Abhojya, Abhōjya: 14 definitions
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Abhojya 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Abhojya (अभोज्य) refers to “that which should not be consumed”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Adopting external sectarian emblems such as [carrying] one staff, three staffs and so on; [wearing] matted hair, ashes and the like; plucking out the hair and nakedness; wearing ochre robes; pretending to be mad, adopting the way of a non-vedic religion and [consuming] food and drink that should not be consumed (abhojya), [are all] seen in various religions. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Abhojya (अभोज्य) refers to “that which should not to be eaten”, according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “Having damaged his stock of ashes, the earthen vessel, clothes, needle-and-clew, and the water vessel and the skull-bowl, he should observe a Cāndrāyaṇa vow. (8) One should never talk to one who, [even] after having renounced, has indulged in [sensual] desires and their enjoyment; one should not touch his [belongings]. Whatever he has touched or has been in his possession, one should consider all that as not to be eaten (abhojya). Having eaten [such food], he should observe a Cāndrāyaṇa vow. (9–10)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
abhōjya (अभोज्य).—a S Not to be eaten; unfit for food, inesculent.
abhōjya (अभोज्य).—a Not to be eaten, inesculent.
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
Abhojya (अभोज्य).—a. Not to be eaten, prohibited as food, impure, unholy; °anna a. one whose food is prohibited from being eaten by others; य एतेऽन्ये त्वभोज्यान्नाः क्रमशः परिकीर्तिताः (ya ete'nye tvabhojyānnāḥ kramaśaḥ parikīrtitāḥ) Manusmṛti 4.221.
Abhojya (अभोज्य).—mfn.
(-jyaḥ-jyā-jyaṃ) Impure, prohibited as food, not to be eaten. E. a neg. bhojya to be eaten, &c.
Abhojya (अभोज्य).—not to be eaten; also = seq.
1) Abhojya (अभोज्य):—[=a-bhojya] [from a-bhoktṛ] mfn. uneatable, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] not to be eaten, prohibited as food, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] one whose food is not allowed to be eaten, [Manu-smṛti xi, 152.]
Abhojya (अभोज्य):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-jyaḥ-jyā-jyam) 1) Not to be con-sumed by eating or drinking, unfit for food, prohibited as food; e. g. Manu: abhojyamannaṃ nāttavyamātmanaḥ śuddhimicchatā; or Mahābh. Śāntip.: cikitsakasya yaccānnamabhojyaṃ rakṣiṇastathā . gaṇagrāmābhiśastānāṃ raṅgastrījīvināṃ tathā; (unfit for drinking e. g.) Vṛhat-Śātātapa: pītaśeṣaṃ tu yatkiṃcidbhojane mukhaniḥsṛtam . abhojyaṃ taddvijasyāhurbhuktvā cāndrāyaṇaṃ caret; sometimes contrasted with ‘what is unfit to be drunk’ and then used in the same sense as abhakṣya; e. g. Śāntip.: pretānnaṃ sūtikānnaṃ ca yacca kiṃcidanirdaśam . abhojyaṃ cāpyapeyaṃ ca dhenordugdhamanirdaśam; but in general (though not always) the use of abhakṣya is restricted to solid food while abhojya is said of eating and drinking; (comp. also the criticism of Kātyāy. on Pāṇ. Vii. 3. 69. where the latter renders bhojya with bhakṣya while he ought to have rendered it, according to Kātyāy., abhyavahārya q. v.; for bhojyaḥ sūpaḥ and bhojyā yavāgūḥ are, as Patanjali instances, as good expressions as others where bhojya is combined with articles of solid food; Patanjali, it is true, defends at the same time Pāṇini by observing that the derivatives of bhakṣ are sometimes used, too, in connexion with liquids or food in general, e. g. in abbhakṣa or vāyubhakṣa; but in general the distinction, pointed out in the Vārttika of Kātyāy. is correct; Patanj.: kiṃ punaḥ kāraṇaṃ na sidhyati . bhakṣirayaṃ kharaviśade vartate . tena drave na prāpnoti . nāvaśyaṃ bhakṣiḥ kharaviśade vartate . kiṃ tarhi . anyatrāpi vartate . tadyathā . abbhakṣo vāyubhakṣa iti). For prohibited articles of food and the penances on eating such food see the quotation s. v. abhakṣya.
2) One whose food must not be eaten; see the following; e. g. Manu: abhojyānāṃ tu bhuktvānnaṃ strīśūdrocchiṣṭameva ca . jagdhvā māṃsamabhakṣyaṃ ca saptarātraṃ yavānpibet (Kull.: aº = abhojyānnānām; Medhāt.: yeṣāmannaṃ na bhujyate tebhojyāḥ puruṣāḥ). E. a neg. and bhojya.
Abhojya (अभोज्य):—(3. a + bhojya) adj.
1) zu essen verboten: abhojyānna adj. dessen Speise man nicht geniessen darf [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 221.] —
2) = dem eben bespr. abhojyānna [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 152] : abhojyānāṃ tu bhuktvānnam .
Abhojya (अभोज्य):—Adj. —
1) zu essen verboten [107,20.] [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra 17,8.23,23.24,3.] —
2) dessen Speise man nicht geniessen darf.
Abhojya (अभोज्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abbhojja, Abhojja.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Abhōjya (ಅಭೋಜ್ಯ):—[adjective] that is not to be eaten; that is not edible; not fit to be eaten.
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Abhōjya (ಅಭೋಜ್ಯ):—[noun] any thing that is non-edible or unfit to be eaten.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Abhojya (अभोज्य):—adj. not to be eaten; unlawful as food; n. prohibited food;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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