The Sanskrit term Abhiṣvaṅga can be transliterated into English as Abhisvanga or Abhishvanga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग) refers to “intense attachment” (to persons and things), according to Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “[...] But there is nothing in the world which is permanent except the natural characteristics of knowledge and perception  of the self. This is contemplation on the transitory nature of things. He who contemplates thus is free from intense attachment (abhiṣvaṅga) to persons and things, and hence he does not feel stress when he loses them or separates from them as in the case of the garlands used and cast off”.

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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, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग).—[svañj-ghañ]

1) Contact; सर्वदोषानभिष्वङगादाम्नायसमतां गताः (sarvadoṣānabhiṣvaṅagādāmnāyasamatāṃ gatāḥ) Mv.1.38.

2) Intense attachment, love, affection; विद्यास्वभिष्वङ्गः (vidyāsvabhiṣvaṅgaḥ) Daśakumāracarita 155; अहो अभिष्वङ्गः (aho abhiṣvaṅgaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1; काम° (kāma°) ibid. असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु (asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 13.9.

Derivable forms: abhiṣvaṅgaḥ (अभिष्वङ्गः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग).—i. e. abhi -svañj + a, m. Attachment.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग).—[masculine] attachment, affection.

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

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग):—[=abhi-ṣvaṅga] [from abhi-ṣvañj] m. intense attachment or affection to ([locative case] [Mahābhārata] etc., rarely [instrumental case] [Kathāsaritsāgara]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ṅgaḥ) Strong attachment, love, devotion (‘the feeling happy or unhappy according to whether another is happy or unhappy, the wishing to live or to die, according to whether another lives or dies’); a stronger term therefore than sakti which merely implies the pleasurable feeling derived from the connexion with an object, e. g. Bhagavadg.: asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu…etajjñānamiti proktam… ‘not deriving pleasure from the connexion with any object, absence of love for son, wife, house &c…that is called wisdom’ (Śaṅkara: asaktiḥ . saktiḥ saṅganimitteṣu viṣayeṣu prītimātraṃ tadabhāvo’saktiḥ . anabhiṣvaṅgobhiṣvaṅgābhāvobhiṣvaṅgo nāma saktiviśeṣa evānyātmabhāvanālakṣaṇo yathānyasmiṃsukhini duḥkhini vāhameva sukhī duḥkhī ca . jīvati mṛte vāhameva jīvāmi mariṣyāmi ceti; Sadānanda: saktirmamedamityeva prītimātramudīritā . abhiṣvaṅgastu putrādau tādātmyādhyāsalakṣaṇaḥ anyasminputrabhāryādau sukhaduḥkhānvite sati . ahameva sukhī duḥkhītyādirūpo durāgrahaḥ . varjyau tau saktyabhiṣvaṅgau putradāragṛhādiṣu). Compare abhiṣaṅga. E. svañj with abhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.

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

Abhiṣvaṅga (अभिष्वङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhisaṃga, Abhissaṃga, Ahissaṃga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhishvanga in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhiṣvaṃga (ಅಭಿಷ್ವಂಗ):—

1) [noun] a close physical association; embracing; copulation.

2) [noun] excessive interest or indulgence.

context information

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)

Partial matches: Abhi, Svanga.

Ends with: Anabhishvanga, Kamabhishvanga, Nirabhishvanga.

Full-text: Anabhishvanga, Abhisanga, Abhissamga, Ahissamga.

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