Avrashc, Āś: 3 definitions
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Avrashc means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Āś can be transliterated into English as Avrasc or Avrashc, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Avrashch.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀś (आव्रश्च्).�6 P. To tear off, cut off; यो अस्याः कर्णावास्कुनोत्य� � देवेषु वृश्चत� (yo asy� karṇvskunoty sa deveṣu vṛścate) Av.12.4.6; tear in pieces, interrupt.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀś (आव्रश्च्).—sever, separate, estrange or alienate from ([dative] or [locative]).
Āś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ś (व्रश्च�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀś (आव्रश्च्):—[=-√ś�] [Parasmaipada] -ṛścپ, to tear off, cut off;
—to separate, remove, [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa; Kṭhaka; Taittirīya-brhmaṇa] : [Ātmanepada] -ṛścٱ, [Atharva-veda xii, 4, 6, etc.] ([Aorist] 1. sg. -ṛkṣi, [Ṛg-veda i, 27, 13; Taittirīya-saṃhit; Śṅkhyana-śrauta-sūtra])
—to cut off, take away:
—[Passive voice] -ṛścⲹٱ, to be torn or cut off, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-brhmaṇa]
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.
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Starts with: Avrashcana.
Full-text: Avrashcana, Avraska.
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