Annavastra, Anna-vastra: 7 definitions
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Annavastra 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryannavastra (अन्नवस्त्र).—n (S) Food and clothing. A comprehensive term for the necessaries of life.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishannavastra (अन्नवस्त्र).—n Food and clothing; the neces- saries of life.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnnavastra (अन्नवस्त्र).—food and clothing, food and raiment, the bare necessaries of life.
Derivable forms: annavastram (अन्नवस्त्रम्).
Annavastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anna and vastra (वस्त्र). See also (synonyms): annācchādana.
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Annavastra (अन्नवस्त्र).—= °आच्छादनम् (ācchādanam) q. v.
Derivable forms: annavastram (अन्नवस्त्रम्).
Annavastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anna and vastra (वस्त्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnavastra (अन्नवस्त्र):—[=anna-vastra] [from anna] n. food and clothing, the necessaries of life.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnnavastra (अन्नवस्त्र):—Dwandwa n.
(-stram) Food and clothing, the ne-cessaries of life. Comp. annācchādana. E. anna and vastra.
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 corpusAnnavastra (ಅನ್ನವಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] (pl.) food and clothes; the basic essentials for one’s livelihood.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAnnavastra (अन्नवस्त्र):—n. food and clothing;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vastra, Anna.
Full-text: Annacchadana, Pradana, Annavastiram.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.14.12 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.1.30-31 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]