Alternative spellings of this word include Vighatan.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vighāṭana : (nt.) opening; unfastening.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vighāṭana, (adj.) (fr. vighāṭeti) unfastening, breaking up, overthrowing Th. 1, 419. (Page 615)

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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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vighaṭana (विघटन) [or विघाटन, vighāṭana].—n S Disruption, demolition, rending or shattering or smashing in pieces. 2 Fracture or rupture in general.

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vighāṭana (विघाटन).—See vighaṭaṇēṃ &c.

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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

Vighaṭana (विघटन).—Breaking up, ruin, destruction; भ्रातुर्वक्षःस्थलविघटने यच्च साक्षीकृतोऽसि (bhrāturvakṣaḥsthalavighaṭane yacca sākṣīkṛto'si) Ve.5.33.

Derivable forms: vighaṭanam (विघटनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vighāṭana (विघाटन).—(?) (nt.; compare Pali id., and next), opening: bhramaragaṇo vighāṭanonmiṣitakamala iva kamalākaraḥ Gaṇḍavyūha 136.8; but 2d ed. bhramaragaṇodvighā°, implying udvighāṭana.

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

Vighaṭana (विघटन).—n.

(-naṃ) Ruin, destruction.

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

Vighaṭana (विघटन).—[vi-ghaṭ + ana], n. Destruction, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 80, 6.

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

Vighaṭana (विघटन).—[neuter] separating, dispersing, destroying.

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Vighātana (विघातन).—[adjective] warding off, [adjective] & [neuter] = [preceding]

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

1) Vighaṭana (विघटन):—[=vi-ghaṭana] [from vi-ghaṭ] n. breaking up, separation, dispersion, destruction, ruin, [Prabodha-candrodaya; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

2) Vighātana (विघातन):—[=vi-ghātana] [from vi-ghāta > vi-ghana] mfn. warding off, averting, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] n. impeding, interrupting, disturbing, [Rāmāyaṇa; Suśruta]

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

Vighaṭana (विघटन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vihaḍaṇa, Vihaḍaṇā, Vihaḍāvaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vighatana 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

Vighaṭana (विघटन) [Also spelled vighatan]:—(nm) disintegration; disorganisation; disruption; decomposition; disbandment; dismemberment (e.g. of a state); dismantlement; ~[nātmaka] disintegrating, disruptive; •[pravṛtti] disruptive trend/tendency.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vighaṭana (ವಿಘಟನ):—

1) [noun] the act of breaking, shattering (into pieces).

2) [noun] the act or process of breaking into separate, constituent elements or parts (as for analysis); resolution.

3) [noun] complete destruction; demolition.

4) [noun] the termination, as of a business, association or union; dissolution.

5) [noun] the dismissal of an assembly; dissolution.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ghatana, Vi.

Starts with: Vighatanasiddhi.

Ends with: Aghavighatana, Krimivighatana, Mrityuvighatana, Pravighatana, Udvighatana.

Full-text: Vihadana, Vighatan, Vighatanasiddhi, Udvighatana, Bighatana, Vihadavana, Pravighatana, Samghatana, Bighadanem, Mrityuvighatana.

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