Avama, Av腻ma: 12 definitions
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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraAvama (啶呧さ啶�) refers to 鈥渋ntercalary days鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淲e shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a 箩测辞迟颈峁办补. [...] He must have a clear knowledge of the causes of Solar, Savana, Siderial and Lunar months as well as of intercalary lunations and intercalary days [i.e., avama]. He must have a knowledge of the beginning and end of 艢a峁ａ弓y腻bda (a cycle of 60 years) [峁峁ａ弓yabda?], a Yuga (5 years), Var峁 (a year), M腻sa (a month), Thina (a day) and Hor腻 (an hour) and of their lords鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvama (啶呧さ啶�).鈥�a. [av-amac U峁嚹錮i-s奴tra 5.54.]
1) Sinful, wicked.
2) Contemptible, mean, undermost, lowest.
3) Base, low, inferior (opp. parama); 啶呧え啶侧啶距え啶侧啶距え啶掂ぎ啶距 啶啶班啶 (analak腻nalak腻nava尘腻峁� pur墨m) R.9.14; see 啶呧え啶掂ぎ (anavama); 啶ぞ 啶� 啶夃啷嵿い啶苦ぐ啶掂ぎ啶� 啶ぞ 啶ぐ啶ぞ (y腻 ta uktirava尘腻 y腻 para尘腻) 峁欢惫别诲补 6.25.1.
4) Next, intimate.
5) Last, youngest; 啶夃い啶距さ啶じ啷嵿く 啶啶班啶灌啶� 啶啶оた (ut腻vamasya puruh奴ta bodhi) 峁欢惫别诲补 6. 21.5. 啶啶班う啷嵿く啷佮ぎ啷嵿え 啶囙い啶� 啶掂た啶栢啶ぞ啶む 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶む啶洁え啶掂ぎ啶� 啶た啶む啶� (pradyumna iti vikhy腻ta岣� sarvato'navama岣� pitu岣�) Bh腻gavata 1.55.2.
6) decreasing.
-ma岣� 1 A protector.
2) A class of Manes; 啶む啶班た啶掂た啶оぞ啶� 啶た啶むぐ啶� 啶呧さ啶ぞ 啶娻ぐ啷嵿さ啶距 啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ぞ啶多啶� (trividh腻岣� pitara岣� ava尘腻 奴rv腻岣� k腻vy腻艣ca).
-mam 1 Sin.
2) A lunar day exactly coinciding with a solar one; the difference between a Ch腻ndra (29 days, 31 Gha峁璱k腻s and 5 palas) and a solar month (3 days); 啶むた啶ム啶え啷嵿い啶︵啶掂く啶啶曕 啶︵た啶ㄠさ啶距ぐ啶� 啶膏啶啶多い啶� 啶い啷嵿ぐ 啶むう啷嵿き啶掂い啷嵿く啶掂ぎ啶︵た啶ㄠぎ啷� (tithyantadvayameko dinav腻ra岣� sp峁浥沘ti yatra tadbhavatyavamadinam) 闯测辞迟颈峁.
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Av腻ma (啶呧さ啶距ぎ).鈥�a.
1) Not left, right.
2) Favourable, not adverse.
3) Inauspicious, inelegant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvama (啶呧さ啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-尘补岣�-尘腻-尘补峁�) Low, vile, inferior, base. n.
(-苍补峁�) A lunar day, exactly coinciding with a solar one. E. ava to preserve, &c. ama Unadi aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvama (啶呧さ啶�).鈥擺ava + ma], adj., f., 尘腻, Low.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvama (啶呧さ啶�).鈥擺adjective] lowest, vilest; nearest, next; latest last.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avama (啶呧さ啶�):鈥攎f(腻)n. undermost, inferior, lowest base, [峁歡-veda] etc.
2) next, intimate, [峁歡-veda]
3) last, youngest, [峁歡-veda vi, 21, 5], (ifc. with numerals) less by, [峁欢惫别诲补-pr腻ti艣腻khya]
4) n. ([scilicet] dina) or (腻ni) [plural] the difference (expressed in days of twenty-four hours) existing between the lunar months and the corresponding solar ones, [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻 etc.]
5) 础惫补尘腻 (啶呧さ啶ぞ):鈥擺=ava-鈭毘灸�] ([indeclinable participle] -尘腻ya) to measure off, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it腻]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvama (啶呧さ啶�):鈥擺(ma岣�-尘腻-ma峁�) a.] Low. n. Lunar days.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avama (啶呧さ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Oma, 翱尘颈峁嘺.
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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 dictionaryAv腻ma (啶呧さ啶距ぎ) [Also spelled avam]:鈥�(nm) the people, common man.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvama (嗖呧驳嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] of low quality, status, rank, etc.; inferior.
2) [adjective] morally base or evil; wicked; depraved; vile.
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Avama (嗖呧驳嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖呧驳嗖硢 [avame].
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Av腻ma (嗖呧驳嗖距伯):鈥�
1) [adjective] that is not left; right.
2) [adjective] moving clockwise.
3) [adjective] not deviating from the straight or correct path (fig. also).
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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Partial matches: Ava.
Starts with (+22): Avamaccu, Avamadda, Avamaddaga, Avamagga, Avamajj, Avamajja, Avamajjana, Avamajjayana, Avamalika, Avamalina, Avamana, Avamanalabdheshu, Avamanamadu, Avamanana, Avamanapadisu, Avamanesi, Avamaneti, Avamangala, Avamangalla, Avamani.
Full-text (+11): Umma, Anavama, Avamatankusha, Ekavama, Avadahati, Oma, Omasati, Avamashesha, Nyunaha, Omina, Anavamadarshin, Avamana, Arama, Omaraka, Avamatippu, Tithikshaya, Avam, Avamakam, Ava, Apama.
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