Alternative spellings of this word include Vichalita.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Vicalita (विचलित) (Cf. Avicalita) refers to “(one who) deviates from (the nature of the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, how does the knowledge (jñāna) of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space? (1) Having pervaded the thoughts of all beings by knowledge, he knows the impassioned thought of all beings truly as it is, as an impassioned thought; (2) he knows the thought full of aversion truly as it is, as a thought full of aversion; (3) he knows the thought full of bewilderment truly as it is, as a thought full of bewilderment; (4) he knows the thought full of impurity truly as it is, as a thought full of impurity; (5) he never deviates from (avicalita) the nature of the dharma which is without desire, and teaches the dharma for other beings so that they overcome their desire;

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vicalita (विचलित).—a.

1) Deviated, departed; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.1.

2) Obscured, blinded.

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

Vicalita (विचलित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Gone, departed. 2. Deviated from. E. vi before, cal to go, kta aff.

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

1) Vicalita (विचलित):—[=vi-calita] [from vi-cal] mfn. gone away, departed, deviated from ([ablative]), [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] troubled, obscured, blinded, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

3) Vicālita (विचालित):—[=vi-cālita] [from vi-cāla > vi-cal] See a-vicālita etc.

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

1) Vicalita (विचलित):—[vi-calita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) p. Moved, gone.

2) Vicālita (विचालित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Moved from.

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

Vicalita (विचलित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vicalliya.

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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

Vicalita (विचलित) [Also spelled vichalit]:—(a) restless; demoralised, nervous; fickle, unsteady; deviated; gone astray; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vicalita (ವಿಚಲಿತ):—

1) [adjective] shaken; moved to and fro or unsteadily.

2) [adjective] off the right path or way; astray.

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Vicalita (ವಿಚಲಿತ):—

1) [noun] the state of being agitated; perturbed condition.

2) [noun] a man whose confidence or courage is shaken; a diffident man.

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Vicaḷita (ವಿಚಳಿತ):—[adjective] = ವಿಚಲಿತ [vicalita]1.

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Vicaḷita (ವಿಚಳಿತ):—[noun] = ವಿಚಲಿತ [vicalita]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Calita.

Starts with: Vicalitan.

Ends with: Avicalita, Pravicalita, Shalabhavicalita.

Full-text: Avicalita, Pravicalita, Vicalitan, Vicalliya, Vicalya, Vicalin, Vichalit.

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