Asangavat, Asaṅgavat, Asanga-vat: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Asangavat 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.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Asaṅgavat (असङ्गवत्) refers to “not being impeded (by the piece of cloth)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “The casting [of hawks] is of two kinds—Hastamoka and Muṣṭimoka. [...] In Muṣṭimoka a hawk is thrown by grasping it in the palm of the hand, the hawk’s feathers being protected by a piece of cloth, taking care that the hawk’s flight is not impeded (asaṅgavat) by the cloth”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsaṅgavat (असङ्गवत्):—[=a-saṅga-vat] [from a-saṅga] mfn. ‘not attached to’ ([locative case]), [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 37, 23] ([according to, [Boehtlingk’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch in kuerzerer fassung] a mistake for saṅga-vat]).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asanga, Asamga, Vat.
Ends with: Prasangavat, Tvaguttarasangavat.
Full-text: Parikshepa.
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