The Sanskrit term Vinaṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Vinasta or Vinashta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Vinasht.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: University of Vienna: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to “losing (one’s wealth)”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “Having had [an image of] Sudarśana with such various aspects constructed, [but] having not installed [the image properly], the Kings and ministers will at once lose [all their] wealth (vinaṣṭa-saṃpad) and be defeated by [their] enemies. Because of the absence of worship they will [eventually] be banished from the kingdom and persecuted”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to the “subsiding (of one’s weariness)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, after Śiva said to Pārvatī after revealing his form: “When the lord of the gods spoke in this way, Pārvatī rejoiced. Whatever distress she had felt during penance she cast off as something old. O excellent sage, her weariness subsided (vinaṣṭa). In fact, when the fruit is realised, the exertion felt during the process of undertaking perishes”.

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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.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to the “disappearance” (of the causes of mental activity), according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “There are two causes of mental activity; habitual tendencies and the breath. When one of [these] two [causes] disappears (vinaṣṭa), [then] both [the other cause and mental activity] also disappear”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to the “destruction” (of the command), according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly: “[...] She whose nature is desire is intent on the supreme bliss she experiences by herself in herself. Established in the foundation of meditation, she attained the state of the Innate Kula whose form is a Liṅga. Then, O goddess, he who is called Mitra, seeing that his own unmoving radiance and the Command had been destroyed (vinaṣṭa) [vinaṣṭaṃ nirīkṣya ājñā nāśaṃ], was astonished and (exclaimed) ‘what has happened to me?’ [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to “being destroyed” (due to a curse), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “25. Durvasas respectfully gave the Lord of the Gods a marvelous garland. It was crushed by Airāvata, which seeing the sage mercilessly cursed him. By his curse he was destroyed (vinaṣṭa), and then was (re-) born (as) the mate of Abhramu in the ocean when it was churned (by Indra) to win him back and to win complete supremacy. Hence he is reputed to be born of the milk ocean”.

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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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to “becoming ruined”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Nāgas requested the Bhagavān for help], “O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. All our hearts are tormented. O Bhagavān, we are ruined (vinaṣṭa), we are burning. O Bhagavān, from today on we will make a vow with concord in the presence of the Bhagavān. We will protect all leaves, flowers, fruits, foliage and crops. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) refers to “destruction” (of the three worlds), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fool, having formed a delight in pleasure which is produced by the objects of the senses [and is] continually transitory, the three worlds are destroyed (vinaṣṭa—vinaṣṭaṃ bhuvanatrayam)”.

Synonyms: Nāśa, Vigama, Viccheda, Vilaya.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट).—p S Annihilated, extinguished, destroyed.

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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 dictionary

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट).—p. p.

1) Perished, destroyed, ruined.

2) Disappeared, lost.

3) Spoiled, corrupted.

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

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) 1. Lost, destroyed ruined, perished. 2. Corrupted. 3. Disappeared. E. vi, naṣṭa the same.

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

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट).—[adjective] lost, ruined; disappeared, perished; spoilt, corrupted, wretched.

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

1) Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट):—[=vi-naṣṭa] [from vi-naś] mfn. utterly lost or ruined, destroyed, perished, disappeared, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] spoilt, corrupted, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]

3) [v.s. ...] n. ([probably]) a dead carcass, carrion (See below)

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

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट):—[vi-naṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) p. Destroyed.

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

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṇaṭṭha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vinashta 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट) [Also spelled vinasht]:—(a) perished, destroyed, devastated; wrecked; ruined; ~[dṛṣṭi] who has lost his sight, turned blind; ~[dharma] fallen from religion/duty.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vinaṣṭa (ವಿನಷ್ಟ):—

1) [adjective] destroyed; ruined.

2) [adjective] disappeared; erased; obliterated.

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Vinaṣṭa (ವಿನಷ್ಟ):—[noun] the state or condition of being ruined, destroyed or obliterated.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vinaṣṭa (विनष्ट):—adj. 1. perished; destroyed; ruined; 2. disappeared; lost; 3. spoiled; corrupted;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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