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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Viṣṇu-purāṇa

Avamāna (अवमान) refers to “disdain” and represents a type of Ādhyātmika pain of the mental (mānasa) type, according to the Viṣṇu-purāṇa 6.5.1-6. Accordingly, “the wise man having investigated the three kinds of worldly pain, or mental and bodily affliction and the like, and having acquired true wisdom, and detachment from human objects, obtains final dissolution.”

Ādhyātmika and its subdivisions (e.g., avamāna) represents one of the three types of worldly pain (the other two being ādhibhautika and ādhidaivika) and correspond to three kinds of affliction described in the Sāṃkhyakārikā.

The Viṣṇupurāṇa is one of the eighteen Mahāpurāṇas which, according to tradition was composed of over 23,000 metrical verses dating from at least the 1st-millennium BCE. There are six chapters (aṃśas) containing typical puranic literature but the contents primarily revolve around Viṣṇu and his avatars.

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The Purana (पुराण, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

avamāna : (m.) contempt; disregard; disrespect.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Avamāna, & omāna (fr. ava + man, think) disregard, disrespect, contempt J. II, 386; III, 423; V, 384. Cp. next. (Page 83)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avamāna (अवमान).—m (S) Disregard, disrespect, slight.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

avamāna (अवमान).—m Disrespect, disregard, slight.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avamāna (अवमान).—Disrespect, contempt, disregard; अमृतस्येव चाकाङ्क्षेदवमानस्य सर्वदा (amṛtasyeva cākāṅkṣedavamānasya sarvadā) Manusmṛti 2.162; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 14.25. (v. l.) अपमान (apamāna) °tā, -tvam dishonourableness, contempt.

Derivable forms: avamānaḥ (अवमानः).

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

Avamāna (अवमान).—n.

(-naṃ) Disrespect, contempt. E. ava before māna respect.

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

Avamāna (अवमान).—m., and avamā- nana avamānana, n., i. e. ava-man + a or ana, Disrespect, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 162.

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

Avamāna (अवमान).—[masculine] mānana [neuter], mānanā [feminine] disrespect, contempt.

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

1) Avamāna (अवमान):—[=ava-māna] [from ava-man] a m. (ifc. f(ā). , [Kathāsaritsāgara]) disrespect contempt, [Manu-smṛti ii, 162, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] dishonour, ignominy, [Mahābhārata iii, 226, etc.]

3) [=ava-māna] b etc. See ava-√man.

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

Avamāna (अवमान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avamāṇa, Omāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avamana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avamāna (अवमान) [Also spelled avaman]:—[[~nā]] (nm), ~ana (nf) humiliation; disrespect; indignity; contempt; hence [avamānita] (a).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Avamāṇa (अवमाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Apamāna.

2) Avamāṇa (अवमाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avamāna.

3) Avamāṇa (अवमाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avamāna.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avamāna (ಅವಮಾನ):—[noun] lack of due regard or respect; disrespect; disregard; slight; dishonour.

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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: Ava, Mana.

Starts with: Avamanalabdheshu, Avamanam, Avamanamadu, Avamanana, Avamananem, Avamananiya, Avamanapadisu, Avamanata.

Ends with (+8): Abhishyandavamana, Apavamana, Bahishpavamana, Bhavamana, Cavamana, Davamana, Dhavamana, Dravamana, Havamana, Janavamana, Javamana, Kubjavamana, Niravamana, Paribhavamana, Paridhavamana, Parishadpavamana, Pavamana, Plavamana, Raktavamana, Ravamana.

Full-text: Apamana, Avaman, Avamanata, Omana, Avamanana, Apamanam, Avamanam, Avamati, Avamananem, Avamanin, Kalankita, Shaucacara, Sahati, Vinipata, Manam.

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