Ashrayasha, Āśrayāśa, Ashraya-asha: 7 definitions

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Ashrayasha 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.

The Sanskrit term Āśrayāśa can be transliterated into English as Asrayasa or Ashrayasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashrayasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āśrayāśa (आश्रयाश).—a. consuming everything with which it comes in contact. (-āśaḥ, -ka) 1 fire; दुर्वृत्तः क्रियते धूर्तैः श्रीमानात्म- विवृद्धये । किं नाम खलसंसर्गः कुरुते नाश्रयाशवत् (durvṛttaḥ kriyate dhūrtaiḥ śrīmānātma- vivṛddhaye | kiṃ nāma khalasaṃsargaḥ kurute nāśrayāśavat) || Udb.

2) a. forfeiter of asylum.

3) the constellation कृत्तिका (kṛttikā).

Derivable forms: āśrayāśaḥ (आश्रयाशः).

Āśrayāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āśraya and āśa (आश). See also (synonyms): āśrayabhuj.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āśrayāśa (आश्रयाश).—mfn.

(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) A forfeiter of an asylum, one who by misconduct &c loses patronage or protection. m.

(-śaḥ) A name of fire. E. āśraya a house, &c. to eat or consume, and aṇ affix: similar compounds occur frequently, as āśrayadhvaṃsin, āśrayabhaj, &c.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Āśrayāśa (आश्रयाश):—[from ā-śraya > ā-śri] m. ‘consuming everything with which it comes in contact’, fire, [Hitopadeśa; Manu-smṛti etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a forfeiter of an asylum, one who by misconduct etc. loses patronage or protection.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āśrayāśa (आश्रयाश):—[āśrayā+śa] (śaḥ) m. A name of fire; forfeiter of a good asylum. So āśraya-dhvaṃsin, āśraya-bhuj, &c.

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Ashrayasha in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ashrayasha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āśrayāśa (ಆಶ್ರಯಾಶ):—[adjective] eating, spoiling or abusing, the supporting thing.

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Āśrayāśa (ಆಶ್ರಯಾಶ):—[noun] fire, as a devourer of the place where it is kept.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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