Avasada, 岹: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms岹 (अवसा�):�1. Depression 2. Sinking, fainting, Exhaustion, fatigue 3. Lacking courage and spirit

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavasāda (अवसा�).—m S Languor, lassitude, animal faintness.
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岹 (अवसा�).�
1) Sinking, fainting, sitting down Kirātārjunīya 18. 47; अनवसाद� (Բ岹�) safety, protection; failure, as of the voice.
2) Ruin, loss, destruction, decline; धैर्यावसादेन कृतप्रसादा वन्यद्विपेने� निदाघसिन्धुः (dhairyāvasādena kṛtaprasādā vanyadvipeneva nidāghasindhu�) Kirātārjunīya 3.38; पर्यायजयावसादा (貹ⲹᲹ屹) Kirātārjunīya 17.18; विपदेत� तावदवसादकरी (vipadeti tāvadavasādakarī) Kirātārjunīya 18.23,6.41; Mv.2.
3) End, termination.
4) Want of energy, exhaustion, languor, fatigue, pain; बन्धनाच्चावसादान्म� श्रेयः प्रायोपवेशनम� (bandhanāccāvasādānme śreya� prāyopaveśanam) 峾.4.55.11. किमिवावसादकरमात्मवताम् (쾱屹岹첹ٳ峾) Kirātārjunīya 6.19.
5) (In law) Badness of a cause, defeat, losing (a cause); अल� स्वपक्षावसादशङ्कया (ala� svapakṣāvasādaśaṅkayā) M.1.
Derivable forms: 岹� (अवसादः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary岹 (अवसा�).�m. (to avasādayati), abuse: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2636 = Tibetan smad pa, or spyo ba.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary岹 (अवसा�).—m.
(-岹�) 1. Lassitude, want of energy or spirit, especially as proceeding from doubtful or unsuccessful love. 2. Exhaustion, fatigue. 3. In law, badness of a cause. 4. End, termination. E. ava, ṣada to go, to sink, ñ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary岹 (अवसा�).—i. e. ava-sad-a, m. 1. Sitting down. 2. Exhaustion, 3. Lassitude, want of energy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary岹 (अवसा�).—[masculine] sinking, decline, weakness, defeat.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 岹 (अवसा�):—[=-岹] [from ava-sad] a m. sinking (as of a chair), [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] the growing faint (as of a sound), [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] failing exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] defeat, [Mālavikāgnimitra]
5) [v.s. ...] want of energy or spirit (especially as proceeding from doubtful or unsuccessful love), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] (in law) badness of a cause, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] end, termination, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. nir-av.)
8) [=-岹] b etc. See -√s.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary岹 (अवसा�):—[-岹] (岹�) 1. m. Lassitude, exhaustion; bad cause; end.
[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 dictionary岹 (अवसा�) [Also spelled avasad]:�(nm) lassitude, langour; dejection; hence ~[janaka] (a).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus岹 (ಅವಸಾ�):�
1) [noun] the act, process or instance of lowering; depression.
2) [noun] an instance of falling down; sinking.
3) [noun] weariness from physical or mental work; fatigue.
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: Avasa, Avasadaka, Avasadanavineya, Avasadanika, Avasadayaka, Avasadayati.
Full-text: Niravasada, Avasanna, Anavasada, Adhiosanna, Ussadeti, Avasidana, Ussadayamana, Avasidati, Avasad, Hrillasa.
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Concept of post-stroke depression in ayurveda < [2017: Volume 6, November issue 14]
Effectiveness of ashwagandha tailadhara for depression in the elderly < [2017: Volume 6, April issue 4]
An ayurvedic management of manoavasada (depression) � a review article < [2021: Volume 10, February issue 2]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF (Withenia Somnifera) ASHWAGANDHA KSHIRPAKA and SHIRODHARA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION (AVSADA) < [2014, Issue IV Jul-Aug]
Understanding the preventive and therapeutic role of murdhni taila in jara janya vyadhi w.s.r. to cerebral atrophy- a conceptual study < [2018, Issue XI, November]
Case study on vishada and its management < [2023, Issue 07, July]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.1.164 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Post-stroke depression and its management by Basti therapy: An overview < [Volume 11, issue 3 (2023)]
A critical review on etio-pathogenesis (naidanika samprapti) of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (yakrit roga) < [Volume 8, issue 6 (2020)]
The Tridosha concept: A comprehensive study from the perspective of modern science < [Volume 12, issue 3 (2024)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Ayurveda management of Major Depressive Disorder: A case study < [Volume 12 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2021]
Combined Effect of Virechana and Jalaukavacharana in Vicharchika < [Volume 8, Issue 3: May - June 2021]
Key Ayurvedic herbs for managing children's mental illness. < [Volume 4, Issue 6: November-December 2017]
Prasava (labour) in ayurveda- a less known concept < [Volume 7, Issue 4: July - August 2020]