Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vinaśana


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   redirect to Sarasvati River. Black Kite (t) (c) 18:52, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Vinaśana

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Decided lack of context, although not enough for CSD A1. Sources given do not back up what is in the article. I cannot discern whether this is supposed to be a geographic location or a mythical location. Delete. Safiel (talk) 04:08, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep lack of context: I have rewritten this article with definition, etymology, further details, related topics and categories.


 * Sources given do not back up what is in the article: provided new references from Mahabharata, Manusmṛti and Sanskrit dictionary.


 * I cannot discern whether this is supposed to be a geographic location or a mythical location: This point I have cleared in the definition of the article. Bhvintri (talk) 15:24, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete No verifiability of the statements made in the article. Of the references which are verifiable, only one mentions Vinaśana, and that one (a) does not give it substantial coverage, and (b) does not confirm the statements made in the article. The other verifiable reference is a dictionary entry which defines a word similar to "Vinaśana", and perhaps related to it, but does not mention the place which is the subject of the article. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:30, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:11, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 16:11, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete - I think that (created by the same editor) should be added to this AfD for the same reasons … in fact, it totally lacks any WP:RS references. Happy Editing! &mdash;  17:19, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

Delete? This seems to be simply a place mentioned in passing in the Mahabharata. I'd suggest a merger except that the latter is such a sprawling thing that our article is unlikely to mention something that minor. Mangoe (talk) 17:59, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep re-edited the article. removed unreferred content.
 * verifiability and reliability of the article: added new references from reliable and verifiable resources.
 * substantial coverage: this place is mentioned in Panchavimsha Brahmana- Later Vedic Age 500 BC to 150 BC; Mahabharata (400 BC to 400 AD); Manusmṛti (200 BC to 200 AD) and Bhagavata Purana (500 AD to 1000 AD). So this term covers period from 500 BC to 1000 AD.
 * merger with Mahabharata: Vinaśana is an independent term, apart from Mahabharata it occurs in Manusmṛti, Panchavimsha Brahmana and Bhagavata Purana as well. Bhvintri (talk) 06:06, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Please note that once you have registered a "keep" you should not do so again. You are welcome to make further comments, though. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:00, 18 October 2011 (UTC)


 * merge to Sarasvati River as there seems to be nothing about this being said that doesn't relate to that mythological stream. Mangoe (talk) 16:24, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * There is really nothing to merge. Virtually the only thing the Vinaśana article tells us that relates to the Sarasvati River is that Mahabharata and other texts tell us that the river disappeared at a place called Vinaśana, but the article Sarasvati River already tells us that. JamesBWatson (talk) 18:40, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, missed that. I would advocate redirect instead. Mangoe (talk) 19:03, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Comment: The article has a line: "As per Chapter 2, Verse 21 of Manusmṛti[3] it is described as the western most point of Madhyadeśa (Middle Country).", that has nothing to do with Sarasvati River. Also there are some other points in the article that relate this article with Kingdom of Nishadas and  Abhiras not related to the River. So redirection of this article will remove all this information. Bhvintri (talk) 16:19, 19 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Sarasvati River. No indication that this is notable, or of any significance except as relating to the river.  Sandstein   18:32, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
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