Vidhvamsita, Vidhvaṃsita: 5 definitions

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Vidhvamsita means something in 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Vidhvamsita in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vidhvaṃsita (विध्वंसित) refers to “death”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.9 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura said to the Gods: “[...] Taking birth as Rama he killed a woman (Tāḍakā). Bālī’s death (vidhvaṃsita) was brought about by him with a vile trick. A brahmin descendant of Viśravas was killed by him. Thus he violated the injunction of the Śruti. Sinful that he was, he forsook his own innocent wife. There too, he violated the path of Śruti for achieving his selfish end. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vidhvamsita in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vidhvaṃsita (विध्वंसित).—p S vidhvasta p S Broken, shattered, burst &c., and thus destroyed. 2 Destroyed generally.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vidhvaṃsita (विध्वंसित).—p Broken; destroyed.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vidhvamsita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vidhvaṃsita (विध्वंसित):—[=vi-dhvaṃsita] [from vi-dhvaṃsa > vi-dhvas] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) dashed or broken to pieces, destroyed, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vidhvaṃsita (विध्वंसित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viddhaṃsita.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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