The Sanskrit terms Anuvaśa and Anuvaśā can be transliterated into English as Anuvasa or Anuvasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Anuvaśā (अनुवशा) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.44, I.65). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Anuvaśā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Anuvāsa (अनुवास) refers to “that which is perfumed”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Hear now the effects of the heliacal rising of Canopus (Agastya), a star sacred to Agastya who suppressed the Vindhya mountains whose soaring heights obstructed the course of the Sun; to which the pictured robes of the Vidyādhara females leaning for support on their lord’s arms and flying aloft in the sky formed beautiful flowing flags; whose caves were the abodes of lions which, having drunk of the perfumed blood of elephants in rut [i.e., madamiśra-raktāvaleha-anuvāsa] had their mouths covered with bees that looked like so many black flowers, and from which caves issued rivers; [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anuvaśa (अनुवश).—a. [vaśamanugataḥ] Subject to the will of another, obedient.

-śaḥ Subjection, obedience (to the will of another). भरतानुवशात्सोऽपि शत्रुघ्नस्तत्समं गतः (bharatānuvaśātso'pi śatrughnastatsamaṃ gataḥ) Rām.2.8.29.

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Anuvāsa (अनुवास).—

1) Perfuming or scenting (in general) with incense &c.

2) Perfuming clothes by dipping the ends.

3) (°naḥ also) A syringe, clyster-pipe (Mar. picakārī); an oily enema or the operation itself; असाध्यता विकाराणां स्यादेषामनुवासनात् (asādhyatā vikārāṇāṃ syādeṣāmanuvāsanāt) Suśr.; द्विधा बस्तिः परिज्ञेयो निरूहश्चानुवासनम् । कषायाद्यैर्निरूहः स्यात् स्नेहाद्यैरनुबासनम् (dvidhā bastiḥ parijñeyo nirūhaścānuvāsanam | kaṣāyādyairnirūhaḥ syāt snehādyairanubāsanam) || (anuvasati anuvāsaraṃ vā dīyate anuvasannapi na duṣyati anudivasaṃ vā dīyate iti anuvāsanaḥ)

Derivable forms: anuvāsaḥ (अनुवासः).

See also (synonyms): anuvāsana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anuvāsa (अनुवास).—m.

(-saḥ) 1. Scenting, perfuming. 2. An oily enema. E. anu and vāsa to perfume, affix ghañ.

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

Anuvaśa (अनुवश).—[anu-vaśa]. I. m. Obedience, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 8, 29. Ii. adj. Obedient, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 89, 7.

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

Anuvaśa (अनुवश).—[adjective] obedient; [masculine] obedience.

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

1) Anuvaśa (अनुवश):—[=anu-vaśa] m. obedience to the will of

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. obedient to the will of.

3) Anuvāsa (अनुवास):—[=anu-vāsa] [from anu-vās] m. perfuming (especially the clothes)

4) [v.s. ...] an oily enema

5) [v.s. ...] administering oily enemata.

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

Anuvaśa (अनुवश):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.

(-śaḥ) Obedience, deference. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-śaḥ-śā-śam) Wishing to please or to fulfill one’s desires, obedient. E. anu and vaśa.

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Anuvāsa (अनुवास):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-saḥ) An oily enema. E. vas with anu, kṛt aff. ghañ.

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

1) Anuvāsa (अनुवास):—[anu-vāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Scenting.

2) Anuvaśa (अनुवश):—[anu-vaśa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Subject to.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Anuvāsa (अनुवास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇuvāsa, Aṇuvvasa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anuvasha in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Aṇuvāsa (अणुवास) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anuvāsa.

2) Aṇuvāsa (अणुवास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Anuvāsa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anuvaśa (ಅನುವಶ):—[adjective] being under another’s control; having or showing a tendency to submit without resistance; obedient; submissive.

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Anuvaśa (ಅನುವಶ):—[noun] a man who is under the control of or is subservient to, another.

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Anuvasa (ಅನುವಸ):—[adjective] = ಅನುವಶ [anuvasha]1.

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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)

Partial matches: Vasa, Anu, Vaca.

Starts with: Anuvashatkara, Anuvashatkri, Anuvashatkrita.

Ends with: Manuvasha.

Full-text: Anuvvasa, Anuvasana, Raktavaleha, Mada, Avaleha, Madamishra, Mishrarakta, Mishra, Vasa.

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