Avadhana, 础惫补诲丑腻苍补: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Avadhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Avdhan.
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渃oncentration of mind鈥� and represents one of the six kinds of 辫谤补办墨谤峁嘺 (miscellaneous causes): one of the three 鈥渃onstituents of poetry鈥� (办腻惫测腻峁単补) designated by 膧c膩rya V膩mana in his K膩vy膩la峁卥膩ras奴trav峁泃ti (also see the K膩vyaprak膩艣a).
Kavyashastra (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 办腻惫测补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渁pplications鈥� according to Abhinava鈥檚 Tantr膩loka.鈥擜ccordingly, as Abhinava teaches: 鈥淎bandon all application (补惫补诲丑腻苍补)! What are you applying yourself to? Try to understand this for yourself: application to that which is full and perfect makes no sense, nor can that which is not full and perfect every attain to authentic existence (蝉补迟测补产丑腻惫补). Those who sanctified thus by the supremely real consciousness firmly affirmed (within them), and who are established on the path of the Absolute (anuttara), are independent of all means鈥�.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�) refers to 鈥渇ixing one鈥檚 attention (on absorption)鈥�, according to the Yoga迟腻r膩val墨 2:.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚n the world, [the methods] by which [a Yogin鈥檚] attention is [fixed] on absorption (laya-补惫补诲丑腻苍补) are one hundred and twenty-five thousand, [all] taught by 艢iva. We think that the pre-eminent Sam膩dhi [brought about] by fusion [of the mind] in the [internal] resonance is the most venerable of [these types of] absorption鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�) (=础惫补诲丑腻苍补迟腻) refers to 鈥渁ttention鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.54 (鈥淒escription of the duties of the chaste wife鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] O daughter of the lord of mountains, thus the duty of a chaste wife is described to you. Now, listen to their classifications with attention (sa-补惫补诲丑腻苍补迟腻) [s膩vadh膩natay膩'dya me] and love. O gentle lady, the chaste ladies can be divided into four classes. Even when they are remembered they dispel sins. The divisions comprise of the superior etc. They are superior, middling, inferior and very inferior. [...]鈥�.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryava岣峢膩峁嘺 (啶呧さ啶⑧ぞ啶�).鈥攁 R That is ever breaking loose and roaming about--a bullock, cow &c.
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avadha峁嚹� (啶呧さ啶оぃ啶�).鈥攎 An indolent and sympathetic tumor. kh膩jav奴na a0 腻峁嘺峁嚹抚箖 To provoke a quarrel; to draw upon one's self any trouble or evil.
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avadh膩峁嘺 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攎 An indolent and sympathetic tumor. kh膩jav奴na a0 腻峁嘺峁嚹抚箖 To provoke a quarrel; to draw upon one's self any trouble or evil.
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补惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攎 An indolent and sympathetic tumor. kh膩jav奴na a0 腻峁嘺峁嚹抚箖 To provoke a quarrel; to draw upon one's self any trouble or evil.
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补惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攏 (S) Attention, advertence, heed; presence (opp. to absence) of mind; awareness. 2 Bearing or bent of the mind; aim.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishava岣峢膩峁嘺 (啶呧さ啶⑧ぞ啶�).鈥�a Troublesome, vicious, that is ever breaking loose and roaming about-a bullock.
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补惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥�n Attention, heed. Bent of the mind, aim.
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础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥�
1) Attention, 啶呧さ啶оぞ啶ㄠお啶班 啶氞啶距ぐ 啶膏ぞ 啶啶班げ啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶む啶ㄠ啶た啶粪た啶む 啶掂た啶侧啶氞え啷� (补惫补诲丑腻苍补pare cak膩ra s膩 pralay膩ntonmi峁te vilocane) Kum膩rasambhava 4.2; 啶呧さ啶оぞ啶ㄠ 啶︵啶ぎ啶距え啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶班啶ムく啷� (补惫补诲丑腻苍补峁� d墨yam膩苍补峁� pr膩rthaye) Ve.1; intentness, attentiveness; 啶︵い啷嵿い啶距さ啶оぞ啶ㄠ 啶多啶｀啶むた (dat迟腻vadh膩na岣� 艣峁涐箛oti) hears attentively.
2) Devotion, care, carefulness; 啶呧さ啶оぞ啶ㄠぞ啶む (补惫补诲丑腻苍腻迟) carefully or attentively; 啶多啶｀啶� 啶溹え啶� 啶呧さ啶оぞ啶ㄠぞ啶む 啶曕啶班た啶ぞ啶た啶ぞ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧た啶︵ぞ啶膏じ啷嵿く (艣峁涐箛uta jan膩 补惫补诲丑腻苍腻迟 kriy膩mim膩峁� k膩lid膩sasya) V.1.2. v. l.
Derivable forms: 补惫补诲丑腻苍补m (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶ㄠぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攏. (苍补峁�) 1. Attention, attentiveness, intentness. 2. Care, carefulness. E. ava, dh膩 to have or hold, 濒测耻峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥攊. e. ava-dha + ana, n. 1. Attention. [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 2. 2. Staring at, [艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补] 9, 11.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�).鈥擺neuter] attention, devotion.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�):鈥擺=补惫补-诲丑腻苍补] [from 补惫补-诲丑腻] n. attention, attentiveness, intentness, [Kum膩ra-sambhava iv, 2; 艢i艣up膩la-vadha ix, 11, etc.], (cf. 蝉腻惫补诲丑补苍补.)
2) [v.s. ...] fixing, fastening, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�):鈥擺补惫补-诲丑腻苍补] (苍补峁�) 1. n. Attention, care.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 础惫补丑腻峁嘺, 翱丑腻峁嘺.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�) [Also spelled avdhan]:鈥�(nm) attention; concentration; alertness; hence ~[迟腻] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (嗖呧驳嗖о簿嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the quality of being attentive or advertent; advertence; attentiveness.
2) [noun] the process or power of keeping in mind and recollecting; remembrance.
3) [noun] the quality or fact of being cautious or working in a thoughtful way; carefulness.
4) [noun] devotion; devoutness; piety.
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础惫补诲丑腻苍补 (啶呧さ啶оぞ啶�):鈥攏. attention; concentration; meditation;
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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