The Sanskrit term Vinaśvara can be transliterated into English as Vinasvara or Vinashvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Vinswar.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर) refers to “destructible” (as opposed to Avinaśvara—“indestructible”), according to the Mahānayaprakāśa by Arṇasiṃha (Cf. verse 182-197).—Accordingly, “The indestructible (avinaśvara) Skyfarer is the one whose body is the pulsation (of consciousness and vitality) which is the Supreme Self. His lord who is this (absolute) free of contact (with the phenomenal world) is said to be Khagendra”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर) or Vinaśvaratva refers to “transitoriness (of material objects)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the transitoriness (vinaśvaratvam) of material objects (padārthānāṃ)]—Whatever objects, sentient and non-sentient, there are in the three worlds, they all are described by mendicants as continually transitory (vinaśvara—pratikṣaṇavinaśvarāḥ). The meeting of beloved women is like a city in the sky. Youth or wealth is like a mass of clouds. Relations, children and bodies, etc. are perishable as lightning. You must understand that the whole action of the cycle of rebirth is thus momentary”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Perishable. E. vi before, naś to perish, kvarap aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर).—[vi-naś + vara], adj. Perishable, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 46, M.M.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर).—[feminine] ī perishable, [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]

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

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर):—[=vi-naśvara] [from vi-naśana > vi-naś] mf(ī)n. liable to be destroyed or lost, perishable, [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī] etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर):—[vi-naśvara] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Perishable.

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

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṇasira.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vinashvara in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vinaśvara (विनश्वर) [Also spelled vinswar]:—(a) perishable, transient, transitory; ~[tā] perishability, transience, transitoriness.

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Partial matches: Nashvara, Vi.

Starts with: Vinashvarata, Vinashvaratva.

Ends with: Avinashvara, Svapnavinashvara.

Full-text: Vinashvarata, Avinashvara, Vinashvaratva, Vinasira, Svapnavinashvara, Vinswar, Pratikshana, Vishvavritta, Nashyat, Vritta, Vishva.

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