विनिपात

{ vinipātḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

वि-°निपात  m.  m. falling down, falling, [L.]

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वि °निपात

a great fall, ruin, loss, calamity, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
death, [Hcar.]
frustration, [Subh.]
अ-विन्°   failure (See )

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अ विन्°

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

विनिपातः [vinipātḥ]   1 Falling down, a fall.
A great fall, calamity, an evil, loss, ruin, destruction; विवेकभ्रष्टानां भवति विनिपातः शतमुकः [Bh.2.1] (where it has sense 1 also); विधिहेतुरहेतुरागसां विनिपातोऽपि समः समुन्नतेः [Ki.2.34.]
Decay, death.
Hell, perdition; [Ś.5.]
Occurrence, happening.
Pain, distress; जपतां जुह्वतां चैव विनिपातो न विद्यते [Ms.4.146.]
Disrespect. -Comp. -गतa. fallen into misfortune; भर्तारं नानुमन्यन्ते विनिपातगतं स्त्रियः [Rām.2.39.2.]
-शंसिन् a.  a. portentous, foreboding ruin.

Shabda-Sagara

विनिपात  m.  ( -तः)
1. Falling, falling down, (literally or figuratively, as from a height, or from dignity, virtue, &c.)
2. Calamity, unavoid- able evil, the infliction of the gods or of fate.
3. Disrespect.
4. Pain, distress.
5. Death, destruction.
E. वि and नि, prefixed to पत् to fall, aff. घञ् .

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वि नि पत् घञ् .