Apashrayana, Apāśrayaṇa: 3 definitions

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Apashrayana 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.

The Sanskrit term Apāśrayaṇa can be transliterated into English as Apasrayana or Apashrayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Apāśrayaṇa (अपाश्रयण).—(nt.), in catur-a°, adj. (= Pali apassena, catur-āpas°), (possessing the four) base(s), support(s), of a Tathāgata (modes of observance, Critical Pali Dictionary): Mahāvyutpatti 430 catur- apāśrayaṇaḥ. Critical Pali Dictionary gives the Pali list, which is not found in Mahāvyutpatti.

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

Apāśrayaṇa (अपाश्रयण):—[from apā-śraya > apā-śri] n. leaning against anything, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Apashrayana 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.

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