Asabhanga, Āsābhaṅga, Ashabhanga, Asha-bhanga, Ashabhamga: 8 definitions
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Asabhanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
āsābhaṅga : (m.) disappointment.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
āśābhaṅga (आशाभंग).—m (S Breaking of hope or expectation.) Disappointment, frustration of hope.
āśābhaṅga (आशाभंग).—m Disappointment, frustration of hope.
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
Āśābhaṅga (आशाभङ्ग).—disappointment.
Derivable forms: āśābhaṅgaḥ (आशाभङ्गः).
Āśābhaṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśā and bhaṅga (भङ्ग).
Āśābhaṅga (आशाभङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) Disappointment. E. āśā and bhaṅga breaking.
Āśābhaṅga (आशाभङ्ग):—[=ā-śā-bhaṅga] [from ā-śā > ā-śaṃs] m. disappointment.
Āśābhaṅga (आशाभङ्ग):—[āśā-bhaṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. Disappointment.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Āśābhaṃga (ಆಶಾಭಂಗ):—[noun] a defeat of one’s hope or expectation; a disappointment.
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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