Asaktam, A-saktam: 1 definition
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Asaktam means something in 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asaktam (असक्तम्):—[=a-saktam] [from a-sakta] ind. without obstacle or resistance, [Harivaṃśa 9741; Rāmāyaṇa iii, 75, 6]
2) [v.s. ...] uninterruptedly, [Kirātārjunīya iv, 31; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
3) [v.s. ...] immediately, at once, [Daśakumāra-carita]
4) [v.s. ...] eternal, continual, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: A.
Starts with: Asaktamanas, Asaktamanasa.
Ends with: Prasaktam.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 9.9 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Verse 13.15 < [Chapter 13 - Prakṛti-puruṣa-vibhāga-yoga]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on the four unhindered knowledges (pratisaṃvid) < [Part 3 - The four unhindered knowledges]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXV < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Ramanuja’s Interpretation of the Bhagavad-gita (by Abani Sonowal)