Ajasra: 17 definitions
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Ajasra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Ajasra (अजस्र) refers to the “constant” (sleeping) (of old elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 5, “on marks of the stages of life”]: “22. He lays hold of things low down and feebly, walks with slack trunk and ears and tail swaying downward (listlessly); his fore- and hind-limbs are (alike) stiff, and he sleeps constantly (ajasra) when he has reached the twelfth stage”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Ajasra (अजस्र):—[ajasraṃ] Continuous
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Ajasra (अजस्र) refers to the “incessant” (rainfall), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The years of Jupiter (bṛhaspati) take their names from the several Nakṣatras in which he reappears after his conjunction with the Sun; and these names are identical with the names of the lunar months. [...] In the Āśvayuja year of Jupiter, the rainfall will be incessant [i.e., ajasra—abde ajasraṃ patati jalaṃ]; mankind will be happy and prosperous; all living creatures will grow strong and food supply will be abundant”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Ajasra (अजस्र) refers to “forever” (i.e., going around forever in the cycle of birth and death), according to the Śivayogadīpikā by Sadāśivayogīśvara: a text dealing with Śaivism and Haṭhayoga in two hundred and eighty-nine verses.—Accordingly, while discussing the difference between Rājayoga and Śaivayoga: “[...] Devotion is gnosis full of Śiva, and Śaiva gnosis is Śiva’s nature. Since Śaiva observance is worship of Śiva, Śiva's yoga is five-fold. He who is without the practice [of worshipping] Śiva is certainly a bound soul, and he goes round and round forever (ajasra) in this cycle of birth and death”.
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).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Ajasra (अजस्र) refers to the “never-ending nature (of suffering)”, according to the Kudṛṣṭinirghātana (“the destruction of wrong views”), one of the 26 texts revolving around the theme of amanasikāra (“non-conceptual realization”) ascribed to Maitrīpa (c. 986–1063)—an influential late Indian Buddhist master who helped bring Mahāsiddha-style Mahāmudrā teachings into a monastic Mahāyāna scholastic setting.—The Kudṛṣṭinirghātana uses the term ajasra to highlight the “endless recurrence” of pain and displeasure in samsaric existence, underscoring the urgency for spiritual practice and ethical engagement, even though all phenomena are ultimately empty of self-nature.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ajasra (अजस्र) refers to “perpetually” (i.e., ‘roaming about perpetually’), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Pitiable living beings roam about perpetually (ajasra) in the ocean of life which is a great whirlpool having four states of existence [and] inflamed by the hell-fire of suffering. Embodied souls, living in immovable and movable bodies, are born [and] die constrained by the chains of their own actions”.
Synonyms: Nirantara, Śaśvat, Saṃtata, Avirata, Satata.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Ajasra (अजस्र).—a. [na jas-ra P.III.2.167; jasirnañpūrva: kriyāsātatye vartate Sk.] Not ceasing, constant, perpetual; °दीक्षाप्रयतस्य (dīkṣāprayatasya) R.3.44.
-sram ind. Ever, constantly, perpetually; वृथैव संकल्पशतैरजस्रम् (vṛthaiva saṃkalpaśatairajasram) Ś.3.5. तच्च धूनोत्यजस्रम् (tacca dhūnotyajasram) Uttararāmacarita 4.26. अजस्रमास्फालित (ajasramāsphālita)... ()| Śiśupālavadha 1.9.
Ajasra (अजस्र).—n. Adverbial. (sraṃ) Eternally, continually. E. a neg. jasa to let loose, and ra aff.
Ajasra (अजस्र).—[a-jas + ra], adj., f. rā. Continual. acc. ram, adv. Continually, always, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 57.
Ajasra (अजस्र).—[adjective] unexhausted, incessant; [neuter] [adverb]
Ajasra (अजस्र):—[=a-jasra] mfn. (√jas), not to be obstructed, perpetual, [Ṛg-veda] etc.
Ajasra (अजस्र):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.
(-sraḥ-srā-sram) Continual, unin-terrupted. Ii. ind.
(-sram) Eternally, continually, always. E. a neg. and jasra.
Ajasra (अजस्र):—(3. a + jasra) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 167.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 158.] adj. f. ā ununterbrochen, beständig [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 61.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1471.] dharmaḥ [Ṛgveda 3, 26, 7.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 36, 1.] jyotiḥ [Ṛgveda 10, 139, 1. 185, 3.] bhā.uḥ [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 11, 28.] a.niḥ [Ṛgveda 8, 49, 4. 7, 1, 3.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 8.] mānam [Ṛgveda 1, 100, 14.] ajasradīkṣāprayata [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 44. 65.] — Acc. ajasram adv. gaṇa svarādi; ununterbrochen, beständig, immer [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 57. 4, 129] (mit der Negation: niemals). [?149. 10, 33. 12, 32. Bhagavadgītā 16, 19. Pañcatantra II, 8. 199, 9. 10. Śākuntala 54, v. l.] — Instr. ajasreṇa dass.: ajasreṇa.davidyutat (Agni) [Ṛgveda 6, 16, 45.]
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Ajasra (अजस्र):—, adv. füge noch die Bed. oft nacheinander, wiederholentlich hinzu.
Ajasra (अजस्र):—Adj. (f. ā) nicht ermattend , ewig frisch [20,13.] ajasram ([44,21.] Am Anfange eines Comp. ajasra [98,14.99,24]) und ajasreṇa Adv. ununterbrochen , beständig , wiederholentlich (mit einer Negation niemals).
Ajasra (अजस्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ajassa.
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
Ajasra (अजस्र):—(a) uninterrupted; continuous; —[pravāha] uninterrupted flow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ajasra (ಅಜಸ್ರ):—[adverb] = ಅಜಸ್ರಂ [ajasram].
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 (+0): Jasra, A.
Starts with (+0): Ajasram, Ajasrasamvid.
Full-text (+0): Ajasram, Jasra, Ajasrika, Ajasrena, Ajassa, Ajasrasamvid, Satata, Tritiya, Shashvat, Adrogha, Patat, Santata, Nrimanas, Avirata, Nirantara, Karma.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.24.31 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Verse 8.13.68 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.11 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.2.172 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.3.96-97 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 8.12 < [Chapter 8 - Dashas and Antar Dashas]
Brahma Samhita (Jiva Goswami commentary) (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)