Ashirvada, Āśīrvāda, Āśirvāda, Ashis-vada: 15 definitions
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Ashirvada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Āśīrvāda and Āśirvāda can be transliterated into English as Asirvada or Ashirvada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ashirvad.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद, “benediction”) is the name of a rite mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.11, while explaining the mode of worshipping Śiva:—“[...] then the rites of Svastyayana, Āśīrvāda (benediction), Mārjana shall be performed. Then Homage, a prayer for forgiveness and Ācamana shall be performed. Repeating the Agha mantras for the expiation of sins namaskāra shall be duly performed. He shall pray with devout feelings. ‘Devotion to Śiva, devotion to Śiva, devotion to Śiva in every birth. I have no other refuge. You alone are my refuge’”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद) refers to “blessing the participants”, and represents one of the elements of Newar rituals.—Books such as the Daśakarmavidhi detail on the most common rules to be followed by the Newar priests, the priest’s clients, or the clan’s oldest men or women who are mostly ritually responsible for the ritual, and the individual(s) for whom the life-cycle ritual is performed.—The Āśīrvāda rite is mentioned under the heading “Concluding rites”.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद) refers to the “benediction”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here ends the benediction (āśīrvāda). Next he speaks about the difficulty of attaining the human state in the cycle of rebirth”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद).—m (S) āśīrvacana n S Bestowing a blessing: also a benediction, a blessing expressed. Ex. vadhūvarāṃsi āśīrvacana dēta ||
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद).—m āśīrvacana n Bestowing a blessing; a benediction.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀśirvāda (आशिर्वाद).—(āśīrvādaḥ &c.) a blessing, benediction, expression of a prayer or wish; आशीर्वचनसंयुक्तां नित्यं यस्मात् प्रकुर्वते (āśīrvacanasaṃyuktāṃ nityaṃ yasmāt prakurvate) S. D.6; Manusmṛti 2.33.
Derivable forms: āśirvādaḥ (आशिर्वादः).
Āśirvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśis and vāda (वाद). See also (synonyms): āśirukti, āśirvacana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद).—m.
(-daḥ) A blessing, a benediction. E. āśis and vāda speech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśirvāda (आशिर्वाद).—m. a benediction, [Pañcatantra] 208, 7.
Āśirvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśis and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Āśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—W. p. 336.
—Yv. B. 1, 20. Oudh. Xix, 12.
2) Āśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद):—Oudh. Xx, 172.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद):—[=āśīr-vāda] [from āśīr > ā-śās] m. ([āśirvāda, [Nirukta, by Yāska]]) benediction, [Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद):—[āśīrvā+da] (daḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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 dictionaryĀśīrvāda (आशीर्वाद) [Also spelled ashirvad]:—(nm) blessings, benediction.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀśīrvāda (ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ):—
1) [noun] a wish for happiness, success, welfare, etc. of another; a blessing; benediction.
2) [noun] ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದಮಾಡು [ashirvadamadu] āśīrvāda māḍu to wish for the welfare, success, good health of another; to bless.
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)
Partial matches: Ashir, Vada, Vata, Ashis, Acir.
Starts with: Ashirvadabhidhanavant, Ashirvadabhidhanavat, Ashirvadakhanda, Ashirvadamantra, Ashirvadamgodu, Ashirvadapaddhati, Ashirvadapatra, Ashirvadartha, Ashirvadarthaka, Ashirvadasese, Ashirvadashataka, Ashirvadashloka.
Ends with: Shubhashirvada, Yajurvedashirvada.
Full-text: Acirvatam, Ashirvadabhidhanavat, Ashirukti, Ashirvacana, Aashirwad, Ashirvad, Brahmavidashirvadapaddhati, Royam, Arthavada, Amarakaya, Puranokta, Roam, Visarjana, Alapana, Svastyayana, Vivakshu, Marjana, Denem, Da, A.
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