Avalambaka: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: A Practical Approach to the Science of AyurvedaAvalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�).鈥擮ne of the five 耻辫补诲辞峁蝉 (sub-functions) of kapha (one of the three biological humors).鈥�
Location of avalambaka: Chest.
Functions of avalambaka: Energizes limbs, lungs and heart.
Ailments of avalambaka due to vitiation: Lethargy.
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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Journal of the University of Bombay Volume V: Apabhramsa metres (2)Avalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�) is the name of a 肠补迟耻峁补诲颈 metre (as popularly employed by the Apabhra峁兣沘 bards), as discussed in books such as the Chandonu艣膩sana, Kavidarpa峁嘺, V峁泃taj膩tisamuccaya and Svayambh奴chandas.鈥擜valambaka (different from the three Avalambakas mentioned by Hemacandra p.31b|20) has 9 尘腻迟谤腻蝉 in each of its four lines. Avalambaka is treated by Hemacandra and Virah膩峁卥a as the Prakrit ones.
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraAvalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�) refers to the 鈥渓atitude of a place鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲e shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a 箩测辞迟颈峁办补. [...] He must know the Earth鈥檚 revolution round the sun and its rotation round its axis; its shape, size and the like; the latitude of a place [i.e., avalambaka] and its complement; the nature of the hour circle; the 肠腻谤补-诲补濒补-办腻濒补 [the difference between six hours and half a day], the times of the rising of the Zodiacal signs. He must also be able to calculate time from shadow and shadow from time and to convert longitude into right ascension and right ascension into longitude鈥�.
: INSA Digital Repository: Determination of Ascensional Difference in the LagnaprakaranaAvalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�) refers to the 鈥淩cosine (of the latitude)鈥�, according to verse 18 of the Lagnaprakara峁嘺 (lit. 鈥渢reatise for the computation of the ascendant), an astronomical work in eight chapters dealing with the determination of the ascendant (udayalagna or orient ecliptic point).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he quotient obtained from dividing the product [of the Rsine] of the declination and the Rsine of the latitude by the Rcosine of the latitude (avalambaka) is the earth-sine. They (i.e. scholars) know [the result] from the radius multiplied earth-sine divided by the day-radius converted to an arc to be the ascensional difference鈥�.
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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAvalambaka.鈥�(EI 30), probably, a rod from which loops are suspended for carrying bundles. Note: avalambaka 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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�).鈥擜 perpendicular,
-kam Name of a meter.
Derivable forms: 补惫补濒补尘产补办补岣� (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶曕).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAvalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�).鈥�(-avalambaka), m., and 掳ik膩, f., see nagar膩valam- baka, 掳ik膩.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avalambaka (啶呧さ啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶�):鈥擺=ava-lambaka] [from ava-lamb] mfn. hanging down, [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (in [geometry]) a perpendicular
3) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a metre.
[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 corpusAvala峁僢aka (嗖呧驳嗖侧矀嗖矔):鈥�
1) [adjective] dependant.
2) [adjective] liable but not certain happen; contingent.
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Avala峁僢aka (嗖呧驳嗖侧矀嗖矔):鈥擺noun] an event liable, but not certain, to occur; a contingent.
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)
Partial matches: Lambaka, Ava.
Starts with: Avalambakakapha.
Full-text: Avalambakakapha, Kapha, Shirshaka, Dvipadikhanda.
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