Asamsara, Āsaṃsāra: 6 definitions
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Asamsara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaAsaṃsāra (असंसार) refers to “one who has transcended Saṃsāra”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] He who is desireless, self-reliant, independent and free of bonds functions like a dead leaf blown about by the wind of causality. There is neither joy nor sorrow for one who has transcended samsara (asaṃsāra) [asaṃsārasya tu kvāpi na harṣo na viṣādatā]. He lives always with a peaceful mind and as if without a body. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀsaṃsāra (आसंसार).—a. Liable to progress or alteration.
-ram, -ti ind.
1) Till the end of the world or worldly existence; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
2) Within the limits or range of worldly existence, throughout the sphere of worldly life; आसंसारं त्रिभुवनमिदं चिन्वताम् तात तादृक् (āsaṃsāraṃ tribhuvanamidaṃ cinvatām tāta tādṛk) Bhartṛhari 3.46; आसंसृतेरस्मि जगत्सु जातः (āsaṃsṛterasmi jagatsu jātaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 3.6 (Malli. yāvatsaṃsāram).
See also (synonyms): āsaṃsṛti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀsaṃsāra (आसंसार).—adj. always changing, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 5, 103. ºram, adv. till the end of the world, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 119.
Āsaṃsāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and saṃsāra (संसार).
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Asaṃsāra (असंसार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asaṃsāra.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAsaṃsāra (असंसार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Asaṃsāra.
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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