Kinasha, Kīnāśa: 12 definitions
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Kinasha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Kīnāśa can be transliterated into English as Kinasa or Kinasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraKīnāśa (कीनाश) refers to “(one who is) wicked”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Pūrvabhādrapada will be thieves, shepherds, torturers; wicked (kīnāśa), mean and deceitful; will possess no virtues; neglect religious rites and will be successful in fight. Those who are born on the lunar day of Uttarabhādrapada will be Brāhmins, performers of sacrificial rights; will be generous, devout, rich and observant of the rules of the holy orders; will be heretics, rulers, dealers in rice”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKīnāśa (कीनाश).—a. [Uṇādi-sūtra 5.36]
1) Cultivating the soil; Manusmṛti 9.15; Bhāgavata 3.3.13.
2) Poor, indigent.
3) Niggardly; समृद्धो यश्च कीनाशः (samṛddho yaśca kīnāśaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.78.12; Bhāgavata 3.22.13.
4) Small, little.
5) Killing secretly (upāṃśughātini Nm.).
6) Cruel; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.2.3.
-śaḥ 1 An epithet of Yama, the god of death; विधेहि कीनाशनि- केतनातिथिम् (vidhehi kīnāśani- ketanātithim) Śiśupālavadha 1.73.
2) A kind of monkey.
3) A butcher; न वधार्थं प्रदातव्या न कीनाशे न नास्तिके (na vadhārthaṃ pradātavyā na kīnāśe na nāstike) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.66.51.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīnāśa (कीनाश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) 1. A labourer or cultivator of the soil. 2. Small, little. 3. Covetous, niggardly. 4. A slayer of cattle. m.
(-śaḥ) 1. A name of Yama. 2. A particular monkey. E. kī for kā or ku bad, vile, nāśa who destroy, the causal form of naś to destroy, with ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīnāśa (कीनाश).—I. m. 1. The chief servant in husbandry, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 150. 2. A poor labourer, or in general a poor man, Mahābhārata 13, 3743. Ii. adj., f. śā, Covetous, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Kīnāśa (कीनाश).—[masculine] plougher, drudge, slave, niggard.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kīnāśa (कीनाश):—[from kīnāra] m. (√kliś, [Uṇādi-sūtra v, 56]) a cultivator of the soil, [Ṛg-veda iv, 57, 8; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxx, 11; Atharva-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] niggard, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] Das, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of Yama, [Naiṣadha-carita vi, 75; Bālarāmāyaṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] (= kīśa) a kind of monkey, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of Rākṣasa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] mfn. killing animals (or ‘killing secretly’), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīnāśa (कीनाश):—(śaḥ) 1. m. A name of Yama; of a monkey. a. Labouring; small, stingy; destroying.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kīnāśa (कीनाश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kīṇāsa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKīṇāsa (कीणास) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kīnāśa.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKīnāśa (ಕೀನಾಶ):—
1) [adjective] cultivating the soil.
2) [adjective] lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; poor; indigent.
3) [adjective] like or characteristic of a niggard; stingy; miserly; niggardly.
4) [adjective] small; little.
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Kīnāśa (ಕೀನಾಶ):—
1) [noun] a poor, indigent man.
2) [noun] Yama, the Death-God.
3) [noun] the act of cultivating by preparing and using the soil for growing crops; cultivation; farming.
4) [noun] a man who is engaged in farming; a cultivator; a farmer.
5) [noun] one who is extremely stingy with money; a miser.
6) [noun] one who eats animal tissue, flesh as food.
7) [noun] one who is employed for performing the duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer; a servant.
8) [noun] a sick man; a man who is under medical care and treatment.
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Kīnāsa (ಕೀನಾಸ):—
1) [noun] = ಕೀನಾಶ [kinasha]2 - 1.
2) [noun] a man of little or no importance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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