Ashauca, 膧艣补耻肠补, 础艣补耻肠补: 22 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 膧艣补耻肠补 and 础艣补耻肠补 can be transliterated into English as Asauca or Ashauca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ashaucha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶) refers to 鈥渄eath or birth in the family鈥�, during whose days a hot-water bath (U峁ａ箛av膩ri) is prohibited, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.1.13, while explaining the mode of worshipping 艢iva:鈥斺�淸...] hot water bath (耻峁ａ箛补惫腻谤颈-蝉苍腻苍补) shall be avoided on sundays (ravidina), 艢r膩ddha days, Sa峁卥r膩nti days, at the times of eclipse (驳谤补丑补峁嘺), on days of Great Charity (尘补丑腻诲腻苍补-诲颈苍补) and fast (耻辫补惫腻蝉补-诲颈苍补), in holy centres (迟墨谤迟丑补) and during the days of impurity due to death or birth in the family (补艣补耻肠补). In the holy ponds and rivers one shall take bath facing the east with great devotion鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥擣or father's death 10 days for Br膩hma峁嘺s, 12 days for K峁triyas, 15 days for Vai艣yas, and a month for the 艢奴dras.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 18. 1-3.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Manblunder: Garuda Purana series (dharmashastra)础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥擶hen a person dies, the maximum number of days of impurity to the deceased鈥檚 relative is ten and this period is called 补艣补耻肠补 period. The 补艣补耻肠补 period varies on the basis of one鈥檚 relationship with the deceased. 础艣补耻肠补 period is also applicable at the time of birth of a child. The only difference between these two 补艣补耻肠补s is for the birth number of daytime is calculated and for death, number of nighttime is calculated. During 补艣补耻肠补 period, one should refrain from eating pungent food and should shelve all pleasures. Close relatives become purified on the offering of 辫颈峁囜笉补 on the tenth day.
: Shodhganga: Devalasmrti reconstruction and critical study膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the (reconstructed) Devalasm峁泃i, a lost text dealing with Dharma艣膩stra authored by Devala鈥攐ne of the most famous personalities in the ancient Sanskrit literature renowned as a Vedic Seer and a highly celebrated sage.鈥擳he original and complete text of Devalasm峁泃i, is no longer existing. About 2500 prose and verse quotations, of the reconstructed text were thus collected, from numerous printed and manuscript works on Dharma艣膩stra. After minute and repeated study of topics, treated in the collected quotations, they were classified even into the following twenty-two different 辫谤补办补谤补峁嘺蝉 (divisions) [e.g., the 腻艣补耻肠补], of the three main 补诲丑测腻测补蝉 (chapters).
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶) refers to an 鈥渋mpure state鈥�, according to the second recension of the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, as the Goddess said to 艢r墨n膩tha (i.e., Bhairava): 鈥淸...] Entry should never be given to one who does not have the Command. He observes the (deceitful) vow of a cat, O god, (such is he) the lord of Um膩. He is a fettered soul without authority. He is proud and lustful. I do not see his face and he returns to (his) previous impure state [i.e., 腻艣补耻肠补]. (This) has been forbidden at (my) command. O god, the entry (of such a one) is useless鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Dhiti blog: The Navakalevara Ceremony at Puri础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶) refers to 鈥�(a state of) ritual impurity鈥�.鈥擺Cf. 艢r墨 Jagann膩tha (a form of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺)]鈥�叠谤补丑尘补辫补诲腻谤迟丑补 refers to the 鈥渓ife-substance鈥� or 鈥渟oul鈥� (of the image carved from wood).鈥擜s soon as the 产谤补丑尘补辫补诲腻谤迟丑补 is taken out, the icon is considered 鈥渄ead鈥� for all intents and purposes. They are taken to a place known as Koili Baikuntha (办补颈惫补濒测补惫补颈办耻峁囜弓丑补), the graveyard where all the old deities are buried. The Dait膩s begin to weep, and mourn Jagann膩tha, whom they consider one of their clan. They remain in a state of 补艣补耻肠补 (ritual impurity) for ten days henceforth (in observance of the typical mourning rites as prescribed by the 诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补蝉). [...] During the 补艣补耻肠补 period of the Dait膩s, no further rites take place on the new images, which are entrusted to temple servants called Datta Mah膩p膩tras, said to be from the K膩yastha caste. [...]
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Academia.edu: The concept of Pr膩ya艣citta in the Introductory Passages of the Ratnakara峁囜笉ik膩膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥� The social effects of impurity are extremely dire, entailing the loss of caste and the end of entitlement to basic needs, such as access to one鈥檚 social group, food, and socio-legal protection, resulting in the 鈥榮ocial death鈥� of the individual.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶) (Cf. A艣ucitva) refers to the 鈥渋mpurity鈥� (of the body) and represents one of the twelve themes of contemplation (产丑腻惫补苍腻), according to the Jain Yoga艣膩stra (vol. 2, p. 839).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淓quanimity is attained through the state of non-attachment. In order to attain that [state of non-attachment], one should cultivate the twelve themes of contemplation: on impermanence, helplessness, the cycle of transmigration, solitude, the distinction [of the Self and the body], the impurity (补艣补耻肠补) [of the body], the influx of karmic matter, the stopping [of karmic influx], the elimination of karmic matter, the correctly expounded law, the universe, and the [difficulty of attaining] enlightenment鈥�.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶) or A艣ucitva refers to 鈥�(reflection on the) impurity鈥� and represents one of the twelve Bh膩van膩s (topics for meditation), according to a manuscript [B膩ra 产丑腻惫补苍腻] (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳here are traditionally 12 产丑腻惫补苍腻s or topics for meditation (also known as 补苍耻辫谤别办峁Ｄ�, see Tattv膩rthas奴tra 9.7 as locus classicus). In the present manuscript [B膩ra 产丑腻惫补苍腻], only the first six are dealt with, each in a few stanzas, followed by a section-title: [e.g.,] 6. reflection on impurity (补艣耻肠颈迟惫补, here 补艣补耻肠补, 12 stanzas, ends on 51v14). [...]
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary补艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥攏 (S) Impurity &c. See 腻艣补耻肠补.
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腻艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥攏 (S) Impurity contracted in consequence of a death or birth in one's family or tribe; or from having carried a corpse; or during an eclipse &c. Alone, the word has generally the sense of m峁泃腻艣补耻肠补 Impurity on account of a death: in comp. The sense of the leading member. Ex. janan腻艣补耻肠补, graha峁嚹迮洸钩艹Σ�, nirhara峁嚹迮洸钩艹Σ�, j膩t腻艣补耻肠补, prat腻艣补耻肠补, 艣膩v腻艣补耻肠补, spar艣腻艣补耻肠补, sx{093c}tr膩v腻艣补耻肠补, p膩t腻艣补耻肠补 膩nugaman腻艣补耻肠补, dar艣an腻艣补耻肠补 &c. 2 fig. Filthiness, slovenliness, disorderliness of person.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English补艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥�n Impurity. See 腻艣补耻肠补.
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腻艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥�n Impurity contracted in conse- quence of a death or birth in one's family. Filthiness, slovenliness.
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 dictionary础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥�
1) Impurity, dirtiness, foulness; P补帽catantra (Bombay) 1.195.
2) Legal impurity or contamination; defilement caused either by child-birth (called janan腻艣补耻肠补) or by the death of some relation (called m峁泃腻艣补耻肠补); it lasts for 1 days; during the 啶啶むぞ啶多啶� (m峁泃腻艣补耻肠补) a person defiled by it is not to touch anybody else, or to eat with others in the 'same row or to do any sacred action; 啶呧す啷嬥ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ啶啶ぞ啶膏- 啶班え啷嵿え啶多啶氞 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶оさ啷堗 啶膏す (ahor膩tramup膩s墨- rann补艣补耻肠补峁� b膩ndhavai岣� saha) Manusm峁泃i 11.183.
Derivable forms: 补艣补耻肠补m (啶呧ざ啷屶啶).
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膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥擺a艣ucerbh膩va岣� a峁�; P.VII.3.3] Impurity, see 啶呧ざ啷屶啶 (补艣补耻肠补m); 啶︵ざ啶距す啶� 啶多ぞ啶掂ぎ啶距ざ啷屶啶� 啶膏お啶苦ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷囙し啷� 啶掂た啶о啶い啷� (da艣膩ha峁� 艣膩vam腻艣补耻肠补峁� sapi峁囜笉e峁 vidh墨yate) Manusm峁泃i 5.59,61, 62,74,8; Y.3.18.
-苍颈谤峁嘺测补岣� Name of a work.
Derivable forms: 腻艣补耻肠补m (啶嗋ざ啷屶啶).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥攏.
(-肠补峁�) 1. Foulness, impurity. 2. Legal impurity, contamination, defilement contracted by the death of a relation, the commission of prohibited acts, &c. E. a neg. 艣补耻肠补 purification.
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膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥攏.
(-肠补峁�) Impurity. E. 补艣耻肠颈 impure, 补帽 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥攊. e. 补-艣耻肠颈 + a, n. Impurity, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 5, 59.
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础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥攏. 1. impurity. [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 11, 183. 2. perfidy, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 21, 9.
础艣补耻肠补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and 艣补耻肠补 (啶多啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶).鈥擺neuter] impurity.
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膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶).鈥擺neuter] impurity ([ritual or religion]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擲ee 膧艣补耻肠补.
2) 膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶):鈥擺dharma] B. 3, 72.
鈥攂y Ve峁卥a峁璭艣a. Burnell. 139^a.
1) 础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶):鈥擺=a-艣补耻肠补] [from 补-艣耻肠颈] a n. (= 腻艣补耻肠补 q.v., [P膩峁噄ni 7-3, 30]) impurity, contamination, defilement (contracted by the death of a relation, or by the commission of prohibited acts, etc.), [Manu-sm峁泃i xi, 183]
2) [v.s. ...] uncleanness, [P补帽catantra; Vet膩la-p补帽cavi峁兣沘tik膩]
3) [=a-艣补耻肠补] b See 补-艣耻肠颈.
4) 膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶):鈥�n. ([from] 补-艣耻肠颈, [P膩峁噄ni 7-3, 30]), impurity, [Gautama-dharma-艣膩stra; Manu-sm峁泃i; Y膩j帽avalkya]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶):鈥擺a-艣补耻肠补] (肠补峁�) 1. n. Impurity.
2) 膧艣补耻肠补 (啶嗋ざ啷屶):鈥擺膩-艣补耻肠补] (肠补峁�) 1. n. Impurity.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)础艣补耻肠补 (啶呧ざ啷屶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asoya.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础艣补耻肠补 (嗖呧捕喑屶矚):鈥�
1) [noun] dirt; filth; garbage.
2) [noun] ceremonial defilement; impurity caused by either a birth or death in the family.
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膧艣补耻肠补 (嗖嗋捕喑屶矚):鈥�
1) [noun] lack of sanitariness.
2) [noun] ceremonial defilement.
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)
Starts with (+14): Ashaucacandrika, Ashaucadarsha, Ashaucadashaka, Ashaucadashakavritti, Ashaucadidhiti, Ashaucadinirnaya, Ashaucadipika, Ashaucakanda, Ashaucakarika, Ashaucamala, Ashaucamanjari, Ashaucanirnaya, Ashaucanirnayasamgraha, Ashaucanirnayatika, Ashaucanta, Ashaucaparicheda, Ashaucaprakarana, Ashaucaprakasha, Ashaucasamgraha, Ashaucasamgrahatrimshacchloki.
Full-text (+34): Sutyashauca, Mritashauca, Pretashauca, Kalashauca, Ashaucanirnaya, Ashaucamanjari, Ashaucavidhi, Ashaucakarika, Ashaucanta, Ashaucaprakasha, Ashaucasamkara, Ashaucadipika, Ashaucasamgraha, Pakshini, Ashaucin, Ashaucacandrika, Ashaucaprakarana, Smrityarthasara, Ashauci, Acavucam.
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