Apavarjana: 10 definitions

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Apavarjana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Apvarjan.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Apavarjana in Shaivism glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Apavarjana (अपवर्जन) refers to “not into account (a philosophical standpoint)”, according to Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.6.—Accordingly, “[...] For it is not [universally acknowledged that] no [perception] at all can be accounted for without speculating about the [imperceptible] sense organs; thus some propound the theory of the six elements while not taking the sense organs into account (apavarjana) in any way, [and] others defend the theory of the two [sorts of combinations of four elements—namely, the sort that produces consciousness and the one that does not—without taking imperceptible sense organs into account either]. [...]”

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Apavarjana (अपवर्जन).—

1) Leaving, abandonment; making good, fulfilling (a promise); discharging (debt &c.).

2) A gift or donation; spending.

3) Final beatitude, salvation.

Derivable forms: apavarjanam (अपवर्जनम्).

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

Apavarjana (अपवर्जन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Gift or donation. 2. Final emancipation or beatitude. 3. Abandoning, abandonment. E. apa before, vṛj to forsake, and lyuṭ aff. See apavarga.

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

1) Apavarjana (अपवर्जन):—[=apa-varjana] [from apa-vṛj] n. completion, discharging a debt or obligation, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] transmitting, giving in marriage (a daughter), [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] final emancipation or beatitude, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] abandoning, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [from apa-varjana > apa-vṛj] gift, donation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Apavarjana (अपवर्जन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) 1) Leaving, abandoning.

2) A gift, a donation.

3) Final beatitude. See apavarga and comp. apasarjana. E. vṛj with apa, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

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

Apavarjana (अपवर्जन):—[apa-varjana] (naṃ) 1. n. Gift; abandonment; final beatitude.

[Sanskrit to German]

Apavarjana 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Apavarjana in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Apavarjana (अपवर्जन) [Also spelled apvarjan]:—(nm) exclusion; ~[varjī] exclusive; ~[varjītā] exclusiveness.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Apavarjana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Apavarjana (ಅಪವರ್ಜನ):—

1) [noun] a giving up of something complete or forever; abandonment.

2) [noun] a gift or donation; the act of giving a donation.

3) [noun] the final beatitude; absolution; the final emancipation of the soul from the cycle of birth and death.

4) [noun] a fulfilment of a promise.

5) [noun] complete repayment of a loan.

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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.

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