Asithila, Ashithila, śٳ: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Asithila means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 śٳ can be transliterated into English as Asithila or Ashithila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchśٳ (अशिथिल) refers to “absence of laxity�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability; (3) never giving up training in order to purify one’s vows; (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to [purify?] one’s aspirations; (5) no laxity (śٳ) in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one’s aim’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryasithila : (adj.) stiff; not loose.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)ٳ�
(Burmese text): မလျော့သော၊ မြဲမြ�-ခိုင်ခံ�-သော။
(Auto-Translation): Unyielding, solid-strong.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryśٳ (अशिथिल).�a.
1) Not loose, tight, firm.
2) Effective, reliable; Mahbhrata (Bombay) 3. अशिथिलपरिरम्भैर्दत्तसंवाहनान� (śٳparirambhairdattasaṃvhanni).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśٳ (अशिथिल).—mfn.
(-�--�) Firm, tight, hard. E. a neg. śٳ loose.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśٳ (अशिथिल).—adj. tight, close, [Uttara Rmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 15, 16.
śٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and śٳ (शिथि�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśٳ (अशिथिल):—[=a-śٳ] [from -śٳ] mf()n. idem, [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryśٳ (अशिथिल):—[a-śٳ] (la�-l-la�) a. Firm, tight.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusśٳ (ಅಶಿಥಿಲ):�
1) [adjective] not loose; not dilapidated; rigorous.
2) [adjective] stringent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sithila, A, Na.
Starts with: Ashithilambhava, Asithilakarana, Asithilaparakkama, Asithilaparakkamana, Asithilaparakkamasiddha, Asithilaparakkamata, Asithilappavatta, Asithilappavattita, Asithilapuraka, Asithilaviriya.
Full-text: Ashithilambhava, Asithilaparakkamana, Asithilaparakkama, Asithilapuraka, Asithilappavatta, Asithilakarana, Anarva, Sithila, Caila.
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