Anavadya, Anavadyā: 9 definitions
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Introduction:
Anavadya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Anvady.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAnavadyā (अनवद्या).—Wife of Kaśyapa, this Apsarā woman participated in the birthday celebrations of Arjuna. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 122, Verse 62).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAnavadyā (अनवद्या).—An Apsaras.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 48.
Anavadyā (अनवद्या) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.44, I.65). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Anavadyā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnavadya (अनवद्य).—n. [na avadyaḥ nindyaḥ] Faultless, blameless, unobjectionable, irreproachable; किमु धनैर्विद्यानवद्या यदि (kimu dhanairvidyānavadyā yadi) Bh. 2.17; उदवहदनवद्यां तामवद्यादपेतः (udavahadanavadyāṃ tāmavadyādapetaḥ) R.7.7.
-dyā Name of a damsel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnavadya (अनवद्य).—name of a Bodhisattva: Gaṇḍavyūha 442.24.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवद्य).—mfn.
(-dyaḥ-dyā-dyaṃ) 1. Blameless, irreproachable. 2. Unobjectionable, allowable. E. an neg. avadya censurable.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवद्य).—adj., f. yā, blameless, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 18.
Anavadya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and avadya (अवद्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnavadya (अनवद्य).—[adjective] faultless; [abstract] anavadyatā [feminine], anavadyatva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anavadya (अनवद्य):—[=an-avadya] mf(ā)n. irreproachable, faultless
2) [v.s. ...] unobjectionable
3) Anavadyā (अनवद्या):—[=an-avadyā] [from an-avadya] f. Name of an Apsaras.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anavadyabhiru, Anavadyanga, Anavadyaraga, Anavadyarupa, Anavadyata, Anavadyatva.
Ends with: Ghanavadya, Manavadya, Ranavadya.
Full-text: Anavadyarupa, Anavadyanga, Anavadyatva, Anavadyata, Anvady, Vepas, Anavadyaraga, Avrijina, Kalpika, Avadya, Apsaras.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 20 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 32 - The Creation of the Vedas < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
The Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)