Asavana, Āsavana, Ashavana: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Asavana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāsavana : (nt.) flowing down.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāśāvaṇa (आशावण).—v t Hope, desire.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀsavana (आसवन) [Also spelled asavan]:—(nm) distillation; ~[vita] distilled.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀsavana (ಆಸವನ):—
1) [noun] the act of distilling; distillation.
2) [noun] the product of distillation.
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: Asavanam Khaya Sutta.
Ends with (+21): Arkasavana, Avabhritasavana, Avabhrithasavana, Avasavana, Basavana, Dasavana, Dhammasavaṇa, Dvitiyasavana, Janmasavana, Kshipraprasavana, Madhyahnasavana, Madhyamasavana, Madhyandinasavana, Masavana, Naipathyasavana, Nasavana, Nepathyasavana, Palasavana, Pancasavana, Pasavana.
Full-text: Madhvasavanika, Ashavan.
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