Asahana: 15 definitions

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Asahana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

asahana : (nt.) non-endurance.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Asahana, (nt. -adj.) (a + sahana) not enduring, non-endurance, inability J. III, 20; PvA. 17. (Page 88)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

asahana (असहन).—n (S) Inability to suffer or bear. 2 Impatience of another's prosperity or success.

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asahana (असहन).—a (S) Unable to bear or endure.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

asahana (असहन).—n Inability to suffer. Impatience of another's success. a Unable to bear.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asahana (असहन).—a. Not enduring, intolerant, impatient, envious, jealous, असहना खलुसा । दूरारूढश्चास्याः प्रणयः (asahanā khalusā | dūrārūḍhaścāsyāḥ praṇayaḥ) V.4; Meghadūta 54 (v. l.), प्रिया मुञ्चत्यद्य ध्रुवमसहना जीवितमसौ (priyā muñcatyadya dhruvamasahanā jīvitamasau) Ratn. 3.15; Śiśupālavadha 15.39.

-naḥ An enemy.

-nam Intolerance, impatience; jealousy परगुणासहनम् (paraguṇāsahanam) = असूया (asūyā).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asahana (असहन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Unable to endure. m.

(-naḥ) An enemy. n.

(-naṃ) Intolerance, impatience. E. a neg. saha to bear, lyuṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asahana (असहन).—adj., f. , 1. unable to bear or endure, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 15, 87. 2. jealous, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 55.

Asahana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and sahana (सहन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asahana (असहन).—[adjective] unable to bear (—°); impatient, jealous, envious. [neuter] intolerance, impatience.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Asahana (असहन):—[=a-sahana] [from a-saha] mf(ā)n. not able to endure, unenduring (ifc.), [Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] envious, jealous, [Meghadūta; Vikramorvaśī] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] m. an enemy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] n. not tolerating, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asahana (असहन):—[a-sahana] (naḥ) 1. m. An enemy. n. Intolerance. a. Unable to bear.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Asahana (असहन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asahaṇa.

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Asahana in German

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Asahaṇa (असहण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Asahana.

2) Asāhaṇa (असाहण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Asādhana.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Asahana (ಅಸಹನ):—[noun] = ಅಸಹನೆ [asahane].

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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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