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Pali-English dictionary

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

Vyāviddha, (adj.) (vi+āviddha) whirling about, flitting (here & there), moving about, pell-mell J. VI, 530. (Page 654)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyāviddha (व्याविद्ध).—p. p.

1) Bound; Daśakumāracarita 2.2.

2) Contradictory to one another; क्व च शस्त्रं क्व च वनं क्व च क्षात्रं तपः क्व च । व्याविद्धमिदमस्माभिः (kva ca śastraṃ kva ca vanaṃ kva ca kṣātraṃ tapaḥ kva ca | vyāviddhamidamasmābhiḥ) Rām.3.9.27.

3) Whirled round, tossed about.

4) Displaced; अथ जर्जरसर्वाङ्गं व्याविद्धनयना- म्बरम् (atha jarjarasarvāṅgaṃ vyāviddhanayanā- mbaram) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.11.65.

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

1) Vyāviddha (व्याविद्ध):—[=vy-āviddha] [from vyā-vyadh] mfn. thrown or tossed about, whirling round, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]

2) [v.s. ...] displaced, distorted, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Daśakumāra-carita; Suśruta] (am ind., [Caraka])

3) [v.s. ...] interlaced, entwined, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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

Vyāviddha (व्याविद्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāiddha.

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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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Partial matches: Vy, Aviddha.

Starts with: Vyaviddham.

Ends with: Avyaviddha.

Full-text: Vaiddha, Vyaviddham, Vyadh.

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