Avashya, Ava艣ya, 础惫补艣测腻, 膧惫腻蝉测补: 16 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Ava艣ya and 础惫补艣测腻 can be transliterated into English as Avasya or Avashya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Avashy.
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Ava艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�) or Ava艣yak膩r补峁嘺 refers to a 鈥渓avatory building鈥�, according to the Devy膩mata (chapter 105).鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the layout of the residence (驳峁沨补) for the 辫谤腻蝉腻诲腻艣谤补尘颈苍]鈥斺�淸...] To the north is general storage. Not too far away, nor adjoining, is a secluded, sheltered lavatory building (补惫补艣测补-办腻谤补峁嘺鈥�补惫补艣测补k膩r补峁嘺峁� 驳峁沨补m), aside from the residence. To the east should be made a copse, and trees with flowers and fruit. [...]鈥�.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�) refers to 鈥渋nevitably鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f children, wives, wealth, relations [and] bodies will inevitably (补惫补艣测补) go away, then why is one distressed uselessly for the sake of them?鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) 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 Dictionary补惫补艣测补 (啶呧さ啶多啶�).鈥攁 S Intractable, indomitable, untameable.
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补惫补艣测补 (啶呧さ啶多啶�).鈥攁d (S) 补惫补艣测补ka ad (Misused for 腻惫补艣测补办补 S) Certainly, of course, positively, necessarily: also certainly, surely, necessarily.
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膩va艣ya (啶嗋さ啶多啶�).鈥攏 S Necessity or necessariness.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English补惫补艣测补 (啶呧さ啶多啶�).鈥�ad Certainly, surely, of course.
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 dictionaryAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�).鈥�a.
1) Untameable, ungovernable, unruly.
2) Inevitable; 啶呧ぅ 啶ぐ啶｀ぎ啶掂ざ啷嵿く啶啶� 啶溹え啷嵿い啷嬥 (atha mar补峁嘺m补惫补艣测补meva janto岣�) Ve.3.6.
3) Indispensable, necessary.
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础惫补艣测腻 (啶呧さ啶多啶ぞ).鈥擺ava-艣测补i ka]
1) Hoar-frost, fog or mist.
2) An independent woman.
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膧va艣ya (啶嗋さ啶多啶�).鈥擺补惫补艣测补-补峁�] Necessity, inevitable act or conclusion.
Derivable forms: 腻惫补艣测补尘 (啶嗋さ啶多啶ぎ啷�).
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膧惫腻蝉测补 (啶嗋さ啶距じ啷嵿く).鈥�a. Inhabited by, full of; 啶嗋い啷嵿ぎ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶た啶︵ 啶掂た啶多啶掂ぎ啷� (膩tm膩v膩syamida峁� vi艣vam) Bh膩gavata 8.1.1. 啶堗ざ啶距さ啶距じ啷嵿く啶た啶︵ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶 (墨艣膩v膩syamida峁� sarvam) 莫艣辞辫.1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�) or Osa.鈥�(m. or nt.; = AMg. osa; Sanskrit ava艣y膩ya, once Lex. ava艣y膩, f.), hoarfrost, as symbol of transitoriness, used of life or worldly things: Lalitavistara 214.8 (verse) osavind奴pam膩 鈥ε浥玭yasvabh膩v膩(岣�), like drops of hoarfrost (fleeting and vain); 厂补尘腻诲丑颈谤腻箩补蝉奴迟谤补 22.6 j墨viti svapnanibhe cali 'va艣ye (R茅ga- mey's note states that Tibetan renders hoarfrost, which he unwisely abandons); 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 18.12 (verse, cited from Candra- prad墨pa S奴tra = 厂补尘腻诲丑颈谤腻箩补蝉奴迟谤补, but not the same verse) j墨vite ca帽cale 'va艣ye m膩y膩svapnanibhopame. In the Lalitavistara osa could be m.c. for os膩 = Sanskrit (Lex.) ava艣y膩; but the loc. (a)va艣ye in the others points to a m. or nt. stem; AMg. osa is given by [Ardha-M膩gadh墨 Dictionary] as m.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-艣测补岣�-艣测腻-艣测补峁�) Untameable, ungovernable. ind. (-艣测补) Certainly, necessarily. E. ava, 艣测补颈 to go, 岣峚尘 affix; irregularly formed: it occurs in composition with or without the nasal, as 补惫补艣测补峁卥膩r墨 who does what is necessary, 补惫补艣测补p膩cya岣� to be necessarily cooked, &c. E. a neg. 惫补艣补 to subdue, affix yat.
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础惫补艣测腻 (啶呧さ啶多啶ぞ).鈥攆.
(-艣测腻) A fog or mist. E. ava, 艣测补颈 to go, 岣峚 affix and fem. 峁乸.
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膧va艣ya (啶嗋さ啶多啶�).鈥攏.
(-艣测补峁�) Necessity, inevitable act or conclusion. E. 补惫补艣测补 and 补峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�).鈥擺adjective] not yielding to another鈥檚 will; 掳鈥� & 补惫补艣测补m [adverb] necessarily, by all means.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ava艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�):鈥擺=补-惫补艣测补] [from a-惫补艣补] in [compound] with a [future] [past participle] (and with some other words) for 补-惫补艣测补m, [P膩峁噄ni 6-1, 144, Comm.]
2) [v.s. ...] disobedient, [Ka峁環a-upani峁d; Pa帽catantra]
3) 础惫补艣测腻 (啶呧さ啶多啶ぞ):鈥擺=ava-艣测腻] f. (鈭�艣测补颈), hoar-frost, dew, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Avasya (啶呧さ啶膏啶�):鈥擺from avas] a [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] (p. [dative case] sg. m. avasyate) to seek favour or assistance, [峁歡-veda i, 116, 23.]
5) b [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] See 1. avas.
6) 膧惫腻蝉测补 (啶嗋さ啶距じ啷嵿く):鈥擺=腻-惫腻蝉测补] [from 腻-惫补蝉] mfn. ifc. to be inhabited by, full of [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 viii, 1, 10.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ava艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�):鈥擺补-惫补艣测补] adv. Certainly. a. Unsubduable.
2) 础惫补艣测腻 (啶呧さ啶多啶ぞ):鈥擺ava-艣测腻] (测腻) 1. f. A fog.
3) 膧va艣ya (啶嗋さ啶多啶�):鈥�(艣测补峁�) 1. n. Necessity.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ava艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avassa.
[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 dictionaryAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�) [Also spelled avashy]:鈥�(adv) certainly, definitely; necessarily; ~[meva] without fail, certainly; undoubtedly.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAva艣ya (嗖呧驳嗖多硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] not being grasped; not coming under the control of another.
2) [adjective] that cannot be avoided; inevitable.
3) [adjective] that is essential; indispensable; absolutely necessary.
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Ava艣ya (嗖呧驳嗖多硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] that which is absolutely necessary; an essential thing.
2) [noun] 嗖呧驳嗖多硩嗖铂喑赌嗖赤硜 [avashyabilu] 补惫补艣测补b墨岣穟 the need to arise; 嗖呧驳嗖多硩嗖驳嗖距矖嗖� [avashyavagi] 补惫补艣测补v膩gi necessarily; indispensably; without fail.
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Ava艣ya (嗖呧驳嗖多硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] (rarely) = 嗖呧驳嗖多硩嗖驳嗖距矖嗖� [avashyavagi]:.
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膧va艣ya (嗖嗋驳嗖多硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖嗋驳嗖多硩嗖矔 [avashyaka]1.
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膧va艣ya (嗖嗋驳嗖多硩嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖嗋驳嗖多硩嗖矔 [avashyaka]2.
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 DictionaryAva艣ya (啶呧さ啶多啶�):鈥攁dv. 1. without doubt; without fail; 2. certainly; of course;
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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