# विनता (vinatā)

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विनता (vinatā) is a Sanskrit word meaning bent, curved, or bowed, bowing to, humble, dejected and dispirited, changed into a cerebral letter, accentuated in a particular manner. Its 25 recorded definitions are grouped into 16 contexts, among them Mythological Figure: Vinatā, Physical State: Bent, Curved, Lowered, Object: A Type of Basket.

- **SLP1:** `vinatA`  **IAST:** vinatā  **Devanagari:** विनता
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinata
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vinata/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** विनत (vinata)

## Meanings by context

### Mythological Figure: Vinatā (6 definitions)
- name of one of Kashyapa wives and mother of Suparna, Aruna, and Garuda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of one of Kaśyapa's wives (and mother of Suparṇa, Aruṇa and Garuḍa &c. in Mahābhārata (Title) i, 2520, Vinatā is enumerated among the thirteen daughters of Dakṣa; the Bhāgavata-Purāṇa makes her the wife of Tārkṣa; the Vāyu describes the metres of the Veda as her daughters, while the Padma gives her only one daughter, Saudāminī), Suparṇ.; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=196838 ]
- Name of the mother of Aruna and Garuda  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विनता (vinatā) [Printed book page 0978-b ] विनता (vinatā) 1 N. of the mother of Aruṇa and Garuḍa, said to be one of the wives of Kaśyapa; see गरुड (garuḍa)
- 1. Name of the mother of Aruna and Garuda. 2. A kind of basket.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 666-14 ] विनता (vinatā) f. 1. Name of the mother of Aruṇa and Garuḍa; 2. a kind of basket. [ ID=35083 ]
- Daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of Aruna and Garuda.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > विनता (vinatā) [Printed book page 737-1 ] Vinatā, daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Kaśyapa, mother of the Vainateyas, i.e. Garuḍa, etc. § 27 (Kaśyapa): I, 16, 1074, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1082, 1084, 1085, 1091, 1093 (mother of Aruṇa and Garuḍa).—§ 29 (Kadrū): I, 20, Page737-b+ 63 1190 (1191) ( V. and Kadrū bet about the colour of Uccaiḥśravas).—§ 30 (do.): I, 21, 1205.—§ 31 (do.): I, 22, 1227 ( Kadrūś ca Vinatā Dākṣāyaṇyau ).—§ 32 (do.): I, 23, 1235, 1237, 1238 (having lost the wager, V. became the slave of Kadrū).—§ 36 (Kadrū): I, 25, 1280, 1281.— § 40 (Garuḍa): I, 27, 1315, (1316), (1321), (1329), 1330, (1333) (Vinatā would be delivered from the bondage if Garuḍa brought the amṛta to the Nāgas. V. gave directions to Garuḍa).—§ 44 (do.): I, 30, 1424 ( putro V°āyāḥ, i.e. Garuḍa).—§ 45 (Vālakhilya, pl.): I, 31, 1459 ( Dākṣāyaṇī ), 1468 (mother of Aruṇa and Garuḍa, cf. § 27).—§ 46 (Garuḍa): I, 34, †1544.—§ 47 (Āstīkap.): I, 35, 1546, 1547 ( vara- pradānaṃ bhartrā ca Kadrū-V°ayoḥ, all. to § 27).—§ 48 (Śeṣa): I, 36, 1573.—§ 60 (Sarpasattra): I, 54, 2072 ( °ārthāya, all. to § 29).—§ 87 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65, 2520 (daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Kaśyapa).—[§ 99 (do.): I, 65, 2548 (the Vainateyas (sons of Vinatā) are six in number)].—§ 129 (do.): I, 66, 2635 ( dvau putrau V°āyās tu vikhyātau Garuḍāruṇau ).—§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 456 (in the palace of Brahmán).—§ 502 (Manuṣyagrahak.): III, 230, 14465 (became one of the mothers of Skanda), 14480 (= Śakunigraha).—§ 564 (Mātalīyop.): V, 101, 3588 ( °kulakartṛbhiḥ ). Cf. Dākṣāyaṇī, sg. and dual. [ ID=12093 ]
- 1. A daughter of Daksha and wife of Kasyapa, and mother of Garuda and Aruna. 2. Mother of two sons and thirty-six daughters who comprised various meters and birds.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > विनता (vinatā) [Printed book page 3-237 ] Vinatā (I) — a daughter of Dakṣa and one of the wives of Taikṣya, (Kaśyapa- M. P., Vā. P., Vi. P. ), begot Garuḍa and Aruṇa (see also Suparṇā); 1 known for flying in the air; 2 had Page3-238+ 22 two sons and thirtysix daughters; they comprised the Gāyatrī and other chandas and birds like Suparṇā; 3 [ Footnote: 1) Br. III. 3. 56; 7. 29 and 468; 61. 42; Bhā. III. 15. 40; VI. 6. 21-2; M. 6. 2, 33-4; 146. 18 and 22; 171. 29 and 62; Vā. 66. 54; Vi. I. 15. 125.] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 69. 83.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. 69. 66-7.] [ ID=12916 ]
- a mother goddess  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 3-238 ] Vinatā (II) — a mother goddess. M. 179. 19. [ ID=12917 ]

### Physical State: Bent, Curved, Lowered (3 definitions)
- bent, curved, or bowed  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 969,2] वि - नत (vi-nata) mfn. bent, curved, bent down, bowed, stooping, inclined, sunk down, depressed, deepened ( अम् (am) ind. ), MBh.; Kāv.; VarBṛS. [ ID=196818 ]
- See below  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 969,2] वि - नता (vi-natā) a f. See below [ ID=196828 ]
- bowed down  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2C) [Printed book page 969,2] वि - नतम् (vi-natam) ind. [ ID=196828.1 ]

### Object: A Type of Basket (2 definitions)
- a sort of basket  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a sort of basket, W. [ ID=196837 ]
- A kind of basket  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विनता (vinatā) [Printed book page 0978-b ] विनता (vinatā) 2 A kind of basket

### Proper Name: A Female Demon/Rākṣasī (2 definitions)
- a female demon of illness  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a female demon of illness, MBh. [ ID=196839 ]
- a Rakshasi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Rākṣasī, R. [ ID=196840 ]

### A Female with Physical Deformity (1 definition)
- a girl with bandy legs or a hunchback  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 969,2] वि - नता (vi-natā) b f. a girl with bandy legs or a hunch back, GṛS. [ ID=196835 ]

### Act of Bowing (1 definition)
- bowing to  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > bowing to ( gen. ), Ghaṭ. [ ID=196819 ]

### Character Trait: Humble, Modest (1 definition)
- humble  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > humble, modest, Bhaṭṭ.; Kathās. [ ID=196820 ]

### Emotional State: Dejected, Dispirited (1 definition)
- dejected and dispirited  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > dejected, dispirited, MW. [ ID=196821 ]

### General Adjectival Senses: Bent, Humble, etc. (1 definition)
- 1. Bent down or bowed. 2. Humble or modest. 3. Curved or crooked. 4. Sunk down or depressed.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वि (vi) नत (vinata) ा (vinatā) [Printed book page 666-13 ] वि (vi) नत (vinata) a. (f. ता (tā) ) 1. Bent down, bowed; 2. humble, modest; 3. curved, crooked; 4. sunk down, depressed, (pp. of नम् (nam) with वि (vi) q.v.). [ ID=35082.1 ]

### Grammatical Term: Cerebralization (1 definition)
- changed into a cerebral letter  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in gram. ) changed into a cerebral letter, Pāṇ., Sch. ( cf. - नाम (-nāma) ) [ ID=196822 ]

### Medical Term: A Type of Abscess (1 definition)
- an abscess on the back or abdomen accompanying diabetes  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > an abscess on the back or abdomen accompanying diabetes, Suśr.; Car. [ ID=196836 ]

### Phonetic/Prosodic Term: Specific Accentuation (1 definition)
- accentuated in a particular manner  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > accentuated in a partic. manner, Sāy. [ ID=196823 ]

### Proper Name: A Monkey (1 definition)
- of a monkey  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a monkey, R. [ ID=196826 ]

### Proper Name: A Place (1 definition)
- Name of a place situated on the Gomati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वि - नत (vi-nata) (perhaps) n. N. of a place situated on the Go-mati, R. [ ID=196827 ]

### Proper Name: Son of Sudyumna (1 definition)
- Name of a son of Sudyumna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son of Su-dyumna, VP. [ ID=196825 ]

### Zoological: A Type of Ant (1 definition)
- a kind of ant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वि - नत (vi-nata) m. a kind of ant, Kauś. [ ID=196824 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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