Avyanga, Avyaṅga: 11 definitions
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Avyanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the ManubhāṣyaAvyaṇga (अव्यण्ग).—One whose body is free from defects is called ‘avyaṅgāṅgī’; the term ‘avyaṇga’ standing for freedom from defects; just like such other words as ‘pravīṇa’, ‘udāra’ and the rest.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavyaṅga (अव्यंग).—a (S) Defective in no limb, member, or organ; complete or entire. 2 fig. Faultless.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishavyaṅga (अव्यंग).—a Defective in no limb, complete, entire. Faultless.
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 dictionaryAvyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग).—a.
1) Not mutilated or defective, well-made, sound, perfect; अव्यङ्गाङ्गीं सौम्यनाम्नीम् (avyaṅgāṅgīṃ saumyanāmnīm) Manusmṛti 3.1.
2) Plain, not figurative (as a meaning).
-gā 1 = अव्यण्डा (avyaṇḍā) q. v.
2) legume or pod of the awn of barley.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग).—mfn.
(-ṅgaḥ-ṅgā-ṅgaṃ) 1. Plain, not figurative. 2. Perfect, not mutilated. f.
(-ṅgā) Cowach, (Carpopogon pruriens, Rox.) E. a neg. vi priv. and aṅga the body, or vyaṅga figure of speech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग).—adj. having no defect, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 10; sound, [Pañcatantra] 184, 23.
Avyaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vyaṅga (व्यङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग):—[=a-vyaṅga] 1. a-vyaṅga mf(ā[Agni-purāṇa])n. not mutilated, perfect, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc.
2) Avyaṅgā (अव्यङ्गा):—[=a-vyaṅgā] [from a-vyaṅga] f. (for adhyaṇḍā, q.v.) the plant Carpopogon Pruriens Roxb., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Avyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग):—2. avyaṅga mn. the girdle of the Maga priests, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa i]{;} (viyaṅga or viyāṅga), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
4) cf. [Zend] aiwyāoṃhana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग):—[a-vyaṅga] (ṅgaḥ-ṅgā-ṅgaṃ) a. Plain, perfect.
2) Avyaṅgā (अव्यङ्गा):—[avya-ṅgā] (ṅgā) f. Cowach.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avyaṅga (अव्यङ्ग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avvaṃga.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nga, Avya, A, Vyanga, Na.
Starts with: Avyanganga, Avyangata.
Ends with: Gunibhutavyanga, Kavyanga.
Full-text: Avvamga, Avyanganga, Viyanga, Adhyanda, Avyangata, Pathitanga, Yajnopavita, Upanayana.
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