Asadrisha, Asadṛśa: 11 definitions
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Asadrisha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Asadṛśa can be transliterated into English as Asadrsa or Asadrisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraAsadṛśa (सौर) refers to the “dissimilarity” (of the divisions of time), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. [...] He must know the solar and other divisions of time, their similarity and dissimilarity [i.e., asadṛśa] and must be capable of propounding the fitness or unfitness of each for particular purposes: these divisions of time are—of Man, of Devas, of Jupiter, of Pitṛs, of Star (Siderial). of the Sun (Solar), of the Moon (Lunar), of the Earth (Terrestrial) and of Brahmā”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAsadṛśa (असदृश) refers to the “incomparable”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Ratnaśrī said: ‘Son of good family, how is ‘matter of dispute (adhikaraṇa)’ explained?’ Gaganagañja said: ‘Son of good family, ‘matter of dispute’ is a word for imputing. One who does not impute anything to any dharma does not makes any matter of dispute concerning any dharma, therefore a word for ‘no matter of dispute’ is a word for sameness; a word for sameness is a word for the incomparable (asadṛśa); a word for the incomparable is a word for the absence of words; a word for the absence of words is a word for the absence of letters; [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsadṛśa (असदृश).—a. (-śī f.)
1) Dissimilar, unlike.
2) Unfit, improper, incongruous; °व्यवहारिन् (vyavahārin) behaving improperly, H.2; °संयोगकारिन् (saṃyogakārin) K.12 unworthy; मातः किमप्यसदृशं विकृतं वचस्ते (mātaḥ kimapyasadṛśaṃ vikṛtaṃ vacaste) Ve.5.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsadṛśa (असदृश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) Unlike, dissimilar. E. a neg. sadṛśa like.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsadṛśa (असदृश).—adj. unbecoming, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 49, 10.
Asadṛśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and sadṛśa (सदृश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsadṛśa (असदृश).—[adjective] unlike, dissimilar, incomparable; of unequal birth; unfit, improper.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asadṛśa (असदृश):—[=a-sadṛśa] mf(ī)n. ([gana] cārv-ādi q.v.) unlike, dissimilar
2) [v.s. ...] improper, [Mahābhārata iii, 16061; Mṛcchakaṭikā]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Prākṛt [poetry or poetic]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsadṛśa (असदृश):—[a-sadṛśa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Unlike.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAsadṛśa (ಅಸದೃಶ):—
1) [adjective] that has no parallel, equal or counterpart; unmatched; unparalleled; matchless.
2) [adjective] that is improper, unfit; incongruous; not commensurate.
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 DictionaryAsadṛśa (असदृश):—n. 1. dissimilar; unlike; 2. unfit; improper; incongruous;
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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Starts with: Asadrisha-vyavahara, Asadrishagunakirtidhvaja, Asadrishate, Asadrishatva, Asadrishavyavaharin, Asadrishopama.
Full-text: Asadrishopama, Asadrishavyavaharin, Asadrishatva, Asadrisha-vyavahara, Asadrush, Asadrush-vyavhaar, Sadrishatva, Vyavaharin, Sarasa, Sadrisha, Dhatu.
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