Vidhvams, Vidhvaṃs: 3 definitions
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Vidhvams 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidhvaṃs (विध्वंस्).—1 Ā.
1) To fall to pieces.
2) To be dispersed or scattered.
3) To perish, be destroyed or ruined. -Caus.
1) To destroy, crush, annihilate.
2) To injure, hurt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidhvaṃs (विध्वंस्):—[=vi-√dhvaṃs] (or dhvas) [Ātmanepada] -dhvaṃsate (rarely ti), to fall to pieces, crumble into dust or powder, be scattered or dispersed or destroyed, perish, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.:—[Causal] -dhvaṃsayati ([indeclinable participle] -dhvaṃsya, or -dhvasya), to cause to fall to pieces or crumble, dash to pieces, crush, destroy, annihilate, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to hurt, injure, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vidhvaṃs (विध्वंस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viddhaṃsa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vidhvamsa, Vidhvamsaka, Vidhvamsakaraka, Vidhvamsakari, Vidhvamsana, Vidhvamsanem, Vidhvamsani, Vidhvamsarasa, Vidhvamsavada, Vidhvamsavadi, Vidhvamsin, Vidhvamsini, Vidhvamsita, Vidhvamsta.
Ends with: Parividhvams, Pravidhvams.
Full-text: Viddhamsa, Vidhvamsa, Vidhvamsin.
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