Vidyavihina, Vidya-vihina, Vidyāvihīna: 5 definitions
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Vidyavihina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Vidyāvihīna (विद्याविहीन).—a. illiterate, ignorant; विद्या- विहीनः पशुः (vidyā- vihīnaḥ paśuḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.2; आसन्नमेव नृपतिर्भजते मनुष्यं विद्या- विहीनमकुलीनमसंस्कृतं वा (āsannameva nṛpatirbhajate manuṣyaṃ vidyā- vihīnamakulīnamasaṃskṛtaṃ vā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.35.
Vidyāvihīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidyā and vihīna (विहीन).
Vidyāvihīna (विद्याविहीन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Ignorant, uninstructed. E. vidyā, vihīna deprived of.
Vidyāvihīna (विद्याविहीन):—[=vidyā-vihīna] [from vidyā > vid] mfn. destitute of kn°, ignorant, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
Vidyāvihīna (विद्याविहीन):—[vidyā-vihīna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Ignorant.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Vidyāvihīna (ವಿದ್ಯಾವಿಹೀನ):—[noun] an unlearned, uneducated man.
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: Vihina, Vidya.
Full-text: Vihina, Vihirahunda.
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Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
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