Asada, Āsada, Asāda, Āśāḍha, Āsāda, Ashada: 40 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit term Āśāḍha can be transliterated into English as Asadha or Ashadha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—A Kṣatriya King. He was the incarnation of a Rākṣasa called Krodhavaśa. Kaśyapa was the son of Marīci, Brahmā’s son. Kaśyapa married Krodhavaśā, daughter of Dakṣa. The Rākṣasa group called Krodhavaśas were the children of Krodhavaśā. Many Kṣatriya kings trace their descent from this group of Rākṣasas. The names of such Kṣatriya Kings are given below: Madraka, Karṇaveṣṭha, Siddhārtha, Kīṭakariddha, Subāhu, Bālhika, Kratha, Vicitra, Suratha, Cīravāsas, Kauravya, Dantavaktra, Durjaya, Rukmi, Janamejaya, Āṣāḍha, Vāyuvega, Bhūritejas, Ekalavya, Sumitra, Gomukha, Vātadhāna, and Kṣemadhūrti. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 6, Verses 59-64).
2) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—Śiva. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 17, Verse 121).
3) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—Name of a month. By feasting in this month, one will have many sons and much wealth. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 106, Verse 26).
4) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—Name of a star. After observing a fast on the day of this star, if curd is given to a Brahmin of noble birth, one can take rebirth in a family having many cows. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 64, Verses 25-26).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀṣāḍha (आषाढ).—Sacred to Aṅgāraka, and for performing śrāddha.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 21. 76; 24. 133; III. 18. 10; Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 108; 66. 51; 82. 10.
Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.58) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Āṣāḍha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraĀṣāḍha (आषाढ) is the name of a Vidyādhara king, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 44. Accordingly, as Dāmodara said to the company of Sūryaprabha: “victory to the Crown Prince Dāmodara, son of king Āṣāḍha! O mortal, dweller on the earth, Sūryaprabha, fall at his feet. And do homage, O Janamejaya; why have you given your daughter to an undeserver? Propitiate, both of you, this god at once, otherwise he will not be appeased”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Āṣāḍha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuĀṣāḍha (आषाढ) is the second month of the “summer season” (nidagha) in the traditional Indian calendar, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The physician (bhiṣaj) should pay attention to the seasonal (ṛtu) factor in the use of medicinal drugs. Accordingly, “the bulbous roots in winter season (viz., Āṣāḍha), other roots in cold season and flowers during spring season are supposed to contain better properties. The new leaves or shoots in summer and the drugs, which grow in mud, like Lotus etc., should be used in autumn season”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd EditionĀṣāḍha (आषाढ), corresponding to “June-July”, refers to one of the months (māsa) in the Vedic calendar.—There are twelve months in a Vedic lunar calendar, and approximately every three years, there is a thirteenth month. Each month has a predominating deity and approximately corresponds with the solar christian months. [...] In accordance with the month of the year, one would utter the Vedic month, for example, āṣāḍha-māsi.
The presiding deity of Āṣāḍha is Vāmana.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) refers to the 20th and 21st constellations, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the moon should pass to the south of Jyeṣṭha (the 18th constellation) [i.e., aindra], Mūla (the 19th constellation) and the two Āṣāḍhas (20th and 21st constellations) she destroys seeds, creatures in water and forests; and there will also be fear from fire. [...]”.
2) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) refers to the lunar month corresponding to June-July (when the full moon is in the constellation of Āṣāḍha), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of Āṣāḍha, wells, wet fields and rivers will become dry; dealers in roots and fruits, the people of Gāndhāra, of Kāśmīra, of Pulinda and of Cīna (China) will perish; and there will be abundance of rain”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) refers to the months of July-August which is associated with various festivals, as discussed in chapter 27 of the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.—Description of the chapter [saṃvatsarotsava-vidhi]: Bhagavān says that the (liturgical) year starts with the vasanta season. On the first day of this—to satisfy the deity who is guardian of that period—the vasantotsava festival is celebrated (1-3). [...] Then, in “āṣāḍha”-month [July-August] is to be celebrated svāpotsava (the Lord going to sleep) (14b-16) which lasts four months.
2) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) is the name of a month, during which certain celebrations are prescribed in chapter 43 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [gaṅgā-utpattyutsava-ādi-pavitrotsava-anta-vidhi]: Annually, on the 18th day of kaṭaka [āṣāḍha]-month, the utsavabera-icon is taken to a river-bank where special pūjā is done to it. Nine pots of water—into which Gaṅgā has been invoked in the central pot—are sanctified and sprinkled over the heads of the people (1-22). In the same month, at times which are here prescribed and given as options, the two-day ceremony of expiation known as pavitrotsava is to be done to atone for lapses and mistakes in pūjā during the preceding year (23-29). [...]
3) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) is the name of a particular Month during which special honor should be given to the Vāmana-Mūrti of the Lord, during the Saṃvatsaravrata (“supererogatory observances to be done during the year”), as discussed in chapter 8 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [saṃvatsaravrata-vidhi]: The first vrata mentioned (3-136) is one that covers a twelve-month cycle, in each month of which a different mūrti-aspect of the Lord is given especial daily honor [e.g., Vāmana during āṣāḍha-month]—from the tenth day of the bright fortnight of one month until the tenth day of the bright fortnight of the next month.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsAsāda (असाद) refers to a “pedestrian”.—Sādin in the Atharvaveda denotes the ‘rider’ of a horse as opposed to asāda, ‘pedestrian’. An aśvasādin, ‘horse-rider,’ is known to the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā. The Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa and the Ṛgveda itself contain clear references to horse-riding, while the Aitareya Āraṇyaka refers to mounting a horse sideways. Āśvalāyana knows sādya as a ‘riding horse’ opposed to vahya, a ‘draught animal.’
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismĀṣāḍhā (आषाढा) [both Āṣāḍhās] refers to two of the various Nakṣatras mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Āṣāḍhā).
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyĀṣāḍha (आषाढ) (presided over by Ṣaṇmukha) is the fifth of twelve months, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Accordingly, there are altogether twelve months [viz., Āṣāḍha] having twelve deities as given in the kālacakra-maṇḍala.—“here they are all accompanied with their Śaktis, mostly four-armed and have their distinctive vehicles”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (history)Āsāḍha (आसाढ) refers to one of the twelve months mentioned in the Bārāmāso (dealing with poetry and riddles), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The months are described in the following sequence: [e.g., Āsāḍha] [...]. The tone is that of an evocation of the sounds and things seen during each of the twelve months akin to love poetry (sājana, mere sājana) and profane twelve months songs. But as the poem unfolds the religious tone increases, with reference to ‘the good teacher’ and presence of Jain terms so that this work is also close to Aupadeśik Bāramāso [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀsada, (ā + sad; cp. āsajja & āsādeti) — 1. approach, dealing with, business with (Acc.), concern, affair, means of acting or getting Vin. II, 195 = J. V, 336 (mā kuñjara nāgam āsado); M. I, 326 (metaṃ āsado = mā etaṃ āsado do not meddle with this, lit. , be not this any affair); J I 414 (cakkaṃ āsado you have to do with the wheel; interpreted as adj. in meaning patto = finding, getting); VI, 528 (interpreted as aṅkusa a hook, i.e. means of getting something).—2. (as adj.) in phrase durāsada hard to sit on, i.e. hard to get at, unapproachable, difficult to attack or manage or conquer Sn. p. 107 (cp. SnA 451); J. VI, 272; Vv 5016 (= anupagamanīyato kenaci pi anāsādanīyato ca durāsado VvA. 213); Miln. 21; Dpvs. V, 21; VI, 38; Sdhp. 384. (Page 114)
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)1) asāda—
(Burmese text): [(၁) န+သာဒ၊ (၂) အာ+သဒ+အ]
(၁) မသာယာခြင်း၊ (၂) သာယာခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Na+thada, (2) Aa+thada+a (1) Uncomfortable, (2) Comfortable.
2) āsada—
(Burmese text): (၁) ချဉ်းကပ်-ကပ်ရောက်-ခြင်း။ (၂) သစ်သီးချူစရာ ချိန်၊ တံချူ။ (တိ) (၃) ထိပါးပုတ်ခတ်-ညှဉ်းဆဲ-အပ်-နိုင်-သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Approach - Arrival - Action. (2) Fruit harvesting time, gathering. (3) Touch and strike - tighten - attach - can be.
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryasaḍā (असडा).—m (asaḍaṇēṃ) A sudden and smart pull or fling or jerk (of a limb): also the pain following it. v dē, basa. Also a sudden catching up or snatching; a smart catching up or back (of a whip or cord), v dē. 2 A convulsive throe or quiver (as of a drowning, hanging, choking, or dying person): also the rising up and issuing forth of the last breath of such. v dē, yē. 3 A shock or blow; a loss or damage sustained (in trade, to a crop &c.) v basa.
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asaḍā (असडा).—a (a & saḍaṇēṃ) Unhusked; unbeaten in the mortar--rice &c. 2 fig. Undisciplined, untrained, unbroken in, unpolished.
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāṣāḍha (आषाढ).—m (S) The name of the fourth month reckoning from caitra, viz. June-July.
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āṣāḍhā (आषाढा) [or ढी, ḍhī].—a Relating to the month āṣāḍha.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishasaḍā (असडा) [-ḍī, -डी].—a Unhusked; un- trained.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāṣāḍha (आषाढ).—m The name of the 4th month from caitra.
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 dictionaryAṣāḍha (अषाढ).—a. Ved.
1) Not to be overcome, invincible; अषाळ्हाय सहमानाय वेधसे (aṣāḷhāya sahamānāya vedhase) Ṛgveda 2.21.2.
2) Born under the constellation Āṣāḍha [P.IV.3.34]. अथाजिनाषाढधरः प्रमाथी (athājināṣāḍhadharaḥ pramāthī).
-ḍhaḥ 1 The month Āṣāḍha commencing with the Sun's entrance into Gemeni (usually written āṣāḍha).
2) A staff made of the wood of Palāśa, carried by a religious student or ascetic.
3) Name of the Malaya mountain.
-ḍhā 1 Name of a constellation, the twentieth (pūrvāṣāḍhā) and twenty-first (uttarāṣāḍhā) lunar mansions; Av.19.7.4.
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Āśāḍha (आशाढ).—See अ (a) (ā) षाढ (ṣāḍha).
Derivable forms: āśāḍhaḥ (आशाढः).
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Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—[āṣāḍhī pūrṇimā asminmāse aṇ]
1) Name of a Hindu month (corresponding to part of June and July); आषा- ढस्य प्रथमदिवसे (āṣā- ḍhasya prathamadivase) Meghadūta 2; शेते विष्णुः सदाषाढे कार्तिके प्रतिबोध्यते (śete viṣṇuḥ sadāṣāḍhe kārtike pratibodhyate) V.P.
2) A staff of the Palāśa wood carried by an ascetic; अथाजिनाषाढधरः प्रगल्भवाक् (athājināṣāḍhadharaḥ pragalbhavāk) Kumārasambhava 5.3.
3) The Malaya mountain.
-ḍhā The 2th and the 21st lunar mansions usually called पूर्वाषाढा (pūrvāṣāḍhā) and उत्तराषाढा (uttarāṣāḍhā).
-ḍhī The day of full moon in the month of Āṣāḍha; तस्य नित्यं सदाऽऽ षाढयां माध्यां च बहवो द्विजाः (tasya nityaṃ sadā'' ṣāḍhayāṃ mādhyāṃ ca bahavo dvijāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.171.17.
Derivable forms: āṣāḍhaḥ (आषाढः).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsāda (असाद).—a.
1) Ved. Not sitting; having no seat; Not mounted (on horse-back); असादा ये च सादिनः (asādā ye ca sādinaḥ) Av.11.1. 24.
2) Not becoming tired, unwearied; Raj. T.
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Āsāda (आसाद).—Ved. Cushion. सामासाद उद्गीथे उपश्रयः (sāmāsāda udgīthe upaśrayaḥ) Av.15.3.8.
Derivable forms: āsādaḥ (आसादः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAṣadha (अषध).—read asaḍha? (see s.v. śaḍha), not tricky: in Mahāvastu ii.63.15 (verse) read probably asaḍh’ (mss. cited as asadh’) ṛjjubhūto.
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Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—name of a householder: Avadāna-śataka i.338.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣāḍha (अषाढ).—mfn.
(-ḍhaḥ-ḍhā-ḍhaṃ) Produced or occurring in the month A'shad'ha. m.
(-ḍhaḥ) 1. The month A'shad'ha, commencing with the sun’s entrance into Gemini, (June-July.) 2. A student’s staff. f.
(-ḍhā) A name common to the twentieth and twenty-first lunar mansion: see pūrvāṣāḍhā and uttarāṣāḍhā. E. See āṣāḍha, the initial being made short.
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Āśāḍha (आशाढ).—m.
(-ḍhaḥ) 1. The month Asad'ha, (June-july.) 2. A staff of Palasa wood carried by ascetics. f.
(-ḍhā) The name of two of the lunar mansions: see pūrvāṣāḍhā and uttarāṣāḍhā.
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Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—m.
(-ḍhaḥ) 1. The name of a month, (June-July.) 2. A staff of the wood of the Palasa, carried by an ascetic in the month Ashad'ha. 3. The Malaya mountain. E. āṣāḍhā the constellation, and aṇ affix. f. (-ḍhī) The day of full moon in the month Ashad'ha. f.
(-ḍhā) The twenty-first and twenty-second lunar mansion; it is most commonly compounded with pūrva and uttaraḥ see pūrvāṣāḍhā and uttarāṣāḍhā. E. a neg. saha to bear, aṇ and ṭāp affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀṣāḍha (आषाढ).—i. e. a-sāḍha, old ptcple. of the pf. pass. of sah, + a, m. 1. The name of a month (June-July), [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 126. 2. A staff carried by an ascetic in that month. 3. A proper name, Mahābhārata 1, 2699.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAṣāḍha (अषाढ).—[adjective] unconquerable; [masculine] a man’s name.
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Aṣāḍha (अषाढ).—[or aṣāḷha] [adjective] unconquerable; [masculine] a man’s name.
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Āṣāḍha (आषाढ).—[masculine] a cert. mouth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumĀsaḍa (आसड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Kaṭuka, wrote in 1192: Vivekamañjarī(jain). He composed a Commentary on Kālidāsa’s Meghadūta. Peters. 3, 102.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṣāḍha (अषाढ):—[=a-ṣāḍha] mfn. (or in [Ṛg-veda] a-ṣālha) not to be overcome, invincible, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] born under the Nakṣatra Aṣāḍhā, [Pāṇini 4-3, 34]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the month (generally called) Āṣāḍha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a staff made of Palāśa wood (carried by the student during the performance of certain vows), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a teacher, [Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa i] (cf. āṣāḍhi)
6) Aṣāḍhā (अषाढा):—[=a-ṣāḍhā] [from a-ṣāḍha] f. Name of a brick (used for the sacrificial altar), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] sg. or [plural] Name of two lunar mansions (distinguished as pinvā and uttara, ‘the former’ and ‘the latter’, and reckoned either as the eighteenth and nineteenth [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] or as the twentieth and twenty-first [Viṣṇu-purāṇa] etc.), [Atharva-veda xix, 7, 4, etc.]
8) Āśāḍha (आशाढ):—= āṣāḍha q.v., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ):—m. ([from] a-ṣāḍhā), Name of a month (corresponding to part of June and July) in which the full moon is near the constellation Aṣāḍhā, [Suśruta; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Meghadūta; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.
10) a staff of the wood of the Palāśa (carried by an ascetic during certain religious observances in the month Āṣāḍha), [Pāṇini 5-1, 110; Kumāra-sambhava] etc.
11) Name of a prince, [Mahābhārata]
12) the Malaya mountain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) a festival (of Indra), [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra i, 11, 20]
14) Name of Śiva (cf. su-ṣ°), [Mahābhārata]
15) Āṣāḍhā (आषाढा):—[from āṣāḍha] f. (for a-ṣāḍhā q.v.) the twenty-first and twenty-second lunar mansions (commonly compounded with pūrva and uttara), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ):—mfn. belonging to the month Āṣāḍha, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asāda (असाद):—[=a-sāda] mfn. not mounted on horseback, [Atharva-veda xi, 10, 24]
2) [v.s. ...] not becoming tired, unwearied, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) Āsaḍa (आसड):—m. Name of the author of a [commentator or commentary] on [Meghadūta] (12th cent, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]D.).
4) Āsada (आसद):—[=ā-sada] [from ā-sad] m. approaching, meeting (See dur-).
5) Āsāda (आसाद):—[=ā-sāda] [from ā-sad] a m. a footstool, cushion, [Atharva-veda xv, 3, 8; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]
6) [from ā-sāda > ā-sad] an eating-room, kitchen, [Kauśika-sūtra]
7) b etc. See ā-√sad.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aṣāḍha (अषाढ):—(ḍhaḥ) 1. m. The month Ashāḍha (June—July); student’s stuff. f. (ḍhā) 20th and 21st lunar mansions
2) Āśāḍha (आशाढ):—(ḍhaḥ) 1. m. The month Āshāḍha, (June-July.) (ḍhā) f. 21st and 22nd lunar mansions.
3) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ):—(ḍhaḥ) 1. m. Same as āśāḍha.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āsāda (आसाद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Assāda, Āsaḍa, Āsāa.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āṣāḍha (आषाढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āsāḍha, Āsāḍhā.
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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 dictionary1) Asāḍha (असाढ):—(nm) the fourth month of the Hindu calendar; ~[ḍhī] pertaining to [asāḍha].
2) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ):—(nm) the fourth month of the Hindu calendar; ~[ḍhī] pertaining to the month of ~[ḍha]; the full moon day in the month of ~[ḍha].
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Asaḍha (असढ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Aśaṭha.
2) Āsāḍha (आसाढ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āṣāḍha.
3) Āsāḍhā (आसाढा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āṣāḍhā.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryĀsaḍa (आसड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Āsaḍa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṣāḍa (ಅಷಾಡ):—
1) [noun] (rightly, ಆಷಾಢ [ashadha]) 1. the fourth month in the Indian calendar.
2) [noun] a long staff of Butea tree, carried by monks and celibate students.
3) [noun] (pl.) the twentieth and twenty first lunar constellations.
4) [noun] (astrol.) a person whose birth star belongs to either the twentieth or twenty first lunar constellation.
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Āṣāḍha (ಆಷಾಢ):—
1) [noun] the fourth month of Hindu (lunar and solar) calendar.
2) [noun] a staff of the tree Butea frondosa, held by the celibate students or sages.
3) [noun] ಆಷಾಡದ ಗಾಳಿ ಬೀಸಿಬೀಸಿಬಡಿವಾಗ, ಹೇಸಿ ನನ್ನಜೀವ ಹೆಂಗಸಾಗಬಾರದಿತ್ತೆ [ashadada gali bisibisibadivaga, hesi nannajiva hemgasagabaraditte]? āṣāḍada gaḷi bīsi bīsi baḍivāga hēsi nanna jīva heŋgasāgabārade the pine wishes herself a shrub when the axe is at her foot.
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Āsaḍa (ಆಸಡ):—[noun] = ಆಷಾಢ - [ashadha -] 1.
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Āsāḍa (ಆಸಾಡ):—[noun] the fourth month in the Hindu (solar and lunar) calendar.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Asāḍha (असाढ):—n. Asadh/Asar; third month of the Nepali year (June-July);
2) Āṣāḍha (आषाढ):—n. 1. name of a month according to Bikram Sambat (June-July); 2. a staff of the Palasa wood carried by an ascetic;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)
Part 3.1 - A study on the Ambuvācī-vrata < [Chapter 4]
Part 3.2 - A study on the Bhūmidāha-vrata < [Chapter 4]
Part 3.3 - Discussion on Manasāpañcamī-vrata < [Chapter 3]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 1.19 - The Uttara Asadha (Sagitarii) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 1.18 - The Purva Asadha (Sagitarii) < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 1 - The Lore of the Constellations—Introduction < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Temple worship and Rituals as per Shaiva Agamas (by Gayathri Balasubramanian)
Part 5.10 - Ashada in Purva Phalguni < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 5.12 - Shravan month Pavitrotsavam < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 5.1 - The festival of Krittika Dipa < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 56.6 - Description of Jupiter (Gurucāra) < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]
Chapter 56.14 - Description of the Asterisms (Nakṣatras) < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]
Chapter 56.1 - Natural Astrology: Introduction < [Part 2 - Dvitīya-pāda]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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