The Sanskrit terms Abhāṣin and Abhāṣī can be transliterated into English as Abhasin or Abhashin or Abhasi or Abhashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Abhāṣin (अभाषिन्) refers to “one who does not talk much”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu instructed his self-created Puruṣa to delude the Asuras in the Three Cities: “[...] Then the ascetic of shaven head acting in accordance with Viṣṇu’s behest created four disciples of the like form as himself and taught them the deceptive cult. [...] The four disciples with shaven heads followed the heretic cult. They had the wicker vessel in their hands. They covered their mouths with a piece of cloth. They habitually wore dirty clothes. They did not talk much (abhāṣin). Delightedly they used to speak ‘Dharma is the great gain, the true essence’ and some similar words. [...]”.

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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 Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and Methods

Abhāṣī (अभाषी) refers to “being devoid of speech” and represents 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 practice which leads to this realisation is meditation on the fact that attachment, aversion, passions and the influx of karmas, are ‘not mine’, that I am separate from them and consist of infinite knowledge, perception, conduct, spiritual energy, that I am the pure, enlightened, and everlasting soul. The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is devoid of speech (abhāṣī)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ābhāsi : (aor. of ābhāti) shone; radiated.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Ābhāsin (आभासिन्):—[from ā-bhās] mfn. ifc. shining like, having the appearance of [Harivaṃśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhasin 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

Ābhāsī (आभासी):—(a) pseudo; unreal, apparent; visual.

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Partial matches: Bhasin, Bhashi, A.

Ends with (+6): Alpabhashin, Apabhasin, Apriyabhashin, Avabhasin, Avyaktabhashin, Bashpaviklababhashin, Gadgadabhashin, Kalabhashin, Madhurabhashin, Mitabhashin, Mitarthabhashin, Mrishabhashin, Nishthurabhashin, Paripurnabhashin, Prabhashin, Prakritabhashin, Pratikulabhashin, Priyabhashin, Purvabhashin, Purvvabhashin.

Full-text: Bhashi, Abha.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.49.4 < [Sukta 49]

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