In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Āhantavya (आहन्तव्य) refers to “that which should be struck” (as part of an offering ceremony), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] A jar should be placed and a square maṇḍalaka of cow dung made. Parched grain and mustard seeds should be scattered. Incense should be offered. Having placed a jar there, the mantra should be recited. Having enchanted a pomegranate branch seven times, the jar should be struck (āhantavya) with that branch softly. All thunderbolts go into the jar. All Nāgas are subdued. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ahantavya (अहन्तव्य).—mfn.

(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) Not to be killed. E. a neg. hantavya to be killed.

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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

Ahaṃtavya (ಅಹಂತವ್ಯ):—[adjective] not to be killed.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Hantavya, A.

Ends with: Prahantavya, Upahantavya, Vyahantavya.

Full-text: Vyahantavya.

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