Vinoda: 20 definitions
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Vinoda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vinoda (विनोद) refers to “fun”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The Kaulika assembly, made up of (initiates) born into the Kula [i.e., kulaja-ātmaka], is worshipped in this way. It is done with the power (of a state of consciousness) free of thought constructs and so one should not reflect (on whether one is making pure or impure offerings). Brahmā and the other Ṛṣis are there intent on spiritual practice. Some of them dance and sing, some of them desire sex, some play, some are delighted with the fun [i.e., vinoda-harṣita], some who are experts in the Kulāgama recite (it) sweetly”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vinoda (विनोद) refers to “(singing) jubilantly”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Monetary gifts were distributed among others. They were diverse. Many songs were sung jubilantly (vādya-vinoda). Then Viṣṇu, I the creator, Indra and other gods as well as the sages joined in jubilation with great pleasure. Then after bowing humbly to Pārvatī with devotion and remembering the lotus-like feet of Śiva they returned to their camps obtaining the permission of Himavat. [...]”.
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.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Vinoda (विनोद) refers to “sports” (designed for the entertainment of the human mind), 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, “[...] Who can fully enumerate all the sports (vinoda) which the Creator of the Universe has designed for the entertainment of the human mind, and for the enjoyment of the fruits of their previous works? Among these, eighteen things are mentioned which are known as vyasana (addictions or vices), and without these the senses are useless, and these eighteen are the real causes of exquisite delight. [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Vinoda (विनोद) refers to one of the sons of Sāvitrī and the Brāhman Kapila from Rājagṛha, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Muni Deśabhūṣaṇa narrated to Rāma: “[...] In course of time [Śrutirati and Kulaṅkara] wandered through existence for a long time, falling into various kinds of birth-nuclei. One time they were born as twin sons, Vinoda and Ramaṇa, of the Brāhman Kapila by Sāvitrī in the city Rājagṛha. Ramaṇa went to a foreign country to study the Vedas. [...]”.
Vinoda (विनोद) refers to “amusing oneself”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fool, do you not perceive the transitory behaviour of the whole world? You must do what is proper to be done. You must not deceive yourself by amusing yourself with false knowledge (asadvidyā-vinoda)”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
vinoda : (m.) joy; pleasure.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
vinōda (विनोद).—m (S) Sport, play, diversion, pastime; sporting or playing. 2 Jesting, joking, bantering, rallying.
vinōda (विनोद).—m Sport, play. Jesting, bantering.
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
Vinoda (विनोद).—
1) Removing, driving away; श्रमविनोद (śramavinoda); विनोदमिच्छन्नथ दर्पजन्मनः (vinodamicchannatha darpajanmanaḥ)
2) A diversion, an amusement, any interesting or amusing pursuit or occupation; प्रायेणैते रमणविरहेष्वङ्गनानां विनोदाः (prāyeṇaite ramaṇaviraheṣvaṅganānāṃ vinodāḥ) Meghadūta 89; मिथ्यैव व्यसनं वदन्ति मृगया- मीदृग्विनोदः कुतः (mithyaiva vyasanaṃ vadanti mṛgayā- mīdṛgvinodaḥ kutaḥ) Ś.2.5.
3) Play, sport, pastime.
4) Eagerness, vehement desire.
5) Pleasure, happiness, gratification; विलपनविनोदोऽप्यसुलभः (vilapanavinodo'pyasulabhaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.3; जनयतु रसिक- जनेषु मनोरमरतिरसभावविनोदम् (janayatu rasika- janeṣu manoramaratirasabhāvavinodam) Gītagovinda 12.
6) A particular mode of sexual enjoyment.
7) A kind of house.
Derivable forms: vinodaḥ (विनोदः).
Vinoda (विनोद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. Eagerness, vehemence. 2. Play, sport, pastime. 3. Dismissing, abandoning. 4. Diversion, interest, interesting pursuit or occupation. 5. Pleasure, gratification. 6. Driving away, removing. E. vi before, nud to order, aff. ghañ .
Vinoda (विनोद).—i. e. vi-nud + a, m. 1. Dismissing, removing, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 73, 10; [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 13, 3 ([Prakrit]). 2. Play, pastime, entertainment, [Hitopadeśa] 13, 7, M.M.; [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 5, 15; sport, [Pañcatantra] 5, 6 (sarasvatī-, The sport of the goddess of cloquence, i. e. literary practice). 3. Pleasure, [Pañcatantra] 147, 14; happiness, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 86, 17. 4. Interest, interesting pursuit, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 45. 5. Eagerness.
Vinoda (विनोद).—[masculine] expulsion, removal, diversion, entertainment, amusement.
Vinoda (विनोद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a musical work. Quoted in Saṃgītadarpaṇa. Oxf. 201^a. See Saṃgītavinoda.
1) Vinoda (विनोद):—[=vi-noda] [from vi-nud] m. driving away, removal, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] diversion, sport, pastime, pleasure, playing or amusing one’s self with ([compound]), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra] etc. (dāya ind. for pleasure)
3) [v.s. ...] eagerness, vehemence, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of embrace, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of palace, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] on music
Vinoda (विनोद):—[vi-noda] (daḥ) 1. m. Diversion; sport; eagerness; abandoning.
Vinoda (विनोद):—(von 1. nud mit vi) m.
1) Vertreibung, Verscheuchung: śrama [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 53, 88.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 91, 2.] —
2) Vertreibung der Sorgen u.s.w. Unterhaltung, Amüsement [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 926,] [Scholiast] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 115.] [Halāyudha 4, 35.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā.43, 17.] aṅganānāṃ vinodāḥ [Meghadūta 85.] [Śākuntala 38.] avinodadīrghayāmā rātriḥ [Vikramorvaśī 45.] vinodāya [Kathāsaritsāgara 15, 125. 37, 117.] lokānām [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 1, 3.] tasyā vinodārtham [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 63.] īśvarāṇāṃ hi vinodarasikaṃ manaḥ [20, 46. 25, 73. 35, 35.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 16, 24.] jalakrīḍādibhirvicitravinodaiḥ [5, 17, 13.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 20, 10. 13. 65, 15.] vinodatas [Oxforder Handschriften 67,b, Nalopākhyāna 5.] svātmavinodāya [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 52.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 3, 16.] lokātmavinodāya (vidānāya gedr.) Einl. zu [Caurapañcāśikā] cetovinodāya [Kathāsaritsāgara 28, 7.] tadvinodopapādin [?29, 1. ŚUK. in Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 32, 6.] sthāna [Śākuntala 80, 22. 81, 21. 86, 17.] pātra (oder vinā udapātram) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 22, 47.] mṛga [5, 1, 38.] adhvavinodāya zur Unterhaltung auf der Reise [Kathāsaritsāgara 75, 58.] Häufig in comp. mit dem, was die Unterhaltung bildet, woran man Vergnügen findet: asamarasa [Ṛtusaṃhāra 3, 24.] abhinavanalinīvinodalubdha [Spr. (II) 487.] kāvyaśāstra [1711.] gātrakāṇḍū [2054, v. l. (I) 2280.] [Gītagovinda 12, 9.] vilapana [UTTARAR. 56, 17 (73, 10).] dānaikavinodāsaktacetas [Kathāsaritsāgara 35, 34.] kathā [?61,330. 62,237. 64,164. 69,86. Oxforder Handschriften 122,b,18. 132,b,8. Bhāgavatapurāṇa.4,29,20.5,8,17. PAÑCAR.4,8,115. Pañcatantra.5,6 (ed. orn.2,10). 147,14. ŚUK. in Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 32,18.] Am Ende eines adj. comp.: māyā sich vergnügend an [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.5,24,8.6,29,41.] [Oxforder Handschriften 199,a,17.] —
3) Bez. einer best. Umschlingung Liebender: nāyako nāyikāyā dakṣiṇapādaṃ vāmapādaṃ vā svamadhyadeśe svadakṣiṇapādaṃ vāmapādaṃ vā nāyikāmadhyadeśe nidhāya vakṣasi vakṣa oṣṭha oṣṭhaṃ dattvā yadāśliṣyati tat [KĀMAŚĀSTRA im Śabdakalpadruma] —
4) eine Art Palast [YUKTIKALPATARU] und [BHAVIṢYOTTARA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher im Śabdakalpadruma] —
5) Titel eines über Musik handelnden Werkes [Oxforder Handschriften 201,a, No. 479.] — Vgl. nirvinoda, madana, rājavinodatāla und rādhā .
Vinoda (विनोद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṇoa.
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
Vinoda (विनोद) [Also spelled vinod]:—(nm) wit; humour, amusement, recreation; skit; ~[priya] humorous, witty, jovial, jocose; jocular; hence ~[priyatā] (nf); -[vṛtti] sense of humour; ~[śīla] witty, humorous, jolly, jovial; ~[śīlatā] wittiness, humorousness, jollity, joviality.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vinōda (ವಿನೋದ):—
1) [noun] a driving away; a removal.
2) [noun] a deriding or being derided; contempt or ridicule.
3) [noun] a thing that gives delight or satisfactionl pastime; amusement.
4) [noun] a pleased feeling; enjoyment; delight.
5) [noun] fondness for play or fun; playfulness; friskiness.
6) [noun] intense eagerness; deep interest.
7) [noun] a kind of palace.
8) [noun] a particular musical songs.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vinoda (विनोद):—n. 1. amusement; entertainment; 2. play; sport; 3. eagerness; passion; 4. gratification; pleasure; fun; joke; humor;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Noda, Vi.
Starts with (+14): Vinoda-bhavana, Vinodagara, Vinodagati, Vinodaka, Vinodakallola, Vinodakar, Vinodakara, Vinodam, Vinodamanjari, Vinodamberu, Vinodana, Vinodanaggahana, Vinodanahetu, Vinodanapahatabba, Vinodanashata, Vinodanata, Vinodanattha, Vinodapapadin, Vinodapessami, Vinodapetabba.
Full-text (+93): Nirvinoda, Madanavinoda, Vidyavinoda, Upavanavinoda, Radhikavinoda, Manovinoda, Vinodasthana, Vinotam, Vinodaranga, Vinodamanjari, Vinodarasika, Krishnavinoda, Shramavinoda, Vinodakallola, Caturangavinoda, Vilapanavinoda, Vishrantavidyavinoda, Avinoda, Grahavinoda, Kavijanavinoda.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.130 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.132 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.31 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 189 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 1]
Page 318 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 553 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
14. Dog sports described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
17. Mrgaya-vinoda (the sport of deer-hunting) < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
7. Elephant fighting described in the Manasollasa < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
51. The previous births of Bharata and Tribhuvanalamkara Elephant < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]