In Hinduism

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार) refers to “eating” (wholesome meat) (of wild animals), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] By the eating (abhyavahāra) of the wholesome meat of wild boars and buffaloes bagged in hunting, sexual desire and capacity are increased, which leads to the enjoyment of women by the increase of strength. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार) refers to “swallowing (food)”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 35.—Accordingly, [while discussing the ten notions (daśasaṃjñā)]: “[...] Others say that the ten and the nine notions are equally detachment and, together, nirvāṇa. Why? [...] 5. When food is in the mouth, the cervical saliva runs down and, together with the mucus, becomes flavor, but swallowing (abhyavahāra) is no different from vomiting, and penetrates the stomach: hence āhāre pratikūlasaṃjñā, the notion of the repugnant nature of food, [the fourth of the ten notions]. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार).—a. Fit to eat; शुचीन्यभ्यवहाराणि मूलानि च फलानि च (śucīnyabhyavahārāṇi mūlāni ca phalāni ca) Rām.4.5.35.

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Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार).—

1) Eating, taking food, eating, drinking &c. Śukra.3.3.

2) Food; जम्भशब्दोऽभ्यवहारार्थवाची (jambhaśabdo'bhyavahārārthavācī) Kāśi.; °संवादापेक्षी (saṃvādāpekṣī) M.4; V.2; Ratnāvalī 2.

-maṇḍapaḥ A dining hall.

Derivable forms: abhyavahāraḥ (अभ्यवहारः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार).—m.

(-raḥ) Eating. E. abhi and ava before hṛ to convey, ghañ aff.

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

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार).—i. e. abhi -ava-hṛ + a, m. Eating, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 59.

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

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार).—[masculine] taking food, eating or drinking.

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

1) Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार):—[=abhy-avahāra] [from abhyava-hṛ] m. taking food, [Manu-smṛti vi, 59, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] food, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-raḥ) 1) Taking food, eating or drinking; comp. the preceding; (Hemach. = aśana; Bhūripr., Rājanigh. = bhojana) e. g. Manu: alpānnābhyavahāreṇa rahaḥsthānāsanena ca . hriyamāṇāni viṣayairindriyāṇi nivartayet; or Patanj. (in his introd. to Pāṇ.): vede khalvapi payovrato brāhmaṇaḥ . yavāgūvrato rājanyaḥ . āmikṣāvrato vaiśya ityucyate . vrataṃ ca nāmābhyavahārārthamupādīyate. The Kāśikā explains the meaning of bhuj and the words nigaraṇa and pratyavasāna with abhyavahāra.

2) Food; e. g. Rāmāy.: sohamabhyavahārārthī tau dṛṣṭvā kṛtaniścayaḥ &c.; or Kāśikā (on Pāṇ. V. 4. 125.): jambhaśabdo bhyavahāravācī dantaviśeṣavācī vā . śobhano jambho’sya sujambho devadattaḥ . śobhanābhyavahāraḥ śobhanadanto vā; comp. Siddhk.: jambho bhakṣye dante ca). E. hṛ with ava and abhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.

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

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार):—[abhya+vahāra] (raḥ) 1. m. Feeding; eating. Also abhyavaharaṇaṃ.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Abhyavahāra (अभ्यवहार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Abbhavahāra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Abhyavahara 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhyavahāra (ಅಭ್ಯವಹಾರ):—

1) [noun] eating of food and drinking.

2) [noun] any substance taken into the stomach through the mouth by an animal to keep it alive and enable it to grow; food; a meal.

3) [noun] that which is fit to be eaten; any eatable.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Avahara, Abhi.

Starts with: Abhyavahara-mandapa, Abhyavaharana, Abhyavaharanashakti.

Full-text: Abhyavaharana, Abhyavaharya, Appiyavakaram, Abhyavahara-mandapa, Atyavahara, Abbhavahara, Ajjhohara, Sampatti, Udrikta, Kamodreka, Udreka.

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