Asaumya: 7 definitions
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Asaumya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Asaumy.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsaumya (असौम्य).—a. Not lovely, ugly, disagreeable; °कृत (kṛta) a. Troublesome; ममापि सोऽपराध्नोति यो युष्माकमसौम्यकृत् (mamāpi so'parādhnoti yo yuṣmākamasaumyakṛt) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 8.33.41. °स्वर (svara) a. having a bad or croaking voice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsaumya (असौम्य).—mfn.
(-myaḥ-myā-myaṃ) 1. Ugly, unlovely. 2. Disagreeable, displeasing. E. a neg. saumya pleasing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asaumya (असौम्य):—[=a-saumya] mfn. unlovely, disagreeable, displeasing, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] unpropitious, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 74, 10.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsaumya (असौम्य):—[a-saumya] (myaḥ-myā-myaṃ) a. Ugly.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryAsaumya (असौम्य) [Also spelled asaumy]:—(a) not amiable or gentle, unpleasant; harsh, impolite, impudent.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAsaumya (ಅಸೌಮ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] tending to exhibit fear.
2) [adjective] not soft; harsh; offensive to the feelings.
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Asaumya (ಅಸೌಮ್ಯ):—[noun] (rhet.) a using of unpleasant, sharp sounding, rough words, considered as a fault.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Asaumyakhara, Asaumyasvara.
Ends with: Aindrasaumya, Mahasaumya.
Full-text: Asaumyasvara, Asaumy.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Efficacy of the Circumambulation of Aruṇeśvara < [Section 3a - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Pūrvārdha)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Apastamba Yajna-paribhasa-sutras (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)