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Harshavishada, ±á²¹°ùá¹£a±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹, Harsha-vishada: 2 definitions

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Harshavishada means something in 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 ±á²¹°ùá¹£a±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹ can be transliterated into English as Harsavisada or Harshavishada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

±á²¹°ùá¹£a±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹ (हरà¥à¤·à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¤¾à¤�) refers to the “pleasure and disappointmentâ€�, according to the AṣṭÄvakragÄ«tÄ (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-VedÄnta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “By relinquishing the sense of rejection and acceptance, and with pleasure and disappointment (³ó²¹°ùá¹£a±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹) [heyopÄdeyavirahÄdevaá¹� ³ó²¹°ùá¹£a±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹yoá¸�] ceasing today, Brahmin, I am now established. Life in a community, then going beyond such a state, meditation and the elimination of mind-made objects - by means of these I have seen my error, and I am now established. Just as the performance of actions is due to ignorance, so their abandonment is too. By fully recognising this truth, I am now established. [...]â€�.

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Vedanta (वेदानà¥à¤�, vedÄnta) 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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

±á²¹°ùá¹£a±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹ (हरà¥à¤·à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¤¾à¤�):—[=³ó²¹°ùá¹£a-±¹¾±á¹£Äd²¹] [from ³ó²¹°ùá¹£a] m. joy and depression, [MÄlavikÄgnimitra]

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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.

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