Ahari, Āhārī, Āhari: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Ahari means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and MethodsĀhārī (आहारी) refers to “consuming”; as opposed to Anāhārī—“being in the state of not consuming” which refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the “Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)”, according to Jain texts like Ācārāṅga (5.6.123-140), Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (13.5.4.31) and Samayasāra (1.49).—The pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. [...] The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is in the state of not consuming (an-āhārī)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāhari : (aor. of āharati) brought; fetched; produced.
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 Dictionaryāhārī (आहारी).—a (S) That lives or feeds upon. In comp. as dugdhāhārī, phalāhārī, matsyāhārī.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāhārī (आहारी).—a That lives or feeds upon.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ahārin (अहारिन्):—[=a-hārin] [from a-hara] mfn. [gana] grāhy-ādi q.v.
2) Āhārin (आहारिन्):—[=ā-hārin] [from ā-hṛ] mfn. taking together, collecting.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ahārin (अहारिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ahirīmāṇa, Āhāri.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Aharī (अहरी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Adharī.
2) Āhāri (आहारि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āhārin.
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 corpusĀhari (ಆಹರಿ):—[noun] name of a musical mode in Karnāṭaka system.
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)
Starts with: Aghari, Aharibhuya, Aharika, Aharikaya, Aharima, Aharisa, Aharishvara, Aharisiya, Aharisu, Aharita, Aharitabba, Aharitva, Ahariya.
Ends with (+194): Abhyavahari, Advaitanandalahari, Aghahari, Ahladalahari, Ajjhupahari, Alhadalahari, Allada narahari, Alladalahari, Alpahari, Alpavyahari, Amamgalahari, Amritalahari, Amshahari, Anahari, Anandalahari, Angahari, Anjanahari, Apaharin, Atyahari, Avahari.
Full-text: Ahara, Aharisa, Adhari, Accahasi, Aha, Atita, Hri.
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