Antarabhavadeha, Antarābhavadeha, Antara-bhavadeha: 3 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Antarabhavadeha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Antarābhavadeha (अन्तराभवदेह).—the soul or embodied soul existing between the two stages of death and birth (yo maraṇajana- nayorantarāle sthitaḥ prāṇī so'ntarābhavasattvaḥ).

Derivable forms: antarābhavadehaḥ (अन्तराभवदेहः).

Antarābhavadeha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms antarā and bhavadeha (भवदेह). See also (synonyms): antarābhavasattva.

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

Antarābhavadeha (अन्तराभवदेह):—[=antarā-bhava-deha] [from antarā > antara] m. the soul in its middle existence between death and regeneration.

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

Antarābhavadeha (अन्तराभवदेह):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-haḥ) A body (i. e. the soul) after death and previous to its being born again, corresponding, in some respect, to the western notion of ghosts; e. g. antarābhavadeho hi neṣyate vindhyavāsinā; also antarābhavasattva and comp. yātanāśarīra. E. antarā-bhava and deha. The word may be considered also as a [bahuvrihi compound]

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