Viguna, Viguṇa: 12 definitions
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Viguna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviguṇa (विगुण).—a (S) Of different qualities, diverse, dissimilar. 2 Of opposing or adverse qualities. 3 Of which the quality is vitiated, corrupted, spoiled. 4 Used laxly as s m An opposing or a disagreeing quality or property.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishviguṇa (विगुण).—a Diverse, dissimilar, of adverse qualities.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryViguṇa (विगुण).—a.
1) Destitute of merits, worthless, bad; श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात् स्वनुष्ठितात् (śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.35; Śiśupālavadha 9.12; Mu. 6.11.
2) Destitute of qualities.
3) Having on string; विगुणीकृतकार्मुकोऽपि जेतुं भुवि जेतव्यमसौ समर्थ एव (viguṇīkṛtakārmuko'pi jetuṃ bhuvi jetavyamasau samartha eva) Mu.7.11.
4) Unfruitful; विगुणानि च पश्यन्ति (viguṇāni ca paśyanti) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.269.37.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViguṇa (विगुण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) 1. Void of all qualities. 2. Bad, worthless, having no merit. 3. Having no string. E. vi, and guṇa quality.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViguṇa (विगुण).—adj. 1. void of all qualities. 2. void of distinguishing qualities, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 12. 3. worthless, bad. 4. imperfect, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 97 (imperfectly performed).
Viguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and guṇa (गुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViguṇa (विगुण).—[adjective] having no string; void of qualities or virtues; defective, incomplete, destitute of (—°); worthless, ineffective, contrary.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viguṇa (विगुण):—[=vi-guṇa] [from vi] a mfn. without a string (See below)
2) [v.s. ...] deficient, imperfect, destitute of ([compound]), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] unsuccessful, ineffective, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
4) [v.s. ...] adverse (as fortune), [Pañcatantra] ([varia lectio])
5) [v.s. ...] void of qualities, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] destitute of merits, wicked, bad, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] disordered, corrupted (as the humours of the body), [Suśruta]
8) [=vi-guṇa] b etc. See p. 950, col. 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryViguṇa (विगुण):—[vi-guṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Void of quality; bad.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Viguṇa (विगुण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Viuṇa, Viguṇa.
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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 dictionaryViguṇa (विगुण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Viguṇa.
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 corpusViguṇa (ವಿಗುಣ):—[adjective] lacking (good) qualities.
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Viguna (ವಿಗುನ):—[noun] an obstacle; a hindrance; an impediment.
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)
Starts with: Vigunata, Vikunam.
Ends with: Anujiviguna, Aviguna, Dviguna, Pashcatpadadviguna, Suviguna, Taddviguna, Vivekaviguna.
Full-text: Vaigunya, Vigunata, Aviguna, Viuna, Vikunam, Suviguna, Vivekaviguna, Apiguna, Vigunikri, Kundalikrita, Anga, Anuvartin, Shreyas, Viveka.
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Verse 761 < [Chapter 13 - Examination of Sāmānya (the ‘universal’)]
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Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
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The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The Eternal Path of Religion < [Book 7 - Seventh Skandha]
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