Abhivash, Abhivaś, Abhi-vash: 2 definitions

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Abhivash 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 Abhivaś can be transliterated into English as Abhivas or Abhivash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Abhivaś (अभिवश्).—rule over, command; strive after, [Middle] long for ([accusative]). — Cf. uśa/nt, uśa/māna ([additions]), vāvaśāna/.

Abhivaś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and vaś (वश्).

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Abhivas (अभिवस्).—cover one’s self with ([accusative]). [Causative] clothe or cover with ([instrumental]).

Abhivas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and vas (वस्).

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

1) Abhivaś (अभिवश्):—[=abhi-√vaś] -vaṣṭi (perf. [Ātmanepada] -vāvaśe, p. 1. -vāvaśāna, [Ṛg-veda i, 164, 28]; for 2. -vāvaśāna See abhi-√vāś) [Parasmaipada] to rule or be master over ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda ii, 25, 3] : [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] to long for, desire, [Ṛg-veda]

2) Abhivas (अभिवस्):—[=abhi-vas] 1. abhi-√4. vas -vaste, to wrap one’s self up in ([accusative]), [Kauśika-sūtra] :

2) —[Causal] ([imperfect tense] -avāsayat) to clothe, cover, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā etc.]

3) [=abhi-vas] 2. abhi-√5. vas See abhy-uṣita.

4) Abhivāś (अभिवाश्):—[=abhi-√vāś] ([Aorist] 3. [plural] -avāvaśanta; perf. 3. [plural] -vavāśire, or -vāvaśre, [plural].2. -vāvaśāna [Ṛg-veda x, 123, 3]; cf. abhi-√vaś) to low. (as a cow) or roar towards, [Ṛg-veda; Nirukta, by Yāska]

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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.

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