Anavacchinna: 12 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Anavachchhinna.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric TraditionsAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え) refers to 鈥渦ndivided鈥�, consisting of four stages, according to Abhinava鈥檚 Tantr膩loka verse 10.278.鈥擜ccordingly, while defining 迟耻谤测腻迟墨迟补: 鈥淭hat [state] whose beautiful nature is full and undivided (anavacchinna), overflowing with joy, is called Beyond the Fourth; that alone is the supreme state鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え) refers to 鈥渦nconditioned鈥� (i.e., one who is spontaneously absorbed in the inner space), according to the A峁ａ弓膩vakrag墨迟腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved膩nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] Glorious is he who has abandoned all goals and is the incarnation of satisfaction, his very nature, and whose inner focus on the Unconditioned (anavacchinna) is quite spontaneous. [ak峁泃rimo'navacchinne sam膩dhiryasya vartate] In brief, the great-souled man who has come to know the Truth is without desire for either pleasure or liberation, and is always and everywhere free from attachment. [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え) refers to 鈥渦ninterrupted (meditation)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, 鈥淭hus, when the meditator continually thinks about what is free of mundane existence (i.e. the Jina) by means of uninterrupted meditation (补苍补惫补肠肠丑颈苍苍补-产丑腻惫补苍腻), that is called [meditation] with support [of the Jina]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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え).鈥�a.
1) Not bounded or marked off, not separated or cut.
2) Unlimited, immoderate, excessive.
3) Undefined; 啶︵た啶曕啶曕ぞ啶侧ぞ啶︵た掳 (诲颈办办腻濒腻诲颈掳) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 2.1;3.1; undiscriminated, unmodified.
4) Uninterrupted, continuous.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え).鈥擺adjective] undiscerned, undefined, indistinct; [abstract] tva [neuter]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え):鈥擺=an-avacchinna] mfn. not intersected, uninterrupted
2) [v.s. ...] not marked off, unbounded, immoderate
3) [v.s. ...] undiscriminated.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え):鈥擺tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-苍苍补岣�-苍苍腻-苍苍补尘) 1) Not cut, not separated, uninterrupted.
2) Unbounded.
3) Immoderate, excessive.
4) (In Ny膩ya phil.) Undiscriminated. E. a neg. and avacchinna.
[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 dictionaryAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え):鈥�(a) unbroken, continuous; hence~[迟腻] (nf)
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnavacchinna (嗖呧波嗖掂矚喑嵿矝嗖苦波喑嵿波):鈥�
1) [adjective] not broken; unbroken; whole; intact; continuous; uninterrupted.
2) [adjective] not divided or not divisible.
3) [adjective] that cannot be understood, comprehended; not definable.
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 DictionaryAnavacchinna (啶呧え啶掂啷嵿啶苦え啷嵿え):鈥攁dj. 1. not bounded/marked off; not separated/cut; 2. unlimited; 3. uninterrupted; continuous;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Avacchinna, An.
Starts with: Anavacchinnahasa.
Full-text: Anavacchinnahasa, Avacchinna, Anavchhinn, Chid.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 407 < [Volume 20 (1918)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Ve峁卥a峁璦n膩tha鈥檚 treatment of Doubt < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the R膩m膩nuja School of Thought]
Alankara Sastra (English study) (by V. Raghavan)
Bhakti-rasayana by Madhusudana Sarasvati (by Lance Edward Nelson)
Notes for chapter 7 < [Chapter 7 - First chapter of Bhakti-rasayana鈥擡nglish translation]