Anavadya, ´¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²âÄå: 19 definitions
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Anavadya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anvady.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia´¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²âÄå (अनवदà¥à¤¯à¤�).—Wife of KaÅ›yapa, this ApsarÄå woman participated in the birthday celebrations of Arjuna. (²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹, Ä€di Parva, Chapter 122, Verse 62).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index´¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²âÄå (अनवदà¥à¤¯à¤�).—An Apsaras.*
- * VÄåyu-purÄåṇa 69. 48.
´¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²âÄå (अनवदà¥à¤¯à¤�) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (cf. I.59.44, I.65). Note: The ²Ñ²¹³óÄå²ú³óÄå°ù²¹³Ù²¹ (mentioning ´¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²âÄå) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 Å›±ô´Ç°ì²¹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄåṇas) 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)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄåAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯) refers to the “absence of faultâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄå: the eighth chapter of the MahÄåsaṃnipÄåta (a collection of MahÄå²âÄåna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “[Characteristics of behavior of all beings] [...] The behaviour’s essence, essential character (±ô²¹°ìá¹£aṇa), [...] the essential character of the entrance into the fixed course of the Buddhas, the essential character of distant cause, the essential character of intermediate cause, and the essential character of immediate cause—he knows all the essential characters of behavior truly as they are, and there is no fault at all (anavadya) in his understandingâ€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄå²âÄåna) 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 ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄåpÄåramitÄå ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯) refers to “faultlessâ€�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (³¾²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±ôÄå°ù³¦²¹²Ô²¹) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara SamÄådhi, which refers to the primary ±èÅ«ÂáÄå and ²õÄå»å³ó²¹²ÔÄå practice of Newah MahÄå²âÄåna-Vajra²âÄåna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Nirvikalpa, homage to you, to PrajñÄåpÄåramita, to the boundless, Agile, having an entirely faultless body (²õ²¹°ù±¹²¹-²¹²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²â²¹-²¹á¹…gÄ«), beholding without blameâ€�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯) refers to “faultlessâ€�, according to the 11th century JñÄånÄårṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Good conduct is said by one who is honourable [to be like a tree] whose roots are the five great vows, whose foliage is the [mendicant] rule of life which is faultless (anavadya) in a high degree, bent with the weight of the fruit of restraint [of body, mind and speech]â€�.

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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯).â€�n. [na avadyaá¸� nindyaá¸�] Faultless, blameless, unobjectionable, irreproachable; किमॠधनैरà¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¨à¤µà¤¦à¥à¤¯à¤� यदà¤� (kimu dhanairvid²âÄånavad²âÄå yadi) Bh. 2.17; उदवहदनवदà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤‚ तामवदà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¦à¤ªà¥‡à¤¤à¤� (udavahadanavad²âÄåá¹� tÄåmavad²âÄådapetaá¸�) R.7.7.
-»å²âÄå Name of a damsel.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯).—name of a Bodhisattva: ³Ò²¹á¹‡á¸²¹±¹²âÅ«³ó²¹ 442.24.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯).—mfn.
(-dyaá¸�-»å²âÄå-dyaá¹�) 1. Blameless, irreproachable. 2. Unobjectionable, allowable. E. an neg. avadya censurable.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯).—adj., f. ²âÄå, blameless, [Bhartá¹›hari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 18.
Anavadya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and avadya (अवदà¥à¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯).—[adjective] faultless; [abstract] ²¹²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²â²¹³ÙÄå [feminine], anavadyatva [neuter]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯):—[=an-avadya] mf(Äå)n. irreproachable, faultless
2) [v.s. ...] unobjectionable
3) ´¡²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å²âÄå (अनवदà¥à¤¯à¤�):—[=an-avad²âÄå] [from an-avadya] f. Name of an Apsaras.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-dyaá¸�-»å²âÄå-dyam) 1) Blameless, irre-proachable.
2) Unobjectionable, allowable. Ii. f.
(-»å²âÄå) The proper name of an Apsaras, the daughter of PrÄådhÄå.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯):—[ana+vadya] (dyaá¸�-»å²âÄå-dyaá¹�) a. Blameless.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ´¡á¹‡a±¹²¹ÂáÂá²¹, ´¡á¹‡a±¹²¹»å»å²¹, ´¡á¹‡oÂáÂá²¹, AṇojjÄå.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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 dictionaryAnavadya (अनवदà¥à¤¯) [Also spelled anvady]:â€�(a) flawelss, without a blemish; hence~[tÄå] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnavadya (ಅನವದà³à²¯):—[adjective] free from faults; faultless; blameless; unobjectionable; irreproachable; pure; stainless; limpid.
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Anavadya (ಅನವದà³à²¯):â€�
1) [noun] a man free from sin, fault or blemish.
2) [noun] that which is faultless.
3) [noun] (pros.) name of a sub-class of a metre called sama vá¹›tta in which the quarters composing the stanza are all similar having twenty syllables.
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: Anavadyabhiru, Anavadyacara, Anavadyacarana, Anavadyacarita, Anavadyacarite, Anavadyagi, Anavadyanga, Anavadyangi, Anavadyaraga, Anavadyarupa, Anavadyasukha, Anavadyata, Anavadyatva.
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