Alternative spellings of this word include Anavachchhinna.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न) refers to “undivided”, consisting of four stages, according to Abhinava’s Tantrāloka verse 10.278.—Accordingly, while defining turyātīta: “That [state] whose beautiful nature is full and undivided (anavacchinna), overflowing with joy, is called Beyond the Fourth; that alone is the supreme state”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न) refers to “uninterrupted (meditation)” [?], according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Thus, when the meditator continually thinks about what is free of mundane existence (i.e. the Jina) by means of uninterrupted meditation (anavacchinna-bhāvanā), that is called [meditation] with support [of the Jina]”.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न).—a.

1) Not bounded or marked off, not separated or cut.

2) Unlimited, immoderate, excessive.

3) Undefined; दिक्कालादि° (dikkālādi°) Bhartṛhari 2.1;3.1; undiscriminated, unmodified.

4) Uninterrupted, continuous.

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

Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न).—[adjective] undiscerned, undefined, indistinct; [abstract] tva [neuter]

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

1) Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न):—[=an-avacchinna] mfn. not intersected, uninterrupted

2) [v.s. ...] not marked off, unbounded, immoderate

3) [v.s. ...] undiscriminated.

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

Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.

(-nnaḥ-nnā-nnam) 1) Not cut, not separated, uninterrupted.

2) Unbounded.

3) Immoderate, excessive.

4) (In Nyāya phil.) Undiscriminated. E. a neg. and avacchinna.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anavacchinna 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Anavacchinna (अनवच्छिन्न):—(a) unbroken, continuous; hence~[tā] (nf)

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anavacchinna (ಅನವಚ್ಛಿನ್ನ):—

1) [adjective] not broken; unbroken; whole; intact; continuous; uninterrupted.

2) [adjective] not divided or not divisible.

3) [adjective] that cannot be understood, comprehended; not definable.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Avacchinna, An.

Starts with: Anavacchinnahasa.

Full-text: Anavacchinnahasa, Avacchinna, Chid.

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