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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Avāpti (अवाप्ति) refers to the “attainment (of liberation)”, according to the Jayadrathayāmala, Ṣaṭka 1 verse 13.3–18::—Accordingly, “[...] Besides (bhūyas) the nirvāṇadīkṣā bestowing liberation is of many kinds: śivadharma-dīkṣā, lokadharma-dīkṣā and the initiation which kills quickly, causing the body to fall. [The initiation] which reveals everything through the attainment of Śiva through the performance of post-initiatory rites once the three bonds (i.e. the three impurities) have ceased due to the purification of the consciousness on one [of the six] paths, [that] initiation is known to be the śivadharmadīkṣā, which bestows the attainment of liberation (mokṣa-avāpti-karī) because it is contrary to the mundane practice. [...]”.

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Avāpti (अवाप्ति) refers to “gaining” (all supreme siddhis), according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 7.210-211, while describing the meditation on the kālahaṃsa]—“Either by reciting or meditating on the kālahaṃsa, O Goddess, [the practitioner] becomes Śiva [who] has the form of kāla and acts freely (or as Svacchanda) like kāla. Death has been destroyed, [the Yogin] has abandoned old age, is free from all danger [caused by] disease, [he] knows, learns, and day-dreams. [He] gains the all supreme Siddhis (sarvaiśvarya-guṇa-avāpti), [which] arise constantly as a result of conquering kāla”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

1) Avāpti (अवाप्ति) refers to the “(rapid) attainment (of the no-mind state)”, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “For the rapid attainment (avāpti—avāptaye śīghraṃ) of the no-mind state, I recommend meditation on [the middle of] the eyebrows. It is an easy method for attaining Samādhi [even] for the unintelligent”.

2) Avāpti (अवाप्ति) refers to the “attainment (of the highest reality)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Not by studying the doctrines of scriptural exegesis, logic, planets and mathematics, nor by the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Dharmaśāstras [and the like]; not even by lexicons nor metre, grammar, poetry nor rhetoric; the sage's attainment of the highest reality (tattva-avāpti) is gained only from the oral teachings of his own Guru. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avāpti (अवाप्ति).—f S Obtainment, attainment, acquisition. Ex. sukhāvāpti, duḥkhāvāpti, ānandāvāpti, mō- kṣāvāpti.

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

avāpti (अवाप्ति).—f Obtainment, attainment. avāpta p Obtained, attained.

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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

Avāpti (अवाप्ति).—f.

1) Obtaining, getting; तपःकिलेदं तदवाप्तिसाधनम् (tapaḥkiledaṃ tadavāptisādhanam) Kumārasambhava 5.64.

2) (Arith.) A quotient.

Derivable forms: avāptiḥ (अवाप्तिः).

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

Avāpti (अवाप्ति).—f.

(-ptiḥ) Obtaining, getting, receiving. E. ava, and āpa to attain, ktin aff.

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

Avāpti (अवाप्ति).—i. e. ava-āp + ti, f. Acquisition, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 204, 3.

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

Avāpti (अवाप्ति).—[feminine] acquirement, getting.

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

1) Avāpti (अवाप्ति):—[from avāp] f. obtaining, getting, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kumāra-sambhava v, 64, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] (in [arithmetic]) a quotient.

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

Avāpti (अवाप्ति):—[avā+pti] (ptiḥ) 2. f. Obtaining.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avapti 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

Avāpti (ಅವಾಪ್ತಿ):—[noun] the act, fact or process of getting.

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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: Apti, Ava.

Ends with: Adharatavapti, Anavapti, Bhutavapti, Dharmavapti, Garimavapti, Gunavapti, Ishtavapti, Mokshavapti, Paryavapti, Samavapti, Tattvavapti, Vedavapti.

Full-text: Anavapti, Attainment, Samavapti, Aishvaryaguna, Sarvaishvarya, Av.

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