Amavasya, 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, 础尘腻惫腻蝉测补, 膧尘腻惫腻蝉测补: 25 definitions

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Amavasya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-艣膩stra

础尘腻惫补蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ) refers to the 鈥渘ew moon鈥�. It is used throughout Dharma艣膩stra literature such as the 惭补苍耻蝉尘峁泃颈 and the 叠补耻诲丑腻测补苍补-诲丑补谤尘补蝉奴迟谤补.

: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to the 鈥渘ew moon鈥� and the corresponding sacrifice, as mentioned in the 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-测补箩帽补-辫补谤颈产丑腻峁Ｄ�-蝉奴迟谤补蝉.鈥斺€渓et a man sacrifice with the 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 sacrifice at the time of the 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, new moon. And let a man sacrifice with the Paur峁嚥钩灸錽y膩 sacrifice at the time of the Paur峁嚥钩灸錽墨, full moon, thus it is said. [...] Let a man observe that new-moon day (补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻) as a day of abstinence, on which the moon is not seen鈥�.

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 is the dwelling together, i.e. the conjunction, of sun and moon, an astronomical expression which was adopted in the common language of the people at a very early time. It does not occur, however, in the 峁歡veda. In our S奴tra, 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 is used in the sense both of new moon and new-moon sacrifice.

Corresponding to these two kinds of Paur峁嚥钩灸錽墨 there are also two kinds of 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻. That which falls on the fourteenth day is called P奴rv膩-补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, or Sin墨v膩l墨, the 峒曃轿� 魏伪峤� 谓峤澄�; that which falls on the pratipad, the first day of the new phase, is called Kuh奴, Uttar膩-补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻. 艢voyukt膩. See also Ait.-Br膩hm. II, 4; Nir. XI, 31-32.

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Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jyoti峁

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to 鈥渘ew-moon鈥� day. The next day marks the start of the counting of tithis (lunar day), which at fifteen days reaches 辫耻谤峁噄尘腻 (full-moon), after which the counting of tithis starts again for another fifteen days where it ends with 补尘腻惫腻蝉测补 again. The term is used throughout Jyoti峁 literature.

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to the 鈥渘ew-moon days鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淜ap膩la Ketu is visible on new-moon days [i.e., 补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻]; its tail is of the colour of smoke; its course lies through the eastern half of the visible hemisphere; when it appears mankind will suffer from hunger, death, drought and disease. Raudra Ketu is a comet resembling the dagger鈥檚 end and is of a dull red colour; it appears in the south-east and travels through a third of the sky and produces the same effects as the Kap膩la Ketu鈥�.

: archive.org: South Indian Festivities (astronomy)

Amavasya (literally the 鈥渄welling together鈥� of the Sun and Moon) is the period of new-moon, or that point of time when the longitudes of the Sun and Moon are equal.

: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms

础尘腻惫补蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ).鈥擠ay of conjunction of Sun and Moon i.e., New Moon day. Note: 础尘腻惫补蝉测腻 is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

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Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to 鈥渘ew moon days鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.20 (鈥淭he celebration of Ga峁噀艣a鈥檚 marriage鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after K膩rttikeya went to the Krau帽ca mountain: 鈥淸...] On coming to know that 艢iva had come there with P膩rvat墨, Kum膩ra became unattached and was eager to go elsewhere. On being requested by the gods and sages he stayed in a place three Yojanas away. O N膩rada, on the full and new moon days, P膩rvat墨 and 艢iva are excited by love towards their son and they go there to see him. On new moon days (补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻), 艢iva himself goes there. On full moon days, P膩rvat墨 goes there certainly. [...]鈥�.

2) 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to the foremost of Tithis, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.2 (鈥淭he Prayer of the gods).鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods eulogized 艢iva: 鈥淸...] Among sacrifices you are the horse-sacrifice. Among the Yugas you are the K峁泃a Yuga; among the asterisms you are Pu峁a; among the Tithis you are 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻. Among the seasons you are the spring; among holy occasions you are the Sa峁僰rama; among grasses you are the Ku艣a grass; among gross trees you are the Banyan tree. [...]鈥�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�).鈥擳he time when Pit峁泂 worship moon and when the sun, moon and constellations meet together in the same ma峁囜笉ala; Pit峁泂 drink the nectar of the moon (1/15) part of it remaining; there is no moon, middle sun鈥攈alf night half day.¹ 测补箩帽补蝉 with 21 蝉补峁僯帽补蝉.² Only when two of its kalas remain, the moon enters the orbit of the sun and stays in the ray called 补尘腻 and hence the period is 补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻,³ fit for 艣谤腻诲诲丑补.⁴

1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 10. 62. 65; 21. 153; 23. 70; 28. 6; 17. 19; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 17. 2; 126. 66. 72; 141. 42-49; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 52. 64; 53. 92; 56. 1, 6, 42 and 49
2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 11. 14. V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 74. 13.
3) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 I. 20. 38; II. 8. 80; 12. 8; III. 14. 7-10.
4) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 14. 7-10.

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The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

础尘腻惫补蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ) or P奴r峁噄m膩 refers to one of the various 鈥渓unar days鈥� (tithi):鈥擳here are approximately 29.5 lunar days in a lunar month. The first fifteen days begin with the first phase of the waxing moon (pratipat) and end with the full moon (辫奴谤峁噄尘腻). [...] In accordance with the lunar day, one would utter, [for example, 补尘腻vasy膩-tithau].

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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�).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to the 鈥渘ew moon day鈥�.鈥擮ut of the thirty lunar nights, three were considered in Vedic times, as they still are today, to be the most important. These are 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻鈥攖he New Moon and fifteenth day of the dark fortnight, Paur峁嚥钩灸錽墨, the Full Moon and the eighth night (补峁ａ弓补办补), the Half Moon days. According to the Br膩hma峁嘺s, all the nights are concentrated in two nights. Those of the waxing moon are all in the Full Moon and those of the waning moon in the New Moon. Purified by the gods, these are auspicious days to perform sacrifices. Most important amongst them is the dar艣ap奴r峁嚥钩灸錽a i峁ａ弓i, performed on these days.

Note: Unknown as a deity in the 峁歡veda, an entire hymn is dedicated to the goddess 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, the New Moon, in the Atharvaveda. There she declares that the people of good deeds like Indra dwell in her. Amongst them are mentioned, perhaps for the first time, the Siddhas, the mythical precursors of Tantric adepts. She has generated the universe and gives men nourishing food (辫耻峁ａ弓补) and wealth (vasu). [...]

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

础尘腻惫腻蝉测补 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く) or Am膩v膩syotsava refers to the 鈥�补尘腻惫腻蝉测补 festival鈥�, as discussed in chapter 28 of the 痴颈峁补办蝉别苍补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising 2800 Sanskrit verses dealing with theological matters, image-worship, iconography (relating to 辫谤补迟颈尘腻-icons) and the construction of temples.鈥擠escription of the chapter [补尘腻惫腻蝉测补-utsava-vidhi]: Vi峁aksena says he will here describe the monthly (3-day) 补尘腻惫腻蝉测补-celebration. He adds that this 补尘腻惫腻蝉测补-celebration is also to be done on the anniversaries of 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻-rites, the Yaj补尘腻na鈥檚 苍补办峁迟谤补-day, the king's birthday, and the star-day of the temple鈥檚 presiding deity (1-2). [...]

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

General definition (in Hinduism)

: ACHC: Smarta Puja

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�) refers to a religious rite (辫奴箩腻) or observance (vrata) occurring in the month 膧峁Ｄ佱笉ha (June-July).鈥敶〕灸灞鼓宀醪饽� = D墨pa-补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 = 辫奴箩腻 of lamps.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

础尘腻惫补蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ) refers to 鈥渢he time when the longitudes of the sun and moon are equal鈥� (i.e., when they are closest together.), as mentioned in chapter 1.5 [腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly, as Suvega said to B膩hub膩li:鈥斺€淸...] Come now. A good master does not observe stumbling. If you go there now, at once the wishes of the informers will dissolve like a mass of snow when the sun is in the sky. Be brilliant for a long time with splendor from an immediate meeting with the master like the moon from meeting the sun at 补尘腻vasy膩鈥�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻.鈥攃f. 峁峁ａ弓h墨补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, caturth墨-补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, nava 谤腻迟谤颈- 补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, mah膩navam墨-补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻, etc. Note: 补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

补尘腻vasy膩 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ) [or 啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�, 补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻].鈥攆 (S) The day of new moon.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

补尘腻vasy膩 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ).鈥�f The day of new moon.

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补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�).鈥�f The day of new moon.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

础尘腻惫补蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ) or 础尘腻惫腻蝉测腻 (啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶�).鈥�(also written 补尘腻mas墨-m膩s墨) [补尘腻vas -峁噛补迟, 补尘腻 saha vasata岣� candr膩rkau asy膩峁� s膩. 补尘腻vasyardanyatarasy膩m P.III.1.122 Sk.]

1) The day of new moon, when the sun and moon dwell together or are in conjunction; the 15th day of the dark half of every lunar month; 啶膏啶班啶ぞ啶溹え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶じ啷嬥 啶 啶ぐ啶� 啶膏え啷嵿え啶苦啶班啶粪 啶膏ぞ啶洁ぎ啶距さ啶膏啶ぞ (s奴ry膩jandramaso岣� ya岣� para岣� sannikar峁岣� s膩'm膩vasy膩) Gobhila; 啶呧ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶距く啶距 啶︵啶曕啶粪た啶む啶掂ぞ (补尘腻惫腻蝉测腻y膩峁� d墨k峁tv膩) Ch. Up.5.2.4.

2) A sacrifice offered at that time.

3) The sacrificial oblation.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

膧尘腻惫腻蝉测补 (啶嗋ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く):鈥攁dj. 1. belonging to the new moon/its festival; 2. happening/born at the time of new moon/conjunction;

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