Antevasayin, Antevasāyin, Ante-vasayin: 4 definitions
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Antevasayin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAntevasāyin (अन्तेवसायिन्).—a Chāṇḍāla (antyaja) अशौचमनृतं स्तेयं नास्तिक्यं शुल्कविग्रहः । कामः क्रोधश्च तर्षश्च स्वभावोऽन्तेवसायिनाम् (aśaucamanṛtaṃ steyaṃ nāstikyaṃ śulkavigrahaḥ | kāmaḥ krodhaśca tarṣaśca svabhāvo'ntevasāyinām) Bhāgavata 11. 17.2;7.11.3.
Antevasāyin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ante and vasāyin (वसायिन्). See also (synonyms): antevasāyī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAntevasāyin (अन्तेवसायिन्):—[=ante-vasāyin] [from anta] m. a man living at the end of a town or village, a man belonging to the lowest caste, [Mahābhārata etc.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Ante.
Full-text: Antavasayin, Antevasin, Antyavasayin, Antevasayi, Avasayin.
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