Anavastha, Բٳ: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarԲٳ (अनवस्थ�).—Fault of having no end: endlessness; cf. एवमप्यनवस्था स्याद्या मूलक्ष�-कारिणी (evamapyanٳ syādyā mūlakṣaya-kāriṇ�) Kāv. Pr.; cf.अवश्यं ह्यनेन अर्थानाद�-शत� केनचिच्छब्दे� निर्देशः कर्तव्यः स्यात् � तस्य � तावत्केन कृतो येनासौ क्रियत� � अथ तस्य केनचित्कृतस्तस्य के� कृ� इत्यनवस्था � (avaśya� hyanena arthānādi-śatā kenacicchabdena nirdeśa� kartavya� syāt | tasya ca tāvatkena kṛto yenāsau kriyate | atha tasya kenacitkṛtastasya kena kṛta ityanٳ |) M. Bh. on II.1.1.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriԲٳ (अनवस्थ�) refers to one of the “faults� (ṣa) mentioned in the Syādvādaratnākara as well as Vidyānanda’s Aṣṭaśatī.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanٳ (अनवस्थ�).—f (S) Unsettled, disordered, tumultuated state (of mind). Ex. puratē� vairāgya na hōtā� ugīñca haṭānē� viṣayatyāga kēlā asatā� antaḥkaraṇācī a0 mātra ōī. 2 (Laxly.) Disorder of outward circumstances or of affairs; a plight, pickle, hobble. 3 Also Բٳṅg m The state of wanting a standing, a resting place, some end or bounds; interminateness, indefiniteness, unboundedness; the region beyond the ultimate (fact or truth). Ex. paramāṇūcā avayava puna� tyācā avayava asī kalpanā karīta suṭalyāsa a0 ōī. 4 The abstract nature as independent of actual existence. 5 Popularly. Neglected or non-attended to state (as of children or animals).
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anāvasthā (अनावस्था).—f Popular corruption of Բٳ, and used in all its popular senses.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanٳ (अनवस्थ�).�f Disordered state. Interminate- ness, indefiniteness.
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anāvasthā (अनावस्था).�f Unsettled state; neglected state
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 dictionaryAnavastha (अनवस्थ).�a. [nāsti ٳ yatra] Unsteady; °स्थो निष्करुणश्� (stho niṣkaruṇaśca) Daśakumāracarita 135; unsettled, not fixed; अनवस्थ� हि दृश्येते युद्धे जयपराजयौ (anavasthau hi dṛśyete yuddhe jayaparājayau) Rām.5.37.55; °स्थो वायु� (stho vāyu�) Śiśupālavadha 11.28.
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1) Instability, unsettled condition, disorder, confusion.
2) Loose or unsteady conduct, incontinence.
3) (In phil.) Absence of finality or conclusion, an endless series of statements or causes and effects, one of the faults of reasoning (ܱ貹DZ貹岹첹ǰśԳپ�); एकमप्य�- वस्थ� स्याद्या मूलक्षतिकारिणी (ekamapyana- vasthā syādyā mūlakṣatikāriṇ�) K. P.2; एव� � °प्रसङ्गः (eva� ca °prasaṅga�) Ś. B.
4) Not being 1 days old (岹ś屹�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavastha (अनवस्थ).—mfn.
(-stha�-ٳ-stha�) Unstable, unsteady. 2. Incontinent. f.
(-ٳ) 1. Instability, absence of fixed state or condition. 2. Uncertainty, doubt. 3. Incontinence, dissoluteness. 4. (In logic,) the abstract nature of a thing, independent of its existence. E. an neg. ٳ condition.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavastha (अनवस्थ).—[adjective] unsteady, fleeting.
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Բٳ (अनवस्थ�).—[feminine] instability, unboundedness, regressus in infinitum (ph.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anavastha (अनवस्थ):—[=an-avastha] mfn. unsettled, unstable
2) Բٳ (अनवस्थ�):—[=an-ٳ] [from an-avastha] f. unsettled condition or character
3) [v.s. ...] instability, unsteady or loose conduct
4) [v.s. ...] (in [philosophy]) non-finality (of a proposition), endless series of statements.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavastha (अनवस्थ):—I. [tatpurusha compound] f.
(-ٳ) 1) An unsettled state, want of fixedness, unsteadiness, uncertainty.
2) Incontinence, dissoluteness.
3) Indeterminateness, unboundedness; esp. in the Nyāya philosophy: an endless series (of causes and effects), the regressus in infinitum; e. g. in arguing that the lamp is the cause which reveals the existence of a jar, the eye the cause which reveals that of the lamp, and so on. E. a neg. and ٳ. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-stha�-ٳ-stham) 1) Not fixed, not permanent, unstable, not lasting. E. a priv. and ٳ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavastha (अनवस्थ):—[ana+vastha] (stha�-ٳ-stha�) a. Unstable.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anavastha (अनवस्थ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṇaٳٳ, ṇaٳٳ.
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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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryԲٳ (अनवस्थ�):—n. 1. unsettled state; instability; uncertainty; anxiety; impatience; 2. disorder; chaos;
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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