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Avasathya, Āٳⲹ: 9 definitions

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Avasathya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Avasathya in Purana glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Āٳⲹ (आवसथ्य).—A son of Śamsya Agni.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 29. 12.

1b) The lower lip of the personified Veda.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 104. 84.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Avasathya (अवसथ्य).—[avasatha-svārthe yat] A college, school.

Derivable forms: ٳⲹ� (अवसथ्य�).

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Āٳⲹ (आवसथ्य).�a. [屹ٳ-ٰⲹ] Being in a house.

-ٳⲹ� The sacred fire kept in the house, one of the five fires used in sacrifices; see पञ्चाग्न� (貹ñ岵Ծ); Bhāgavata 3.13.37.

-ٳⲹ�, -thyam A dwelling for pupils and ascetics.

-thyam 1 Placing a sacred fire within a house.

2) A house.

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

Avasathya (अवसथ्य).—m.

(-ٳⲹ�) A college, a school. E. See the preceding.

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Āٳⲹ (आवसथ्य).—n.

(-ٳⲹ�) A house. E. avasatha and ⲹñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āٳⲹ (आवसथ्य).—i. e. 屹atha + ya, m. The holy fire, Mahābhārata 3, 14181.

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

1) Avasathya (अवसथ्य):—[from avasatha] mfn. (for q.v.) belonging to a house, domestic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a college, school, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Āٳⲹ (आवसथ्य):—[from -] (and 屹athīya) mfn. ([Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa iii, 7, 4, 6]) being in a house

4) [v.s. ...] m. ([scilicet] agni) a domestic fire, [Mahābhārata; Vaitāna-sūtra]

5) [v.s. ...] mn. a night’s lodging, dwelling for pupils and ascetics, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] n. establishing or keeping a domestic fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Avasathya (अवसथ्य):—[ava-sathya] (ٳⲹ�) 1. m. A college.

2) Āٳⲹ (आवसथ्य):—[-athya] (ٳⲹ�) 1. n. A house.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Āٳⲹ (ಆವಸಥ್ಯ):—[noun] a sacred fire maintained in the house for giving oblation to the gods.

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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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