Vihada, Vīhaḍa: 2 definitions

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Vihada means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Vīhaḍa (वीहड) is the name of a scholar mentioned as the donee of a grant in the “Ciñcaṇī plate of the reign of Cittarāja”. Accordingly, “... in favour of the Kautuka-maṭhikā for the burning of a lamp in front of the divine Bhagavatī and for the smearing of the feet of the scholars and of the Brāhmaṇas that may visit (the temple), by pouring out water on the hand of the scholar Vīhaḍa”.

This plate (mentioning Vīhaḍa) was found together with eight others at Chincaṇī in the Ḍahāṇu tāluka of the Ṭhāṇā District, North Koṅkaṇ, in 1955. The object of the inscription is to record the grant, by Cāmuṇḍarāja, of a ghāṇaka (oil-mill) in favour of the temple Kautuka-maṭhikā of the goddess Bhagavatī at Saṃyāna. The gift was made by pouring out water on the hand of the Svādhyāyika (scholar) Vīhaḍa, on the fifteenth tithi of the dark fortnight (i.e. amāvāsyā) of Bhādrapada in the śaka year 956.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Vihaḍa (विहड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vighaṭ.

2) Vihaḍa (विहड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vighaṭa.

3) Vihaḍā (विहडा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vighaṭā.

4) Vihāḍa (विहाड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vighāṭa.

5) Vihāḍa (विहाड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vihāṭa.

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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.

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