Avakirna, īṇa, īṇ�, īṇa: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Avakirna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra1) īṇ� (अवकीर्णा) refers to one of the eighteen پ: rules used in the playing of drums (ṣk) [with reference to Mṛdaṅga, Paṇava and Dardura] according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33. Accordingly, “īṇā-jāti is the playing of ṛdṅg with three fold 첹ṇa. And when the same is added to the playing of dardura and 貹ṇa, it is called 屹īṇ�-پ�.
2) īṇa (अवकीर्�) refers to one of the twenty : rules used in the playing of drums (ṣk) [with reference to Mṛdaṅga, Paṇava and Dardura] according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33. Accordingly, “when ṛdṅgs are played together with 貹ṇas in many and various 첹ṇa, the playing is called īṇa�.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaīṇa (अवाकीर्�).—A holy place on the bank of the river Sarasvatī. (Mahābhārata, Śalya Parva, Chapter 41).

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agricultureīṇa (अवकीर्�) refers to the “scattering (of flowers)� (as part of an offering ritual), according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavān said]: “Now I shall teach the offering manual which is auspicious and can bring about any effect. At the time of crop damage the [Nāgas] are agitated. Then the spell-master should prepare a square ṇḍ첹 in the middle of the field or forest. Four filled jars should be placed [in the four directions]. Flowers should be scattered (ṣp-īṇa). [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflectionsīṇa (अवकीर्�) refers to the �(being) covered� (with the blossom of virtue), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Glory to the great tree that is stopping the influx of karma whose opponent is conquered, which is rooted in all the rules of conduct for a mendicant, whose great trunk is restraint, whose full branches are tranquillity, which is covered with the blossom of virtue (dharmaṣp-īṇa) [and] is beautiful because of producing whole fruit through the reflections. [Thus ends the reflection on] stopping the influx of karma�.
Synonyms: Vyāpta, Pūrṇa, Ākīrṇa, Ālīḍha, Samālīḍha, Samākīrṇa, Saṃbhṛta.

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, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavakīrṇa (अवकीर्�).—a S Overcast, overspread, covered over with. In comp. as kēśāvakīrṇa, jalāvakīrṇa, parṇāva- kīrṇa, puṣpāvakīrṇa, phalāvakīrṇa, mēghāvakīrṇa, raktāvakīrṇa, rajōvakīrṇa, vṛkṣāvakīrṇa.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishavakīrṇa (अवकीर्�).—Overcast, overspread, covered over with.
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 dictionaryīṇa (अवकीर्�).—See under अवकृ (�).
See also (synonyms): īṇi.
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īṇa (अवकीर्�).�p. p.
1) Scattered, filled, covered over; किमैपत� रजोभिरौर्वरैरवकीर्णस्य मणेर्महार्घत� (kimaipati rajobhiraurvarairavakīrṇasya maṇermahārghatā) Śiśupālavadha 16.27.
2) Coarsely pounded.
3) Destroyed; अवकीर्णो हि समरे वीरो दुष्प्रज्ञया तद� (avakīrṇo hi samare vīro duṣprajñayā tadā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 15.16.11.
4) Violated (as the vow of a ī), degraded.
5) Declining, dilapidating; दृष्ट्वा तथाऽवकीर्णं तु राष्ट्रम� (dṛṣṭvā tathā'vakīrṇa� tu rāṣṭram) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 9.41.16.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryīṇa (अवकीर्�).�confused, mixed up (of speech): Lalitavistara 158.16 sadānavakīrṇavāca�, always of unconfused speech; so Tibetan, tshig ḥchal med gyur la.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīṇa (अवकीर्�).—mfn.
(-ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) I. Coarsely pounded. 2. Scattered. 3. Disregarded, violated. E. ava implying separation, � to scatter in the irregular part. past.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīṇa (अवकीर्�).—[adjective] who has shed ([especially] his sperm); scattered, spread; bestrewn, filled with, seized by (—�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) īṇa (अवकीर्�):—[=-īṇa] [from -쾱ṇa] a etc. See, [ib.]
2) [=-īṇa] [from ava-�] b mfn. who has spilt his semen virile, id est. violated his vow of chastity, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka], poured upon, covered with, filled, [Mahābhārata i, 7840, etc.], (cf. sapta dvārāvakīrṇa)
3) [v.s. ...] = -°, [Divyāvadāna]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīṇa (अवकीर्�):—[-īṇa] (rṇa�-rṇ�-rṇa�) a. Coarsely pounded; violated.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)īṇa (अवकीर्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 쾱ṇṇ, ī.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 corpusīṇa (ಅವಕೀರ್�):�
1) [adjective] spread about, here and there by or as by sprinkling; thrown here and there or strewn loosely; scattered.
2) [adjective] pressed or squeezed too much into a relatively small space; (great number of people) gathered together in a small room; crowded.
3) [adjective] left; given up; forsaken; abandoned; deserted.
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īṇa (ಅವಕೀರ್�):—[noun] = ಅವಕೀರ್ಣಿ [avakirni].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Avakirnajatabhara, Avakirnakusuma.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Emptiness 11: Emptiness of dispersed dharmas (avakāraśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.173 < [Section XIX - Expiation for Wrongful Sexual Intercourse]
Verse 11.118 < [Section XII - Expiation for the Immoral Religious Student (avakīrṇa)]
Sucipatra or contents of the Vamana Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Pehoa: The Ancient Prithudaka < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 27 - Kanyātīrtha, Saptasārasvata, Pṛthūdaka, Sannihiti, etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]