Asatha, Asaṭha, Ashatha, Aśaṭha: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Asatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
The Sanskrit term Aśaṭha can be transliterated into English as Asatha or Ashatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
asaṭha : (adj.) honest; not fraudulent.
Asaṭha, (adj.) (a + saṭha) without guile, not fraudulent, honest D. III, 47, 55, 237; DhA. I, 69. (Page 87)
asaṭha (အသဌ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+saṭha]
[န+သဌ]
[Pali to Burmese]
asaṭha—
(Burmese text): ကောက်ကျစ်-စဉ်းလဲ-ခြင်းမရှိသော၊ မကောက်ကျစ်-မစဉ်းလဲ-သော၊ သူ။ အမာယာဝီ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): A person who is not obstinate, does not hesitate, and is straightforward. Also, look at the example of a brilliant person.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Aśaṭha (अशठ).—a. Sincere, honest; अजिह्यस्याशठस्य च दासवर्गस्य भागधेयम् (ajihyasyāśaṭhasya ca dāsavargasya bhāgadheyam) Manusmṛti 3.246.
Aśaṭha (अशठ).—mfn.
(-ṭhaḥ-ṭhā-ṭhaṃ) Virtuous, good. E. a neg. śaṭha wicked.
Aśaṭha (अशठ).—adj. honest, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 246.
Aśaṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and śaṭha (शठ).
Aśaṭha (अशठ).—[adjective] not deceitful, honest.
Aśaṭha (अशठ):—[=a-śaṭha] mf(ā)n. not false, sincere, honest, [Manu-smṛti iii, 246; Mahābhārata xii, 12550, etc.]
Aśaṭha (अशठ):—[a-śaṭha] (ṭhaḥ-ṭhā-ṭhaṃ) a. Good.
[Sanskrit to German]
Aśaṭha (अशठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asaḍha.
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: A, Catta, Shata, Na.
Starts with: Acataranam, Acattan, Asathata, Ashathadhi, Ashathakrodha.
Full-text: Ashathadhi, Amayavin, Asada, Channa, Prapanca.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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