Abhasa, 膧产丑腻蝉补, Abhasha, 膧产丑腻峁: 26 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term 膧产丑腻峁 can be transliterated into English as Abhasa or Abhasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) refers to:鈥擲emblance; reflection. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
Vastushastra (architecture)
: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajit膩gama and Raurav膩gama膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) refers to 鈥溾��1. not. of a type of pr膩s膩da (Rau) 搂搂 4.5, 8. - 2. n. of a type of sanctuary (Aj) 搂 5.5.鈥�.鈥�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajit膩gama et du Raurav膩gama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Shaiva philosophy
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) refers to 鈥減henomena鈥�, according to Utpaladeva鈥檚 Viv峁泃i on 莫艣varapratyabhij帽膩k膩rik膩 1.5.6.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] [If you reply:] 鈥淏ut this [property of being an object] can only belong to [things] that are distinct from manifestation,鈥� what [of these objects] could there be [if they are distinct from manifestation]? [And] what is this [so-called] annihilation of ordinary human practice [that must inexorably occur according to you] if [objects] are one with phenomena (腻产丑腻蝉补-别办补迟惫补)? This is what [the V峁泃ti] says in 鈥渓et [us admit that] they consist in phenomena (腻产丑腻蝉补-腻迟尘补办腻). [...]鈥�.
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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) or 膧产丑腻蝉补ka refers to 鈥�(outward) projection鈥� (of the conditions), according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 22.11]鈥斺�淸艢iva is] he who exists in a fixed condition, who brings about all conditions [in all] time[s] and direction[s] but is not touched by [those conditions]. He controls them. He is their leader, [he leads] quickly, he wishes it, and he quickly brings [that which is wished for into being. He] projects [all conditions] outward (产补丑颈蝉-腻产丑腻蝉补办补) and he also causes them to be made one with himself [internally, inside his consciousness]. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Advaita Vedanta)膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) refers to a 鈥渞eflection (of duality)鈥�, according to the M膩峁囜笉奴kyopani峁tk膩rik膩 3.29.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing the dream and waking states: 鈥淛ust as in the case of dreaming, the mind, which is a reflection of duality (诲惫补测补-腻产丑腻蝉补), is active because of M膩y膩, so the waking mind, which is [also] a reflection of duality (诲惫补测补-腻产丑腻蝉补), is active because of M膩y膩鈥�.
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) refers to a 鈥渄erivative consciousness鈥�, according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨t膩 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] You are the one witness of everything, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see the witness as something other than this. [...] Meditate on yourself as motionless awareness, free from any dualism, giving up the mistaken idea that you are just a derivative consciousness (腻产丑腻蝉补), or anything external or internal [膩产丑腻蝉o'ha峁� bhrama峁� muktv膩 bh膩va峁� b膩hyamath膩ntaram]. You have long been trapped in the snare of identification with the body. Sever it with the knife of knowledge that 'I am awareness', and be happy, my son. [...] 鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary腻产丑腻蝉补 : (m.) light; lustre; radiance.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary膧产丑腻蝉补, (Sk. 腻产丑腻蝉补, fr. 膩 + 产丑腻蝉) splendour, light, appearance M.III, 215. (Page 103)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary腻产丑腻蝉补 (醼♂��樶���) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
[膩+产丑腻蝉a+a]
摆醼♂赌�+醼樶赌赌�+醼
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)腻产丑腻蝉补鈥�
(Burmese text): (醼�) 醼戓�勧�横�溼�勧�横�羔�呩�贬�斸���勧�横�炨�贬�亱 (醼�) 醼♂�愥��-醼♂�愥�� 醼♂�氠�贬��勧��-醼♂�愥��♂��-醼栣�坚�呩�横�炨�贬�亱
(Auto-Translation): (a) Can be made clear. (b) Imitative and deceptive.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary腻产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥攎 (S) Semblance, likeness, similitude, appearance. 2 A fancy, a thought, an impression, a slight belief; perception or view of as actual or probable. 3 In logic. Semblance of a reason; an argument plausible yet erroneous; a fallacy, sophism, paralogism. See uttar腻产丑腻蝉补, bh膩v腻产丑腻蝉补, ras膩- 产丑腻蝉a, h膿tv腻产丑腻蝉补, pak峁Ｄ宀竽宀醪� in order. Other compounds are formed at will: as kar奴峁嚹宀竽宀醪�, kr艒dh膩- 产丑腻蝉a, uts膩h腻产丑腻蝉补, sn膿h腻产丑腻蝉补, pr墨ty腻产丑腻蝉补.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English腻产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥�m Semblance. A fancy. A fallacy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary膧产丑腻峁 (啶嗋き啶距し).鈥擺产丑腻峁�-驳丑补帽]
1) Addressing.
2) An introduction, preface.
3) Speech, talk.
4) A saying, proverb.
Derivable forms: 腻产丑腻峁岣� (啶嗋き啶距し啶�).
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膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥擺产丑腻蝉-ac]
1) Splendour, light, lustre.
2) A reflection; 啶むい啷嵿ぐ啶距啷嵿啶距え啶� 啶оた啶ぞ 啶ㄠざ啷嵿く啷囙う啶距き啶距じ啶距い啷嵿い啷� 啶樴啶� 啶膏啶啶班啶む (tatr膩j帽膩na峁� dhiy膩 na艣yed膩产丑腻蝉膩ttu gha峁璦岣� sphuret) 痴别诲腻苍迟补.
3) (a) Resemblance, likeness; oft. at the end of comp; 啶ㄠき啶多啶� 啶班啶оた啶班ぞ啶ぞ啶膏ぎ啷� (nabha艣ca rudhir腻产丑腻蝉补m) R膩m. &c.; 啶氞た啶︵ぞ啶ぞ啶� (cid腻产丑腻蝉补), (b) Semblance, phantom; m; 啶啶曕啶むた啶掂ぞ啶曕啶い啶︵ぞ啶ぞ啶膏じ啶ぞ啶多啶班く啶距 (yuktiv膩kyatad腻产丑腻蝉补sam膩艣ray膩岣�)
4) Any unreal or fallacious appearance (as in hetv腻产丑腻蝉补); 啶啶ㄠぐ啷佮啷嵿い啶掂う啶距き啶距じ啶� (punaruktavad腻产丑腻蝉补岣�) S. D.
5) A fallacy, fallacious reasoning, semblance of a reason, an erroneous but plausible argument; see 啶灌啶む啶掂ぞ啶ぞ啶� (hetv腻产丑腻蝉补); S. D.27.
6) An intention, purpose.
7) One of the nine materials of which idols are made, a marble.
8) A class of building.
9) An irreligious kind of worship; 啶掂た啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶� 啶ぐ啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多啶� 啶嗋き啶距じ 啶夃お啶ぞ 啶涏げ啶� 啷� 啶呧ぇ啶班啶ざ啶距啶距 啶啷嵿啷囙ぎ啶� 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶溹啶炧啶洁ぇ啶班啶さ啶む啶む啶啷囙い啷� (vidharma岣� paradharma艣ca 腻产丑腻蝉补 upam膩 chala岣� | adharma艣膩kh膩岣� pa帽cem膩 dharmaj帽o'dharmavattyajet) || Bh膩gavata 7.15.12.
Derivable forms: 腻产丑腻蝉补岣� (啶嗋き啶距じ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥�m. (in Pali only in the Sanskrit meaning of light, radiance; so also in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], e.g. 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.83.5), appearance and hence range, scope, of sense organs: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 iii.66.4 ff., where each of the external (b膩hir膩峁噄) 膩yatan膩ni (i.e. the objects of sense) comes into the range of the corresponding internal (膩dhy膩tmik膩ni) 膩yatan膩ni (i.e. the sense organs or powers), e.g. r奴po ca b膩hira峁� 膩yatana峁� cak峁峁岣� 腻产丑腻蝉补m 膩gata峁� bhavati.In a similar Pali passage, Majjhimanik膩ya (Pali) i.190.21 ff., 膩p膩tha takes the place of our 腻产丑腻蝉补. Similarly 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.6.3 manu峁�- y膩峁嚹佱箖 艣rot腻产丑腻蝉补m 膩gacchati, comes within the range of men's hearing; 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 128.13 cak峁峁 腻产丑腻蝉补m 膩gacchanti; [Page099-a+ 71] 129.3 santy an腻产丑腻蝉补gat膩岣� (see an腻产丑腻蝉补) sattv膩 ye mama cak峁峁 腻产丑腻蝉补峁� n膩gacchanti; 151.10 艣rotendriya- sy腻产丑腻蝉补m 膩gacchanti; 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 55.2 cak峁峁 腻产丑腻蝉补m 膩gacchati.In same meaning ava产丑腻蝉a, q.v. 2.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧产丑腻峁 (啶嗋き啶距し).鈥攎.
(-峁岣�) Introduction, preface. E. 腻峁� before 产丑腻峁 to speak, aff. ac.
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膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥攎.
(-蝉补岣�) 1. Light. 2. Reflexion. 3. Intention, purpose. 4. (In logic) Fallacy, semblance of a reason, an argument that is erroneous though plausible: it is classed as of various kinds. E. 腻峁� before 产丑腻蝉a shining.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧产丑腻峁 (啶嗋き啶距し).鈥擺腻-产丑腻峁� + a], m., and 膩- 产丑腻峁峁嘺 膩产丑腻峁峁嘺, i. e. 腻-产丑腻峁� + ana n. Addressing, speaking to, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 26, 12; [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹�] 5, 462.
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膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥擺膩-产丑腻蝉 + a], m. 1. Splendour, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 6, 77, 17. 2. Light, [Ved膩ntas膩ra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ).鈥擺masculine] splendour, light; appearance, phantom.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧产丑腻峁 (啶嗋き啶距し):鈥擺=膩-产丑腻峁] [from 腻-产丑腻峁�] m. speech, talking
2) [v.s. ...] addressing, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] a saying, proverb
4) [v.s. ...] introduction, preface, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) 膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ):鈥擺=膩-产丑腻蝉a] [from 膩-产丑腻蝉] m. splendour, light, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; Ved膩ntas膩ra 195]
6) [v.s. ...] colour, appearance, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; Su艣ruta; Bhagavad-g墨t膩]
7) [v.s. ...] semblance, phantom, phantasm of the imagination
8) [v.s. ...] mere appearance, fallacious appearance, [Ved膩ntas膩ra; 艢腻峁卥h膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra]
9) [v.s. ...] reflection
10) [v.s. ...] intention, purpose
11) [v.s. ...] (in [logic]) fallacy, semblance of a reason, sophism, an erroneous though plausible argument (regarded by logicians as of various kind)
12) [v.s. ...] mfn. ifc. looking like, having the mere appearance of a thing, [Gautama-dharma-艣膩stra; S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺 etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 膧产丑腻峁 (啶嗋き啶距し):鈥擺膩-产丑腻峁] (峁岣�) 1. m. Preface.
2) 膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ):鈥擺膩-产丑腻蝉a] (蝉补岣�) 1. m. Light; reflection; purpose; fallacy.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)础产丑腻峁Ｄ� (啶呧き啶距し啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: A产丑腻蝉膩, 膧产丑腻蝉补.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) [Also spelled abhas]:鈥�(nm) an inkling; a glimpse; semblance; fallacious appearance; phenomenon; effect.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) A产丑腻蝉膩 (啶呧き啶距じ啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 础产丑腻峁Ｄ�.
2) 膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 膧产丑腻峁�.
3) 膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 膧产丑腻蝉补.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus膧产丑腻蝉补 (嗖嗋箔嗖距哺):鈥�
1) [noun] lustre, brightness; brilliance; splendour.
2) [noun] an outward appearance, (chiefly the fallacious rather than being true); a thing as it appears in perception as distinguished from the thing as it is in itself; a phenomenon.
3) [noun] the state, fact or quality of resembling; similarity of appearance; resemblance; likeness.
4) [noun] an intention; a purpose.
5) [noun] the deception caused by outward appearance, i.e. non-realisation of the true fact; illusion.
6) [noun] (log.) a fallacy, a fallacious reasoning, semblance of a reason; an erroneous but plausible argument.
7) [noun] the object which is mistaken by its outward appearance; a misconceived thing or subject.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary膧产丑腻蝉补 (啶嗋き啶距じ):鈥攏. 1. false appearance/impression; semblance; shadow; apparition; 2. splendor; light; 3. intention; purpose; a fallacy; a fallacious reasoning; an erroneous but plausible argument;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Bhasha, The, The, A, Te, Abhasa.
Starts with (+5): Abhasabhuva, Abhasaga, Abhasampanna, Abhasanakusalata, Abhasanasila, Abhasaneyya, Abhasanta, Abhasata, Abhasatmaka, Abhasatva, Abhasavad, Abhasavada, Abhasavagu, Abhasavaicitrya, Abhasavishranta, Abhasaya, Abhashaka, Abhashamana, Abhashati, Labhasakkaragiddha.
Full-text (+85): Hetvabhasa, Rasabhasa, Pakshabhasa, Tarkabhasha, Uttarabhasa, Bhavabhasa, Virodhabhasa, Cidabhasa, Candrabhasa, Punaruktavadabhasa, Paccabhasati, Abhashati, Abhasura, Sadabhasa, Nyayabhasa, Paccabhasanti, Svabhasa, Kambutalabhasa, Bhabbabhasa, Abhasata.
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1. Ontology of Pratyabhij帽膩 and Advaita < [Chapter 3 - The nature of Universe and Individual Self in Pratybhij帽膩 and Advaita]
Principle of Shakti in Kashmir Shaivism (Study) (by Nirmala V.)
Part 8 - Cosmology, Ontology and Soteriology in terms of 艢akti < [Chapter 6 - Social and Philosophical implications of 艢akti in Kashmir 艢aivism]
Part 2.13 - The Powers of Time and Creation: Bifurcation of Kriy膩艣akti < [Chapter 2 - The form and functions of 艢akti in Kashmir 艢aivism]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Text 9.45 [Punar-uktavad-腻产丑腻蝉补] < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Text 9.49 < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Text 11.25 [Vidhi-腻产丑腻蝉补] < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by 艢r墨la R奴pa Gosv膩m墨)
Verse 2.3.86 < [Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bh膩va)]
Verse 1.3.44 < [Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bh膩va-bhakti)]
Verse 2.4.224 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vy膩bhic膩ri-bh膩va)]
Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)
2. Types of Ma峁囜笉apas < [Chapter 4 - Ma峁囜笉apa Lak峁峁嘺]
3. The Breadth, Length and Height of the Gopuras < [Chapter 5 - Gopura Lak峁峁嘺]
5. The Five Storeys and their Names < [Chapter 3 - Pr膩k膩ra Lak峁峁嘺]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-S奴tra 2.3.49 < [Adhikara峁嘺 12 - S奴tras 42-52]
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