Alternative spellings of this word include Asanyam.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the living

Asaṃyama (असंयम, “non-restraint”) refers to a category of dispositions (bhāva) due to the rising of karmas (audayika), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.6. What is the meaning of non-restraint (asaṃyama)? Lack of self-restraint is called non-restraint.

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Asaṃyama (असंयम) refers to “non-restraint”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That which is evidently cessation of action causing the cycle of rebirth is to be considered as the mental stopping of the influx of karma by those who know about that from the most excellent scripture. Like the hero who is well-clad in armour is not pierced by arrows in the difficulty of battle, the one who has subdued his senses, whose self is restrained, is not pierced by arrows which are made of non-restraint (asaṃyama-maya)”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asaṃyama (असंयम).—Absence of control or restraint, especially of the senses; आपदां कथितः पन्थाः इन्द्रियाणामसंयमः (āpadāṃ kathitaḥ panthāḥ indriyāṇāmasaṃyamaḥ) Subh.

Derivable forms: asaṃyamaḥ (असंयमः).

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

Asaṃyama (असंयम).—m.

(-maḥ) Absence of check or restraint, specially of the senses. E. a neg. saṃyama restraint.

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

Asaṃyama (असंयम):—[=a-saṃyama] [from a-saṃyata] m. non-restraint (as of one’s senses), [Hitopadeśa]

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

Asaṃyama (असंयम):—[a-saṃyama] (maḥ) 1. m. Unrestrainedness.

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

Asaṃyama (असंयम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asaṃjama.

[Sanskrit to German]

Asamyama in German

context information

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 dictionary

Asaṃyama (असंयम) [Also spelled asanyam]:—(nm) unrestraint; intemperance; absence of moderation; ~[mita] unrestrained; immoderate; ~[mī] devoid of moderation or temperance, unrestrained; fast.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Asaṃyama (ಅಸಂಯಮ):—[noun] absence of self-restraint; inability to restrain one’s desires; incontinence.

context information

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 Dictionary

Asaṃyama (असंयम):—n. 1. absence of control of self-restraint; 2. indulgence of the senses;

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Samyama, A.

Starts with: Asamyamamaya.

Ends with: Atmasamyama, Indriyasamyama, Khalasamyama, Niyamasamyama, Pranasamyama, Samyamasamyama, Saragasamyama, Satyasamyama, Upasamyama.

Full-text: Asamjama, Asanyam, Garodgara, Udgara, Vishodgara, Avirati.

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 2.6 - Twenty-one kinds of audāyika-bhāva < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]

Verse 9.1 - Definition of saṃvara (stoppage of karmas) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

Verse 9.5 - The fivefold regulation of activities (samiti) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]

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Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)

Lecture 4: Knowledge of Women, Chapter 2 < [Book 1]

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Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)

Part 7 - Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga compared to Jainism < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]

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