Aplavana, Āplavana: 10 definitions
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Aplavana 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 Aplavan.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Āplāvana (आप्लावन) refers to one of the seven ways to purify an icon (due to “ominous happenings”), as discussed in chapter 25 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—Description of the chapter [utpāta-niṣkṛti]: If natural calamities occur, first the temple precincts must be purified by prāyaścitta-ceremonies, and then the icon is to be likewise purified. There are seven ways to purify an icon [e.g., āplāvana]. A list of several pollutions that necessitate prāyaścitta-rites to be performed is given, the list arranged according to the seriousness of the pollutions (8-16a).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Āplavana (आप्लवन).—
1) Bathing, immersing.
2) Sprinkling with water (on all sides).
Derivable forms: āplavanam (आप्लवनम्).
See also (synonyms): āplava.
Āplavana (आप्लवन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Sprinkling with water. 2. Bathing. E. āṅ before pluṅ to swim, affix lyuṭ.
Āplavana (आप्लवन).—i. e. ā-plu + ana, n. Bathing, Mahābhārata 1, 1814; v. r. [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 115.
1) Āplavana (आप्लवन):—[=ā-plavana] [from ā-plu] n. immersing, bathing, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] sprinkling with water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Āplavana (आप्लवन):—[ā-plavana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.
Āplavana (आप्लवन):—(wie eben) n. das Eintauchen, Baden [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 7.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 24, 6, 41.] tīrtheṣvāplavanaṃ kṛtvā [Mahābhārata 1, 1814.]
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Āplavana (आप्लवन):—[Halāyudha 2, 253.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 22, 20.] schlechte v.l. für utplavana [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 115.]
Āplavana (आप्लवन):—n. das Eintauchen. Bad.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Āplāvana (आप्लावन) [Also spelled aplavan]:—(nm) inundation; immersion, complete submergence.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Āplavana (ಆಪ್ಲವನ):—[noun] = ಆಪ್ಲವ [aplava].
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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