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Adhyavasaya, ´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹: 19 definitions

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Adhyavasaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Adhyvasay.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).—One of the two ±¹á¹›t³Ù¾±²õ of mahat.*

  • * VÄyu-purÄṇa 4. 46.
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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).—Determination to begin an activity with a view to get the fruit. cf. à¤� à¤à¤· मनà¥à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤� पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¾à¤ªà¥‚रà¥à¤�-कारी à¤� बà¥à¤¦à¥à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤¾ कंचिदरà¥à¤¥à¤� संपशà¥à¤¯à¤¤à¤¿, संदृषà¥à¤Ÿà¥‡ पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤¨à¤�, पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤à¥‡ अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯à¤�,मॠअधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯à¥� आरमà¥à¤­à¤ƒ, आरमà¥à¤­à¥‡ निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, निरà¥à¤µà¥ƒà¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥Œ फलावापà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤ƒ (ya eá¹£a manuá¹£yaá¸� preká¹£ÄpÅ«rva-kÄrÄ« sa buddhyÄ kaṃcidarthaá¹� saṃpaÅ›yati, saṃdṛṣṭe prÄrthanÄ, prÄrthite ²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹á¸�, m adhyavasÄye Ärambhaá¸�, Ärambhe nirvá¹›ttiá¸�, nirvá¹›ttau phalÄvÄptiá¸�) cf. M. Bh. on I.3.14 and I.4.32.

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Vyakarana (वà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤•रà¤�, vyÄkaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Shaiva philosophy

: Brill: Åšaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

1) ´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯) refers to “determinationsâ€�.—If we are using “cognitionâ€� to refer to the perceiver, they are objects of cognition; but they themselves can be referred to as “cognitionsâ€� if we understand “cognitionsâ€� to mean determinations (²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹, ±è²¹°ùÄå³¾²¹°ùÅ›²¹).

2) ´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯) refers to the “force of determinationâ€�, according to the ĪśvarapratyabhijñÄvivá¹›tivimarÅ›inÄ« 2.131-132.—Accordingly, “[Here is what Utpaladeva means with the words] â€�bÄhya evaâ€�. To begin with, the Buddhists, when saying that the validity of a means of knowledge arises from the force of determination (²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹), admit that even inference must have an object that is external [insofar as it is based on the determination of a previously perceived object. [...]â€�.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯) refers to the “functions of judgementâ€�, according to ÅšivasÅ«tra 3.1 (Cf. Ká¹£emarÄja’s ÅšivasÅ«travimarÅ›inÄ«).—Accordingly, “The citta is the [contracted] self (ÄtmÄ cittam)â€â€”[Ká¹£emarÄja’s explanation]—“This citta, which is permanent because it is not coloured by the impressions left by sense-objects and which takes the form of the buddhi, ²¹³ó²¹á¹…kÄå°ù²¹ and manas with their functions of judgement (²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹), [ appropriation,] and [attention], is [called] the Ä€tmÄ [here], that is, the atomic individual, [from the verb âˆ�at ‘to wanderâ€� in the meaning ‘the wandererâ€�,] because it moves on from womb to womb by taking on the operations of Sattva, [Rajas and Tamas] as a result of its being unaware of its true nature as [unlimited] consciousnessâ€�.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

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In Buddhism

Buddhist philosophy

: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯) or ´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹±¹¾±á¹£a²â²¹ (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: zhen yul) refers to “conceived objectsâ€�, representing one of the three types of “objectsâ€� (±¹¾±á¹£a²â²¹) (i.e., ‘that which is to be comprehended or knownâ€�).—Accordingly, “That which is to be understood through valid cognition is ‘the knowableâ€�. The terms ‘objectâ€� (±¹¾±á¹£a²â²¹; yul), ‘knowableâ€� (Âáñ±ð²â²¹; shes bya), and ‘appraisableâ€� (prameya; gzhal bya) are all essentially equivalent, but it is the defining characteristic of the ‘objectâ€� that it is to be comprehended or known, [...]. When objects (±¹¾±á¹£a²â²¹) are analyzed in terms of their different functionalities as objects (yul du byed tshul), they fall into three distinct categories, namely, [i.e., conceived objects (²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹-±¹¾±á¹£a²â²¹â€�zhen yul),] [...]

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).—m S Apprehension of by the soul or self; sentiment, purpose, or resolve arising towards a subject determined by the judgment. 2 Determination or settlement of a matter; ascertainment. 3 A figure of rhetoric. Understanding, in the object adduced for illustration, the illustrated subject.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).â€�m Apprehension of by the soul. Sentiment, purpose or resolve. Determination of a matter.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).â€�

1) An attempt, effort, exertion; à¤� सà¥à¤µà¤²à¥à¤ªà¤®à¤ªà¥à¤¯à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯à¤­à¥€à¤°à¥‹à¤� करोतà¤� विजà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¨à¤¨à¤¿à¤§à¤¿à¤°à¥à¤—à¥à¤£à¤� हि (na svalpamapy²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹bhÄ«roá¸� karoti vijñÄnanidhirguṇaá¹� hi) H.1.v.l.; °सह- चरेषà¥� साहसेषà¥� (saha- careá¹£u sÄhaseá¹£u) DaÅ›akumÄracarita 161.

2) Determination, resolution; mental effort or apprehension; संभावनà¤� नाà¤� असà¥à¤¤à¤¿à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤¾à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤�- सायः (saṃbhÄvanaá¹� nÄma astitvÄdhyava- sÄyaá¸�) P.VI.2.21. cf. also पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¤¿à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¤¯à¤¾à¤§à¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯à¥‹ दृषà¥à¤Ÿà¤®à¥� (prativiá¹£ayÄdhyavasÄyo dṛṣṭam) | SÄá¹…khya K.5.

3) Perseverance, diligence, energy, constancy; ततà¥à¤•ोऽयं पदà¥� पदà¥� महाननधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯à¤� (tatko'yaá¹� pade pade mahÄnan²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹á¸�) UttararÄmacarita 4 absence of energy or resolution, drooping of spirits; (with mahÄn²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹á¸� as the reading, the meaning would be 'why this effort on your part i. e. to determine whether you should go or not, hesitation.')

Derivable forms: ²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹á¸� (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯à¤�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).â€�m. or nt. = °sÄna, grasping, clinging, devotion (to something deprecated; compare adhyavasita): ¶Ù¾±±¹²âÄå±¹²¹»åÄå²Ô²¹ 534.19; adhyavasÄye tiṣṭhati, cited from MÄdhya- mikÄ-vá¹›tti in note 4 on Åš¾±°ìá¹£Äs²¹³¾³Ü³¦³¦²¹²â²¹ 223.8. (On ²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹, ger., see adhyavasyati.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).—m.

(-²â²¹á¸�) Effort, exertion, determined application. E. adhi, and aba before á¹£o to destroy, with the affixes »å³ó²¹Ã± and yak.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯).—i. e. adhi -ava-so + a, m. Perseverance, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 60, 6. Constancy, ib. iii. [distich] 261.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯):—[=²¹»å³ó²â-²¹±¹²¹-²õÄå²â²¹] [from adhyava-so] m. idem

2) [v.s. ...] (in [philosophy]) mental effort, apprehension.

3) [=²¹»å³ó²â-²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹] [from adhyava-sÄya > adhyava-so] clinging to (earthly things), [¶Ù¾±±¹²âÄå±¹²¹»åÄå²Ô²¹]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-²â²¹á¸�) 1) Ascertainment, determining.

2) As-siduous application, effort, energy.

3) (In philosophy.) The specific function of buddhi or intellect (q. v.), apprehension by intellect, its taking hold of an object either by ascertainment or volition.

4) (In rhetoric.) The same as ²¹»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²Ô²¹. E. so with ava and adhi, ká¹›t aff. ṇa and Ägama yuk.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯):—[²¹»å³ó²â²¹+±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹] (²â²¹á¸�) 1. m. Perseverance.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ´¡Âá²ú³ó²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹.

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (अधà¥à¤¯à¤µà¤¸à¤¾à¤¯) [Also spelled adhyvasay]:â€�(nm) perseverance; enterprise, diligence; volition; ~[²âÄ«] perseverant; enterprising, diligent, industrious.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

´¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹²¹²õÄå²â²¹ (ಅಧà³à²¯à²µà²¸à²¾à²¯):â€�

1) [noun] a resolving or determining; deciding; resolution; determination.

2) [noun] an effort a) the using of energy to get something done; exertion of strength or mental power; b) a try, esp. a hard try; attempt; endeavour.

3) [noun] the quality of pursuing relentlessly and unflaggingly, in the face of opposition or interference, in achieving a goal; perseverance.

4) [noun] (rhet.) likening of two things of contrasting nature in such manner that the one is completely absorbed in the other.

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