Avaranashakti, Āṇaśپ, Avarana-shakti: 6 definitions
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Avaranashakti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Āṇaśپ can be transliterated into English as Avaranasakti or Avaranashakti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary屹ṇaśپ (आवरणशक्त�).—f Misused for 屹첹śپ.
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屹ṇaśپ (आवरणशक्त�).—f S The power of illusion (i. e. of or the illusive veil overspreading all things).
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 dictionaryĀṇaśپ (आवरणशक्त�).—mental ignorance (which veils the real nature of things).
Derivable forms: 屹ṇaśپ� (आवरणशक्तिः).
Āṇaśپ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 屹ṇa and śپ (शक्त�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṇaśپ (आवरणशक्त�).—f.
(-پ�) The power of illusion, that which veils the real nature of things. E. 屹ṇa and śپ power.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṇaśپ (आवरणशक्त�):—[=ā-varaṇa-śپ] [from ā-varaṇa > ā-v�] f. the power of illusion (that which veils the real nature of things), [Vedāntasāra]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṇaśپ (आवरणशक्त�):—[ā-varaṇa-śپ] (پ�) 2. f. Power of illusion or making invisible.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀṇaśپ (ಆವರಣಶಕ್ತ�):—[noun] the capacity of enclosing or hiding within.
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: Shakti, Avarana.
Full-text: Avarana.
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