Asvapna: 11 definitions
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Asvapna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsAsvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�):鈥擲leeplessness
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Advaita Vedanta)Asvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�) refers to 鈥�(that which is) devoid of dreaming鈥� and is used to describe Brahma, according to the M膩峁囜笉奴kyopani峁tk膩rik膩 3.35cd-36.鈥擜ccordingly, while discussing Brahma (without attributes): 鈥淭hat very [mind, free of thought and restrained,] is fearless Brahma, [which is] the light of gnosis [pervading] everywhere. [It is] unborn, devoid of sleep and dreaming (asvapna), unnamed, formless, manifested [all] at once and omniscient [This statement] is not figurative in any way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).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismAsvapna (disturbed sleep) is a clinical feature used in Ayurveda.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�).鈥�a. Sleepless, wakeful; 啶膏う啶距じ啷嵿さ啶啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶ぞ啶ㄠさ啶� (sad膩svapnasya m膩nava岣�) Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 13.93.6; 啶呧啶え啶苦う啷嵿ぐ啶じ啷嵿さ啶啶ㄠぎ啷� (ajamanidramasvapnam) Gaudap膩da K膩r.1.16.
-辫苍补岣� 1 A god, deity.
2) Sleeplessness.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�).鈥攎.
(-辫苍补岣�) A deity. E. a neg. and svapna sleep; who never sleeps.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�):鈥擺=a-svapna] [from a-svapat] m. sleeplessness, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺 iii; 峁岣峷Br.] (am, n.), [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. (= 峒勏嬒�谓慰蟼) not sleeping, watchful, [Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] not dreaming, [N峁泂i峁僪a-t膩pan墨ya-upani峁d]
4) [v.s. ...] m. 鈥榮leepless鈥�, a god, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�):鈥擺a-svapna] (辫苍补岣�) 1. m. A deity.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Asvapna (啶呧じ啷嵿さ啶啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 础蝉颈惫颈峁嘺.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAsvapna (嗖呧哺喑嵿驳嗖硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] not dreaming; not having dreams.
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Asvapna (嗖呧哺喑嵿驳嗖硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] a deity, who does not dream.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Asvapnadri, Asvapnaj, Asvapnanaka, Asvapneccha.
Full-text: Asvapneccha, Asivina.
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Mandukya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Karika verse 2.8 < [Chapter 2 - Second Khanda]
Consciousness in Gaudapada鈥檚 Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
The false notion of duality < [Chapter 6: A Study of M膩峁囜笉奴kya K膩rik膩: Al膩ta艣膩nti Prakara峁嘺]
The nature of Reality for the Awakened J墨va < [Chapter 3: A Study of M膩峁囜笉奴kya K膩rik膩: 膧gama Prakara峁嘺]
The Yoga of non-contact (Aspar艣a-Yoga) < [Chapter 5: A Study of M膩峁囜笉奴kya K膩rik膩: Advaita Prakara峁嘺]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 4.4.12 < [Sukta 4]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Perspectives of understanding vataja nanatmaja vikara < [2022, Issue 5, May]
Ayurvedic understanding of insomnia 鈥� a review < [2017, Issue VII, July]
Critical review on matra basti in anidra- a review article < [2024, Issue 07. July]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Understanding pathology of anidra from ayurveda point of view < [2022: Volume 11, July issue 9]
Role of shirodhara by jatamansi taila in anidra in older adults- a case study < [2022: Volume 11, Septmber issue 12]
Management of avascular necrosis by ayurveda- a case study. < [2017: Volume 6, May issue 5]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)