Avacana, 膧vacana: 14 definitions
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Avacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Avachana.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え).鈥擲omething which need not be specifically prescribed or stated, being already available or valid; cf 啶む啶む啶ぞ啶膏ぎ啶距じ啷� 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶椸啶班す啶｀ぎ啶ㄠぐ啷嵿ぅ啶曕 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶椸い啶苦ぐ啷嵿す啶� 啶呧さ啶氞え啶距い啷� (t峁泃墨y膩sam膩se arthagraha峁嘺manarthaka峁� arthagatirhi avaca苍腻t) P. II.1.30 V.1.
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膧vacana (啶嗋さ啶氞え).鈥擨ncomplete pronunciation, cf. 啶堗し啶︵ 啶掂啶ㄠぎ啷� (墨峁d vacanam) M.Bh. on I.1.8.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy膩kara峁嘺) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvacana, (nt.) (a + vacana) 鈥渘on-word鈥�, i.e. the wrong word or expression J. I, 410. (Page 81)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryavacana (醼♂�濁�呩��) [(na) (醼�)]鈥�
[na+vacana]
摆醼�+醼浊赌呩赌擼
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え).鈥�a. [na. ba.] Not speaking, silent, speechless; 啶多啷佮え啷嵿い啶侧ぞ 啶膏ぞ啶о啶掂じ啶距う啶掂啶ㄠぞ 啶むた啶粪啶犩い啶� (艣akuntal膩 s膩dhvas膩davaca苍腻 ti峁ａ弓hati) 艢.1.
-nam [abh膩ve na. ta.]
1) Absence of assertion, silence, taciturnity; 啶呧さ啶氞え啷囙そ- 啶椸啶ㄠた啶粪啶熰啶� (avacane'- gni峁ａ弓oma); K膩ty.
2) Censure, blame, reproof; 掳啶曕ぐ (kara) a. not doing what one is bid, disobedient.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) Silence, not speaking. E. a neg. vacana word.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え).鈥攁dj., f. 苍腻, speechless, [艢膩kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 12, 21.
Avacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vacana (啶掂啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え).鈥擺adjective] speechless, silent.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avacana (啶呧さ啶氞え):鈥擺=a-vacana] n. absence of a special assertion, [K膩ty膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. not expressing anything, [Jaimini]
3) [v.s. ...] not speaking, silent, [艢akuntal膩]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え):鈥擺a-vacana] (苍补峁�) 1. n. Silence.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avacana (啶呧さ啶氞え) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 础惫补测补峁嘺.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAvacana (啶呧さ啶氞え):鈥攁dj. silent; speechless; n. censure; blame; reproof;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: A, Vacana, Na.
Starts with: Avacanakalam, Avacanakara, Avacanannu, Avacanata, Avacanatta, Avasanam.
Full-text: Avacanakara, Avacanata, Jatippamanavacana, Dvaraniyamaniyamavacana, Avacanatta, Tadavacana, Nidanavacana, Avasan, Avacanikaroti, Avacanakalam, Avacahkara, Avacaniyata, Avacaniyatva, Avayana, Vacanapatikara, A, An, Avacaniya.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 289 < [Volume 21 (1918)]
Bhaktavijaya: Stories of Indian Saints (by Justin E. Abbott)
14.5: Of Krishna obeying Vedic rules < [Chapter 14 - Namdev鈥檚 Life (continued)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D膩sa)
Verse 1.10.62 < [Chapter 10 - Marriage with 艢r墨 Lak峁墨priy膩]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Text 10.272 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.271 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 9.31 < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
Consciousness in Gaudapada鈥檚 Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
The non-originated, non-relational, ever-enlightened Consciousness < [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]
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 1 - Sanskrit text (prathama-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]