Vinigraha: 8 definitions

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Vinigraha 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vinigraha (विनिग्रह):—[vinigrahaḥ] Retention

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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.

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

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Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Vinigraha (विनिग्रह) refers to “capturing (a big quarry/prey)” (of a hawk), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the black-eyed division of hawks]: “[...] Like servants they become serviceable if their expectations are raised, and if they are rewarded according to their deserts. This class is quick to hear a distant call, to fall on distant prey and capture (vinigraha) big quarry. The second class will now be treated of. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vinigraha (विनिग्रह).—

1) Restraining, curbing, subduing; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 13.7;17.16; न हि दण्डादृते शक्यः कर्तुं पापविनिग्रहः (na hi daṇḍādṛte śakyaḥ kartuṃ pāpavinigrahaḥ) Manusmṛti 9. 263.

2) Mutual opposition or antithesis.

Derivable forms: vinigrahaḥ (विनिग्रहः).

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

Vinigraha (विनिग्रह).—m.

(-haḥ) 1. Restraining, subduing. 2. Mutual opposition.

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

Vinigraha (विनिग्रह).—[vi-ni-grah + a], m. Restraining, subduing, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 13, 7.

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

Vinigraha (विनिग्रह).—[masculine] keeping separate, division; keeping down, check, control, restraint.

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

1) Vinigraha (विनिग्रह):—[=vi-nigraha] [from vini-grah] m. separation, division, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

2) [v.s. ...] restraining, checking, stopping, subduing, controlling, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] restriction, limitation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] disjunction, mutual opposition, an antithesis which implies that when two propositions are antithetically stated peculiar stress is laid on one of them, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vinigraha 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.

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