Anabhyasta, Anabhyastha: 3 definitions

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Anabhyasta 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

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

[«previous next»] — Anabhyasta in Arts glossary
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Anabhyasta (अनभ्यस्त) refers to “unpractised (Hawks)”, 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, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “An expert tamer of these birds should teach them how to fall upon a quarry, fastened by a string, and thus revive their old instincts. Those hawks, which have been taken from the nests, should be first tamed by being kept tied after their capture, and as they are unpractised (anabhyasta) in hunting, they should be taught in a variety of ways by an expert trainer of birds, by gradually increasing their skill and cleverness. [...]”.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anabhyasta in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

anabhyasta (अनभ्यस्त).—a (S) Unpractised or unexercised in; unversed, unconversant.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Anabhyasta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anabhyastha (ಅನಭ್ಯಸ್ಥ):—[adjective] not experienced; not acquainted with; ignorant of.

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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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