (a) A calamity, misfortune, distress, evil, disaster, ill-luck; अज्ञातभर्तृव्यसन� मुहूर्तं कृतोपकारेव रतिर्बभू� (ajñtabhartṛvyasan muhūrta� kṛtopakreva ratirbabhūva) Kumrasambhava 3.73;4.3; R.12.57. (b) Adversity, need; � सुहृद् व्यसने यः स्यात् (sa suhṛd vyasane ya� syt) ʲñٲԳٰ (Bombay) 1.327 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'.
6) Setting (as of the sun &c.); तेजोद्वयस्� युगपद् व्यसनोदयाभ्याम� (tejodvayasya yugapad vyasanodaybhym) Ś.4.1 (where vyasana means 'a fall' also).
7) Vice, bad practice, evil habit; मिथ्यै� व्यसनं वदन्ति मृगयामीदृग् विनोदः कुतः (mithyaiva vyasana� vadanti ṛgmīdṛg vinoda� kuta�) Ś.2.5; R.18.14; Y.1.31; (these vices are usually said to be ten; see Manusmṛti 7.47-48); समानशीलव्यसनेष� सख्यम् (samnaśīlavyasaneṣu sakhyam) ܲ�.
8) Close or intent application, assiduous devotion; विद्याया� व्यसनम� (vidyy� vyasanam) ṛh 2.62,63.
9) Inordinate addiction.
1) Crime, sin.
11) Punishment.
12) Inability, incompetency.
13) Fruitless effort.
14) Air, wind.
15) Individuality.
Derivable forms: vyasanam (व्यसनम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyasana (व्यस�).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. Calamity, misfortune. 2. Fate. 3. Fault, vice, crime, frailty, arising from desire, or from anger; ten vices or faults are enumerated under the first head; viz:—hunting, gambling, sleeping in the day, calumny, whoring, dancing, singing, playing, idle roaming, and drinking; the second comprehends eight; viz:—depravity, violence, injury, envy, malice, fraud, abuse, and assault. 4. Sin. 5. Fated consequence. 6. Evil-destiny, ill-luck. 7. Fruitless effort. 8. Incompetence, inability. 9. Intent, application or attachment to an object. 10. Falling, (as opposed to udaya.) 11. Air, wind. 12. Individuality. 13. Loss, destruction. 14. Violation, infraction. 15. Punishment. E. vi before as to throw, &c., aff. lyu� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyasana (व्यस�).—i. e. vi-as + ana, n. 1. Calamity, misfortune, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 59, 1; [ʲñٲԳٰ] ii. [distich] 13; destruction, [Mlatīmdhava, (ed. Calc.)] 154, 13; loss, [ܲīⲹ] 13, 15. 2. Fate. 3. Ill luck. 4. Fruitless effort, [ṛh, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 96 (pl.). 5. Inability, incompetence (see the next). 6. Fauls, vice, [Բśٰ] 7, 45; [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] pr. [distich] 48, M. M.; crime. 7. Sin, [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 38. 8. Intent application or attachment to an object, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 314; diligence, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 31, M.M. 9. Individuality.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyasana (व्यस�).—[neuter] moving hither and thither, activity, industry, propensity or devotion to, zeal for ([locative] or —�); passion, whim, hobby, evil habit, vice; ill luck, adversity, calamity.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղⲹśԲ (व्यश�):—[=-śԲ] [from vy] 1. -śԲ mf()n. (for 2. See p. 1034, col. 3) abstinence from eating, fasting, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [=-śԲ] [from -ś] 2. -śԲ m. (for 1. See p. 1028, col. 3), [Kṭhaka] (a word used in a [particular] formula; other forms are ⲹśԲ; -śniya, [Taittirīya-saṃhit]; -śnuvin, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhit])
3) Vyasana (व्यस�):—[=vy-asana] [from vy-as] n. moving to and fro, wagging (of a tail), [Pṇini 3-1, 20], [vArttika] 3
4) [v.s. ...] throwing (effort) into, assiduity, industry, [ṛh; Subhṣitvali]
5) [v.s. ...] separation, individuality, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] attachment or devotion or addiction to ([locative case] or [compound]), passion, ([especially]) evil passion, sin, crime, vice (said to arise either from love of pleasure or from anger; eight are enumerated under the first head, viz. ṛg, ūٲ or ṣa, div-svapna, parivda, ٰⲹ�, mada, taurya-trika, vṛthty; and eight under the second, viz. 貹śܲԲⲹ, , droha, irṣy, ū ٳ-ūṣaṇa ṣy, daṇḍa-pruṣya, qq.vv.), [Manu-smṛti vii, 47, 48; Mahbhrata] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] favourite pursuit or occupation, hobby, [Mahbhrata; ʲñٲԳٰ; Rjataraṅgiṇī]
8) [v.s. ...] evil predicament or plight, disaster, accident, evil result, calamity, misfortune (vyasanni [plural] misfortunes), ill-luck, distress, destruction, defeat, fall, ruin, [Manu-smṛti; Mahbhrata] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] setting (of sun or moon), [Mṛcchakaṭik; Śakuntal]
10) [v.s. ...] fruitless effort, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] punishment, execution (of criminals), [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
12) [v.s. ...] incompetence, inability, [Horace H. Wilson]
13) [v.s. ...] air, wind, [ib.]
14) [v.s. ...] tale-bearing, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyasana (व्यस�):�(Բ�) 1. n. Calamity; fate; vice; failure; air; individuality; attachment.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vyasana (व्यस�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ղṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVyasana (व्यस�) [Also spelled vyasan]:�(nm) addiction (esp. to a vice); besetting sin; —[paḍan] to be/get addicted.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyasana (ವ್ಯಸ�):�
1) [noun] intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness; grief.
2) [noun] a favourite pursuit or occupation.
3) [noun] a bad habit (which one is addicted to); an evil passion.
4) [noun] act of meditating; deep, continued thought; meditation.
5) [noun] ವ್ಯಸನಪಡು [vyasanapadu] to feel deep, acute sorrow or distress; to grieve.
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 DictionaryVyasana (व्यस�):—n. 1. addiction; vice; bad practice; evil habit; 2. crime; sin; 3. loss; destruction; defeat; fall; 4. calamity; misfortune; evil disaster;
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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