Vaishasa, Vaiśasa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaiśasa can be transliterated into English as Vaisasa or Vaishasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVaiśasa (वैशस).—The kingdom to which Puramjana went with his companion Lubdhaka; allegorically Naraka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 25. 53; 29. 15; V. 26. 25.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaiśasa (वैशस).—a. Causing death or destruction; दृष्टाऽसि युधि सम्बाधे प्रवृत्ते वैशसेऽहनि (dṛṣṭā'si yudhi sambādhe pravṛtte vaiśase'hani) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.76.15.
-sam 1 Destruction, slaughter, butchery; ददर्श यदुवीराणामापाने वैशसं महत् (dadarśa yaduvīrāṇāmāpāne vaiśasaṃ mahat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.2.58; विधिना कृतमर्धवैशसम् (vidhinā kṛtamardhavaiśasam) Kumārasambhava 4.31; Uttararāmacarita 4.24; 6.4.
2) Distress, torment, pain, suffering, hardship; सर्पवृश्चिकदंशाद्यैर्दशद्भिश्चात्मैवशसम् (sarpavṛścikadaṃśādyairdaśadbhiścātmaivaśasam) Bhāgavata 3.3.26;8.7.37; उपरोधवैशसम् (uparodhavaiśasam) Mu.2; धिगुच्छ्वसितवैशसम् (dhigucchvasitavaiśasam) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.35.
3) Violence (hiṃsā); Bhāgavata 5.9.15.
4) Name of a hell; Bhāgavata 4.25.53.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśasa (वैशस).—n.
(-saṃ) 1. Hindrance, impediment. 2. Slaughter. E. viśasasya bhāvaḥ svārthe vā aṇ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśasa (वैशस).—i. e. vi-śas + a + a, n. 1. Rending in pieces, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 30, 27. 2. Slaughter, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 113, 6; [Pañcatantra] ed. orn. 36, 22; [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 11, 10. 3. Distress, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 160, 5. 4. Hindrance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśasa (वैशस).—[adjective] murderous, pernicious; [neuter] murder, slaughter, war, destruction, horrible deed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaiśasa (वैशस):—mfn. ([from] a form vi-śasa, derived [from] vi-√śas; cf. vi-śasana) causing death or destruction, [Mahābhārata]
2) n. (ifc. f(ā). ) rending in pieces, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) n. slaughter, butchery, war, strife, injury, hurt, outrage, distress, calamity, ruin (with premṇaḥ, ruin of affection), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) the hell, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) Name of a hell, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaiśasa (वैशस):—(saṃ) 1. n. Hindrance; slaughter; distress, cruelty.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vaiśasa (वैशस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vaisama.
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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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Starts with: Vaishasana.
Ends with: Ardhavaishasa, Ativaishasa, Atmavaishasa.
Full-text: Ativaishasa, Ardhavaishasa, Vaishastya, Vaishasana, Vaishama, Vishasana, Lubdhaka, Puranjana, Nirriti.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 8 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.111 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Verse 2.4.185 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 3.2.55 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - Satī’s Self-immolation by Yoga < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 25 - The Story of Purañjana—Introduction < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 26 - Description of Hells (Naraka) < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Greatness of Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Redemption from Hells < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - The Glory of Dhanuṣkoṭi < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 48 - The Horse Is Relieved of Stiffness < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 8 - Impact of previous poets upon Maṅkhaka < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]