Anuvaka, Anuvāka: 12 definitions
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Anuvaka means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriAnuvāka (अनुवाक) refers to a “chapter of the Vedas”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 387, l. 5]—‘Anuvāka’ means a chapter of the Vedas In the super- corn it is explained as a Vaidika sentence, and even one sentence of that type is given as an illustration
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanuvāka (अनुवाक).—m A subdivision of the Vedas, section.
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 dictionaryAnuvāka (अनुवाक).—[anūcyate iti, vac ghañ kutvam P.II.4.29 Vārt.]
1) Repeating, reciting reading. अनुवाकहताबुद्धिः (anuvākahatābuddhiḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.132.6.
2) A subdivision of the Vedas, section, chapter; जेतुं जैत्रानथ खलु जपन्सूक्तसामानुवाकान् (jetuṃ jaitrānatha khalu japansūktasāmānuvākān) Mv.3.23.
3) Chapter or section referring to a compilation from the Ṛgveda or Yajurveda (ṛgyajuḥsamūha).
4) A statement in the ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)s illustrating the mantrās; यं वाकेष्वनुवाकेषु निषत्सूपनिषत्सु च (yaṃ vākeṣvanuvākeṣu niṣatsūpaniṣatsu ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.47.26.
Derivable forms: anuvākaḥ (अनुवाकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvāka (अनुवाक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A chapter of the Yedas, a subdivision or section. 2. A compilation from the Rich, or Yajur Vedas. E. anu, vaca to speak, affix ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvāka (अनुवाक).—i. e. anu-vac + a, m. A section.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvāka (अनुवाक).—[masculine] recital, reading; section, chapter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anuvāka (अनुवाक):—[=anu-vāka] [from anu-vac] a m. saying after, reciting, repeating, reading
2) [v.s. ...] a chapter of the Vedas, a subdivision or section.
3) [=anu-vāka] b See anu-√vac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvāka (अनुवाक):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-kaḥ) 1) Reciting, recital, reading; e. g. anuvākahatā buddhiḥ ‘common sense lost in or by the reading (of the Vedas)’.
2) A section, a chapter, esp. of the Ṛg-, Yajuror Atharvaveda and of writings referring to either of these Vedas.
3) One who recites (? comp. ānuvāka). E. vac with anu, kṛt aff. ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuvāka (अनुवाक):—[anu-vāka] (kaḥ) 1. m. Chapter or compilation of the Vedas.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAnuvāka (ಅನುವಾಕ):—
1) [noun] a verbatim repetition of the other has uttered.
2) [noun] an anthology of Vedic hymns, drawn from Řg and Yajur vēdas;3) an anthology of sayings from Brāhmaṇas.
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)
Starts with: Anuvakadhyaya, Anuvakanukramani, Anuvakanukramanikabhashya, Anuvakanunayavivarana, Anuvakasamkhya, Anuvakasankhya.
Ends with: Ashtanuvaka, Manuvaka, Namakanuvaka, Oshadhyanuvaka, Prataranuvaka, Simhanuvaka, Tanuvaka, Yajurvedasamhitanuvaka.
Full-text (+117): Anuvakanukramani, Oshadhyanuvaka, Anuvakasankhya, Mahaprishthya, Prataranuvaka, Svarnagharma, Aupasada, Aurvasha, Devasyatvaka, Anuvakasamkhya, Devimdhiyaka, Rudraikadashakamantra, Mahaprishtha, Trinaciketa, Gotama, Dirghashravas, Ashtanuvaka, Sudas, Angirobhava, Shayu.
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