Aposhana, Āpośana, Apośana, Āpośāna, Apośāna: 11 definitions
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Aposhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Āpośana and Apośana and Āpośāna and Apośāna can be transliterated into English as Aposana or Aposhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaĀpośāna (आपोशान) refers to the custom of “drinking before a meal some water from the hollow of the palm”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 19.28. Āpośāna refers to the custom of drinking before a meal some water from the hollow of the palm by stretching out the little finger keeping the other fingers closed. The word [āpośāna] is spelt also apośana, apośāna and āpośana. It is believed that the Āpośāna ceremony turns the food into nectar, and should be accompanied by the appropriate formula. Cf. Brahmapurāṇa quoted in Vīramitrodaya (Āhnikaprakāśa). Cf. Brahmapurāṇa 163.18. The custom is prescribed in Yājñavalkya 1.31.
The word āpośāna is extremely rare in Kāvya literature. It is used also in Anargharāghava 7.96. The word occurs in its Prākṛta form in Koūhala’s Līlāvaī (verse 8). Usāyaṇi and Osāyaṇi are given as variants. Another form is Osāaṇaṃ.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāpōśana (आपोशन).—n (S) pop. āpōṣṇī f Sipping of water from the palm of the hand at the beginning and end of a meal: also the water so sipped.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāpōśana (आपोशन).—n āpōṣṇī f Sipping of water from the palm of the hand at the beginning and end of a meal; the water so sipped.
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 dictionaryĀpośāna (आपोशान).—Name of a kind of prayer or formula repeated before and after eating (the formulas being respectively amṛtopastaraṇamasi svāhā and amṛtāpidhānamasi svāhā); आपोशानक्रियापूर्वं सत्कृतान्नमकुत्सयन् (āpośānakriyāpūrvaṃ satkṛtānnamakutsayan) Y.1.31,16.
-nam The act of making an उपस्तरण (upastaraṇa) (seat) and अपिधान (apidhāna) (covering) for the food eaten.
Derivable forms: āpośānaḥ (आपोशानः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀpośāna (आपोशान).—i. e. apo 'śāna + a, n. The name of a prayer beginning with the words apo 'śāna, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 106.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āpośāna (आपोशान):—[=āpo-śāna] [from āpo > āpas] mfn. ‘taking water’ ([āpas being a rare form of the [accusative] for apas]) id est. sipping water
2) [v.s. ...] n. sipping water before and after eating.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApośāna (अपोशान):—A wrong reading in the Calc. edition of the Mitākshara āº fol. 16a, 1. 15 and 16 (comp. also Stenzler's v. 1. to Yājnav. 1. 31. and 106.) instead of āpośāna q. v.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryApoṣaṇa (अपोषण):—(nm) malnutrition.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀpōśana (ಆಪೋಶನ):—
1) [noun] the act of sipping water held in the palm before and after meals.
2) [noun] the hymn recited at the time of this act.
3) [noun] ಆಪೋಶನ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊ [aposhana tegeduko] āpōśana tegeduko to sip the water held in the palm as a religious rite, before or after one’s meals; 2. (fig.) to get money or property from (another) under false pretences; to cheat; to defraud; to swindle.
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Āpōśaṇa (ಆಪೋಶಣ):—[noun] = ಆಪೋಶನ [aposhana].
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: Aposhanamgol, Aposhanavidhi.
Ends with: Bharanaposhana, Garbhaposhana, Grihaposhana, Pakshaposhana, Palanaposhana, Taposhana, Udaraposhana.
Full-text: Aposhni, Aposhanamgol, Aposhisu, Arala.
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