Vinadi, Vināḍi, Vinadī: 6 definitions
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Vinadi 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVinadī (विनदी).—A river of India famous in the Purāṇas. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 97).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraVināḍi (विनाडि) refers to one sixtieth of a nāḍī (or 24 seconds), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] He must have a correct, knowledge of a yuga (43,20,000 Solar years), varṣa (a solar year), āyana (6 solar months), ṛtu (2 solar months), māsa (a solar month), pakṣa (15 solar days), ahorātra (a solar day), yama (one-eighth of a solar day), muhūrta (one-thirtieth of a solar day), nāḍī (one-sixtieth of a solar day or 24 minutes), vināḍi (one sixtieth of a nāḍī or 24 seconds), prāṇa (4 seconds) truṭi (33, 75th of a second) and parts of a truṭi and other divisions of time and also of divisions of space”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVināḍi (विनाडि).—A measure of time equal to one-sixtieth part of Ghaṭikā or equal to 24 seconds.
Derivable forms: vināḍiḥ (विनाडिः).
See also (synonyms): vināḍikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vinadī (विनदी):—[=vi-nadī] [from vi] a f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata] ([varia lectio] vainadī).
2) Vināḍī (विनाडी):—[=vi-nāḍī] [from vi] f. a period of 24 seconds (the 60th part of a Nāḍī or Indian hour), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Yājñavalkya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) Vinadī (विनदी):—[=vi-nadī] [from vi-nada > vi-nad] b f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa] ([varia lectio] vainadī).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVināḍi (ವಿನಾಡಿ):—[noun] a unit of time equal to twenty four seconds.
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, Nadi, Nati.
Starts with: Vinadia, Vinadika, Vinadin, Vinadita, Vinatikai, Vinativinan.
Ends with: Caratalavinati.
Full-text (+1): Vainadi, Caratalavinati, Vinadika, Vainada, Vinada, Nalikai, Paksha, Ritu, Truti, Prana, Ahoratra, Paulisha, Romaka, Masha, Nadi, Varsha, Muhurta, Ayana, Pitamaha, Yuga.
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