Vinyasa, Vinyāsa: 19 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsVinyāsa (विन्यास) refers to “installation (of the mantra-deities)”, according to verse 87.140 of the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, “One should meditate upon the internal [wheel/cakra] as external, and the external likewise as internal. Considering [these] to be identical, one should then commence installation (vinyāsa) [of the mantra-deities] on the cakra”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)Vinyāsa (विन्यास) (or Grāmavinyāsa) refers to “town-planning”, as discussed in chapter 2 (Kriyāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [grāmādi-vinyāsa]:—Since a temple plays such an integral role in any village, and a village only finds its meaning as it is oriented about its temple, Bhagavān turns now to the science of town-planning [gramādi-svarūpa]. Different types of towns are distinguished, according to what caste predominantly lives there, according to the lay-out of the streets and their number (1-16). A given village-site is divided into the four parts, brāhma, daiva, mānuṣa and paiśāca; in the first two should be the houses of Brahmans, the last (?) being allotted for temples, presumably in the center of the site. [...]
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Vinyāsa (विन्यास) (Cf. Nyāsa) refers to “installation (of buildings)”, according to the Mohacūrottara (verse 4.234-243).—Accordingly, [while describing the construction of the maṭha]—“[...] The installation of the houses is according to the wishes [of the patron]. There should be a [door for] entry and exit to the north. [The houses] may have one, two, or three floors, or as is pleasing. Externally, [the building] is surrounded by a long hall. In the eastern side of the building is the place for worship. One should install the kitchen and so forth as appropriate (gṛha-vinyāsa—pākādigṛhavinyāsaṃ). [...]”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Vinyāsa (विन्यास) refers to one of the thirteen Jātis or “proper combination of two grāmas” (in Indian music), according to the Kallinātha’s commentary Kalānidhi on the Saṃgītaratnākara.—In the Nāṭyaśāstra, jātis are broadly divided into two types viz., śuddhā and vikṛtā. The Saṃgītaratnākara also agrees on it. But in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the reference about the types of jātis is not found. The Saṃgītaratnākara accepts thirteen kinds of characteristic features of jātis. For example: Vinyāsa, which is however not accepted by the Nāṭyaśāstra.
Source: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)Vinyāsa (विन्यास) refers to one of the thirteen characteristics of Rāga (considered an offshoot of Jāti in Indian music).—In the section on jāti, Govinda Dīkṣita deals with śuddājātis, vikṛtajātis and saṃsargajājātis. He then starts explaining the thirteen aspects of rāga (rāgāṇām trayodaśa lakṣaṇam) [e.g., Vinyāsa] while commenting that these are applicable to the jātis as well as to rāgas (which are off-shoots of the jātis).
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvinyāsa (विन्यास).—m S Placing, depositing, fixing. See nyāsa.
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 dictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास).—
1) Entrusting, depositing.
2) A deposit.
3) Arrangement, adjustment, disposition; अक्षरविन्यासः (akṣaravinyāsaḥ) 'inscribing letters'; प्रत्यक्षरश्लेषमयप्रबन्धविन्यासवैदग्धनिधिः (pratyakṣaraśleṣamayaprabandhavinyāsavaidagdhanidhiḥ) Vās. 'composition of a work &c.'
4) A collection, an assemblage.
5) A site or receptacle.
6) Putting on (ornaments).
7) Movement; position (of limbs); attitude.
8) Exhibition, display.
Derivable forms: vinyāsaḥ (विन्यासः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास).—m.
(-saḥ) 1. Assemblage, collection, collecting or depositing anything. 2. Site, place, receptacle, that in or on which anything is placed or deposited. 3. Orderly arrangement or disposition. 4. Entrusting, depositing. 5. A deposit. E. vi and ni, prefixed to as to take, to throw or place, &c. aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास).—i. e. vi-ni-as + a, m. 1. Entrusting. 2. A deposit. 3. Orderly arrangement, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 20, 38. 4. Assemblage, collection. 5. Site, place. 6. Receptacle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास).—[masculine] putting down or on placing, distributing, arrangement, order, disposition.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vinyāsa (विन्यास):—[=vi-nyāsa] [from viny-as] m. putting or placing down etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a deposit, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] putting on (ornaments), [Kāvyādarśa]
4) [v.s. ...] movement, position (of limbs), attitude, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya; Kāvya literature]
5) [v.s. ...] arrangement, disposition, order, [Purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] scattering, spreading out, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
7) [v.s. ...] establishment, foundation, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] putting together, connecting (words etc.), composition (of literary works), [Vāsavadattā; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] exhibition, display (ifc. = showing, displaying), [Mahābhārata]
10) [v.s. ...] the utterance of words of despair, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] assemblage, collection, [Horace H. Wilson]
12) [v.s. ...] any site or receptacle on or in which anything is deposited, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास):—[vi-nyāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Array; assemblage; site, place; deposit.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vinyāsa (विन्यास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Viṇṇāsa, Vinnāsa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास) [Also spelled vinyas]:—(nm) structure, disposition, arrangement; setting, plan, lay-out; marshalling; ~[darśī] a stereoscope.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVinyāsa (ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ):—
1) [noun] the act of placing down, depositing.
2) [noun] an instance of depositing something as a security as for a debt.
3) [noun] a bequest, gift or deposit of a sum of money, that provides an income for an institution or person; an endowment.
4) [noun] a plan, project or scheme; a design.
5) [noun] a drawing or diagram showing the arrangement in horizontal section of a structure, piece of ground, etc.; an architectural plan.
6) [noun] arrangement or preparation (for something).
7) [noun] a movement or movements of the body or of part of the body to express or to aid expressing one’s ideas, emotions, etc. (as in dance.).
8) [noun] a manner, way, sort, method, etc.
9) [noun] spectacular, pompous display; ostentation; show.
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 DictionaryVinyāsa (विन्यास):—n. 1. entrusting; depositing; 2. a deposit; 3. arrangement; adjustment; disposition; 4. a collection; an assemblage; 5. a site or receptacle; 6. articulation;
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: A, Nyasa, Aca, Vi, Ni, Asha.
Starts with: Vinyasa Krama, Vinyasana, Vinyasaprakarana, Vinyasarekha, Vinyasasutra.
Full-text (+39): Aksharavinyasa, Vakyavinyasa, Balavinyasa, Padavinyasa, Hastavinyasa, Vinyasarekha, Garbhavinyasa, Gramavinyasa, Pushpadala-vinyasa, Yantrika-vinyasa, Grihavinyasa, Bhuvanavinyasa, Keshavinyasa, Kutapavinyasa, Talavinyasa, Layavinyasa, Caranavinyasa, Amdakadharavinyasa, Vinyas, Ratnavinyasa.
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Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
(v,4) Vāstu in Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(vii.b) Śilparatna (Summary of Chapters 1-13) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
Chapter 1 - Preliminaries In House-Construction < [Volume 3 - House Architecture]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.111 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 9.12 < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Text 7.121 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yoga-sutra with Bhashya Vivarana (study) (by Susmi Sabu)
The Yoga of Krishna Pattabhi Jois < [Chapter 2 - Origin and Development of Yoga Philosophy]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
4.3. Vāstupada-vinyāsa (site-planning) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
4. Fundamental Canons of Architecture (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]