Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Does anyone know what 'vinasanam' means? There is a line over the first 'a' and an accent mark over the 's'. Could it mean 'freed from' something? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 Hi Karen, Yes that is the sense in which it is used in the verse Sarvabadha prashamanam trailokyashyakileshwari evameva tvayakaryam asmad vairi VINASANAM. The verse above is a prayer to Durga (chapter 11) to be FREED FROM or DESTROY ALL all hostility in the three worlds. My rudimentary understanding of Sanskrit - Naasa - means to destroy - so in this case to destroy all hostility or to be freed from all hostility. It would be nice if someone that knew Sanskrit could break out the word for us and give us the literal meaning. Jai Maa Latha , "Karen and Mike" <karenborak@e...> wrote: > Does anyone know what 'vinasanam' means? There is a line over the > first 'a' and an accent mark over the 's'. Could it mean 'freed > from' something? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Jaya Maa ! Dear Latha I consulted "Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary" and found the word " karmanaasha " that means " destroying the merit of works ", it seams to me that the word "naasha" really means " to destroy ". However it's important to note that there are four different nasal sounds in sanskrit that can be related to the letter "n" of the west , and three different sibilants ( transliterated as " s " ) ... May Mother Kali bless us Jorge Farias > Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:54:09 -0000 > "Latha Nanda" <lathananda >Re: vinasanam? > >Hi Karen, > >Yes that is the sense in which it is used in the verse > >Sarvabadha prashamanam trailokyashyakileshwari >evameva tvayakaryam asmad vairi VINASANAM. > >The verse above is a prayer to Durga (chapter 11) to be FREED FROM or >DESTROY ALL all hostility in the three worlds. > >My rudimentary understanding of Sanskrit - Naasa - means to destroy - so >in this case to destroy all hostility or to be freed from all hostility. > >It would be nice if someone that knew Sanskrit could break out the word for >us and give us the literal meaning. > >Jai Maa >Latha _______________ MSN Messenger: instale grátis e converse com seus amigos. http://messenger.msn.com.br Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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