The Sanskrit term Viniviṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Vinivista or Vinivishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Viniviṣṭa (विनिविष्ट) refers to “those living in (caves)”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Rāhu presides over hill men, mountain peaks, outer and inner caves (viniviṣṭa), the Mlecchas, the Śūdras, persons subsisting on dogs and jackals, spear men, the countries of Vokkaṇa and Aśvamukha and persons physically deformed. [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viniviṣṭa (विनिविष्ट).—[adjective] dwelling, living, being in ([locative] or —°), placed in or on ([locative]).

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

1) Viniviṣṭa (विनिविष्ट):—[=vi-niviṣṭa] [from vini-viś] mfn. dwelling or residing in ([compound]), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] occurring in ([locative case]), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] placed on or in ([locative case]), [Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]

4) [v.s. ...] drawn on ([locative case]), [Rāmāyaṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] laid out (as tanks), [Mahābhārata]

6) [v.s. ...] divided id est. various or different, [Lāṭyāyana [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Viniviṣṭa (विनिविष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Viṇiviṭṭa.

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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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