Alternative spellings of this word include Vichetana.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vicetana (विचेतन):—[vicetanaṃ] Loss of tactile sensation

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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

Vicetana (विचेतन) refers to “insentient”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Why do the stupid, afflicted by the planet of [their] birth, not perceive the difference [between the body and the self] which is recognised everywhere in the occurrence of birth and death. Therefore, what is the connection of the self to that body which is made by atoms which are material, insentient (vicetana), different [and] independent?”.

Synonyms: Acetana.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vicetana (विचेतन).—a.

1) Senseless, lifeless, unconscious, dead.

2) Inanimate; प्रमदाः पतिवर्त्मगा इति प्रतिपन्नं हि विचेतनैरपि (pramadāḥ pativartmagā iti pratipannaṃ hi vicetanairapi) Kumārasambhava 4.33.

3) Perplexed, confounded; एकमुक्तः स मुनिना महीपालो विचेतनः प्रत्याख्यानाय चाशक्तः (ekamuktaḥ sa muninā mahīpālo vicetanaḥ pratyākhyānāya cāśaktaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.97.3.

4) Ignorant, foolish.

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

Vicetana (विचेतन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Unconscious, senseless, lifeless. E. vi priv., cetanā sense.

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

Vicetana (विचेतन).—[adjective] unconscious, senseless, inanimate, dead, stupid, foolish.

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

1) Vicetana (विचेतन):—[=vi-cetana] [from vi] 1. vi-cetana mf(ā)n. (for 2. See under vi-√cit) senseless, unconscious, absent-minded, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] inanimate, dead, [Hitopadeśa]

3) [v.s. ...] foolish, stupid, [Kumāra-sambhava]

4) [=vi-cetana] [from vi-cit] 2. vi-cetana See a-vicetana.

5) [=vi-cetana] a vi-cetas etc. See under vi- √4. cit, [column]1.

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

Vicetana (विचेतन):—[vi-cetana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Unconscious.

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

Vicetana (विचेतन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viceyaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vicetana 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.

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Partial matches: Cetana, Vi.

Starts with: Vicetana-vicetiyapavam, Vicetanam.

Ends with: Avicetana, Pravicetana.

Full-text: Vicetani, Pravicetana, Avicetana, Viceyana, Avicetas, Vicetas, Acetana, Bhram.

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