Abhishana, Abhīṣaṇa: 2 definitions
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Abhishana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Abhīṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Abhisana or Abhishana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAbhīṣaṇa (अभीषण).—(a-bhīṣaṇa), adj. (neg. of Sanskrit bhīṣaṇa), not terrifying, with gen.: Mahāvastu ii.295.13 (prose) °ṇa sattvānāṃ, who does not terrify creatures (said of Bodhisattva); so mss. (one corruptly om. a-); Senart em.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀbhīṣaṇa (आभीषण):—[=ā-bhīṣaṇa] n. a weapon, [Kātyāyana]
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.
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Ends with: Bhimabhishana, Nayanabhishana, Roshabhishana, Vajrabhishana.
Full-text: Abhima.
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