Vinirbhinna, Vi-nirbhinna: 3 definitions

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Vinirbhinna 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Vinirbhiṇṇa (विनिर्भिण्ण) refers to the “cracking and opening (of wrinkles)” (on an elephants’ body), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “16. The places where there are wrinkles (begin to) crack open (vinirbhiṇṇa) on the surface; his sense faculties, bodily humors, and spirit are somewhat diminished ; hair grows on his tusk sheaths, lip, ears, etc., and the roots of his tusks have fallen out ; then he has entered the sixth stage”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vinirbhinna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vinirbhinna (विनिर्भिन्न):—[=vi-nirbhinna] [from vinir-bhid] mfn. split asunder, cleft, opened, pierced, [Mahābhārata; Daśakumāra-carita; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Vinirbhinna (विनिर्भिन्न) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṇibbhinna.

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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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