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Avagunthana, ṇṭ󲹲Բ, Avagumthana: 15 definitions

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Avagunthana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avagunthana in Ayurveda glossary
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन):—Likes to cover the head with hands

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avagunthana in Pali glossary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

ṇṭ󲹲Բ, (adj.) (-°) (fr. oguṇṭheti) covering Sdhp. 314. (Page 81)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avagunthana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avaguṇṭhana (अवगुंठ�).—n S Enveloping or enclosing: also veiling, cloaking, covering over, muffling up.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

avaguṇṭhana (अवगुंठ�).�n Enveloping. Veiling, cloak- ing, muffling up.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avagunthana in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन).�

1) The act of covering the head of women; hiding, veiling.

2) A veil (for the face); (fig. also); अवगुण्ठनसंवीता कुलजाभिसरेद्यद� (avaguṇṭhanasaṃvītā kulajābhisaredyadi) S. D.; अवगुण्ठनपटक्षेपं विधत्त� विधु� (avaguṇṭhanapaṭakṣepa� vidhatte vidhu�) ibid; कृतशीर्षावगुण्ठनः (ṛtśīṣāvṇṭ󲹲Բ�) Mu.6; उत्सृष्टसत्पुरुषोचितलज्ज�- वगुण्ठनानाम् (utsṛṣṭasatpuruṣocitalajjā- vaguṇṭhanānām) Ve.3; Mṛcchakaṭika 4.24; Śiśupālavadha 5.17.

3) A covering, पश्येष्टदारदारांस्ते भ्रष्टलज्जावगुण्ठनान� (paśyeṣṭadāradārāṃste bhraṣṭalajjāvaguṇṭhanān) Rām.6.111.62. mantle (in general).

4) A sweeping broom.

Derivable forms: ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठनम्).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन).—n.

(-Բ�) 1. A veil. 2. Sweeping. 3. Hiding, veiling. E. to enclose, with ava prefixed, and aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन).—[-ṇṭ + ana], n. A veil.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन).—[neuter] veiling, a veil. vant veiled.

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

1) ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन):—[=-ṇṭ󲹲Բ] [from -ṇṭ] n. hiding, veiling, [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Kādambarī]

2) [v.s. ...] (often ṛt屹ṇṭ󲹲Բ, ‘enveloped in�)

3) [v.s. ...] a veil, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] a peculiar intertwining of the fingers in certain religious ceremonies, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] sweeping, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन):—[-ṇṭ󲹲Բ] (Բ�) 1. n. A veil; veiling.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṇṭ󲹲Բ (अवगुण्ठन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃṭṇa, ṃṭṇa.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avagunthana in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avaguṃṭhana (अवगुंठ�) [Also spelled avagunthan]:�(nm) veiling, hiding; a veil; ~[ṻٲ] veiled, covered with a veil, screened.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avagunthana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avaguṃṭhana (ಅವಗುಂಠ�):—[noun] a part of upper garment of a woman used to cover her face from strangers (as is practice among Hindus and Muslims.

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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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