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Entry हिंसा

हिंसाhiṃsāInjury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: कायिक 'personal', वाचिक 'verbal' and मानसिक…
[हिंस्-अ]
1. Injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt (said to be of three kinds: कायिक 'personal', वाचिक 'verbal' and मानसिक 'mental'); अहिंसा परमो धर्मः.
2. Killing, slaying, destruction; गान्धर्वमादत्स्व यतः प्रयोक्तुर्न चारिहिंसा विजयश्च हस्ते R.5.57;3.313; Ms.1.63.
3. Robbery, plunder.
Derived forms and compounds
- -आत्मक Adjective injurious, destructive.
- -कर्मन
  
  Neuter
  
  any hurtful or injurious act.
  
  magic used to effect the ruin or injury of an enemy. (Equivalent to अभिचार quod vide, which see).
- -प्राणिन् Masculine a noxious animal.
- -प्राय Adjective generally injurious; हिंसाप्रायां पराधीनां कृषिं यत्नेन वर्जयेत् Ms.1.83.
- -रत Adjective delighting in mischief; हिंसारतश्च यो नित्यं नेहासौ सुखमेधते Ms.4.17; also हिंसाविचार in this sense.
- -रुचि Adjective intent on or delighting in mischief; व्याघ्राघ्नात- मृगीकृपाकुलमृगन्यायेन हिंसारुचेः Māl.5.29.
- -समुद्भव Adjective arising from injury.
In the Gita18·25

अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनवेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् ।

anubandhaṁ kṣayaṁ hiṁsāmanavekṣya ca pauruṣam, — The action undertaken from delusion (in mechanical obedience to the instincts, impulsions and unseeing ideas), without regarding the strength or… 18·25
- हिंसाम्hiṁsāmaccusative singular of the feminine noun hiṁsā (injury to others).
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