The Sanskrit term Avaśiṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Avasista or Avashishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Avashisht.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट) refers to the “remaining (roasted rice corns)”, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Avaśiṣṭa-lājāhoma rite is mentioned under the header called Other vivāha rites.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट) refers to “those having escaped (a slaughter)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.3 (“The virtues of the three cities—Tripura).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to the Bhūtas: “On hearing the words of the lord, the hosts of Bhūtas bowed to the lord of the gods and went to the three cities of the Asuras. Immediately after their entry into the cities they were reduced to ashes like moths in the fire. Those who escaped (avaśiṣṭa) fled out of the cities and came grief-stricken to Viṣṇu. [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट) refers to the “remainder (of water)” (after a period of drought), 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, [after the Bhagavān reached the vicinity of the residence of Vaiśravaṇa], “Then at the time of drought [at] the lotus lake, all forest flowers, fruits, leaves and foliage were dry, the flowers withered. The fish, Makaras, Timiṅgilas, alligators, bees and various other water-born beings were deprived of water, and when only little water remained (avaśiṣṭa) they fled in the ten directions, dashed, ran with pained hearts because their lives were obstructed and ruined”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट) and Pūrṇa are the two Indras of the Dvīpakumāras who came to the peak of Meru for partaking in the birth-ceremonies of Ṛṣabha, according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट).—p S Remaining, left over, left.

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

avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट).—p Remaining, left over. avaśēṣa m Remnant, remainder, residue.

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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

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट).—p. p.

1) Left, remaining; स्तम्बेन नीवार इवावशिष्टः (stambena nīvāra ivāvaśiṣṭaḥ) R.5.15; किमवशिष्टमह्नः (kimavaśiṣṭamahnaḥ) Ratnāvalī 3; निद्रागमसीम्नः कियद- वशिष्टम् (nidrāgamasīmnaḥ kiyada- vaśiṣṭam) Mv.6; कियदवशिष्टं रजन्याः (kiyadavaśiṣṭaṃ rajanyāḥ) Ś.4 how much of the night yet remains (has yet to run).

2) Remaining over and above, surplus.

-ṣṭam, -ṣṭakam Rest, remainder, remnant; सुराकामद्यूतकृतं द्रण्डशुल्कावशिष्टकम् (surākāmadyūtakṛtaṃ draṇḍaśulkāvaśiṣṭakam) Y.2.47.

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

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट).—mfn.

(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) Left, rest, remainder. E. ava, and śiṣṭa left.

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

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट).—[adjective] left, remaining from ([genetive] or —°), having only ([instrumental] or —°) left.

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

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट):—[=ava-śiṣṭa] [from ava-śiṣ] mfn. left, remaining.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avashishta 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

Avaśiṣṭa (अवशिष्ट) [Also spelled avashisht]:—(a) left; remaining; residuary; residual; (nm) residue, remnant.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avaśiṣṭa (ಅವಶಿಷ್ಟ):—[adjective] that is remaining; that is left when a part is taken away; remaining; remnant; residual.

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Avaśiṣṭa (ಅವಶಿಷ್ಟ):—[noun] that which remains as residue; what is left at the end of a process; remainder; residual.

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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: Shishta, Ava.

Starts with: Avashishtaka, Avashishtalajahoma, Avashishtalinga.

Ends with: Alpavashishta, Hatavashishta, Kathamatravashishta.

Full-text: Urvarita, Avacishtam, Avasesa, Avashisht, Pravishish, Vibhajaniya, Coshya, Akhila, Avasittha, Enikrita, Purna, Shish, Bhavanapati, Anga.

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