Asahaya, ⲹ: 19 definitions
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Asahaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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 Asahay.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditionsⲹ (असहा�) refers to �(one who is) without a ritual assistant�, according to the Kiraṇatantra chapter 49 (dealing with ٲ).—Accordingly, “Garuḍa spoke: ‘You have taught me, O great Lord, the activities of the Neophyte, the Putraka and the Ācārya. Tell me those of the Sādhaka�. The Lord spoke: ‘[...] Accompanied by his ritual assistant, he should go to the forest and begin the practice of his religious observance. [If he is] without a ritual assistant (ⲹ), then his spouted water-pot is his ritual assistant in that [practice].’�.

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryasahaya : (adj.) lonely; friendless.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionaryⲹ, (adj.) (a + ⲹ) one who is without friends; who is dependent on himself Miln. 225. (Page 88)

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryⲹ (असहा�).—a (S) Lone, solitary, single; wanting a companion, follower, friend.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishⲹ (असहा�).�a Solitary; wanting a friend.
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 dictionaryⲹ (असहा�).�a.
1) Friendless, lonely, solitary; एकमसहायमगारम (ekamⲹmagārama) P.V.1.113 Com.
2) Without companions or assistants; Manusmṛti 7.3. अप� यत्सुकरं कर्म यदप्येके� दुष्करम् � विशेषतोऽसहायेन कि� नु राज्यं महोदयम� (api yatsukara� karma yadapyekena duṣkaram | viśeṣato'sahāyena ki� nu rājya� mahodayam) || 55; °ता (),
-tvam loneliness, solitude; Manusmṛti 6.44; °वत� (vat) without companions, friendless; एक एव चरेन्नित्य� सिद्धयर्थमसहायवान् (eka eva carennitya� siddhayarthamⲹvān) Manusmṛti 6.42.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryⲹ (असहा�).—mfn.
(-ⲹ�--ⲹ�) Lonely, solitary, friendless. E. a neg. ⲹ an associate.
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Aⲹ (असाहाय) or Asāhāyya.—n.
(-ⲹ�) Want of assistance or co-operation. E. a neg. ⲹ alliance, friendship.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryⲹ (असहा�).—adj. one who has no assistant, [Բśٰ] 7, 30; no allies, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 54.
ⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and ⲹ (सहाय).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryⲹ (असहा�).—[adjective] friendless, lonely; [abstract] [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumⲹ (असहा�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:�
—[commentary] to Nāradasmṛti. Bühler 546. See Jolly's edition p. 15. Quoted by Caṇḍeśvara in Vivādaratnākara.
1) ⲹ (असहा�):—[=a-ⲹ] mfn. without companions, friendless, [Manu-smṛti vii, 30 and 55; Śārṅgadhara]
2) [v.s. ...] solitary (as a house), [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryⲹ (असहा�):—[a-ⲹ] (ya�-yā-ⲹ�) a. Friendless.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ⲹ (असहा�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ⲹ.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryⲹ (असहा�) [Also spelled asahay]:�(a) helpless; lonesome.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryⲹ (असहा�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ⲹ.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusⲹ (ಅಸಹಾ�):�
1) [noun] not supported or helped (by another); lacking help or support from outside; helpless.
2) [noun] capable of performing without otheṛs help; self-supporting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryⲹ (असहा�):—adj. 1. helpless; 2. friendless; lonely; solitary;
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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Partial matches: A, Sahaya, Na.
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