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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Asupta (असुप्त) refers to the “absence of sleepiness”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, those sixty-four dharmas are included in one hundred twenty-eight dharmas. What are those one hundred twenty-four? [...] 5) striving for the dharma is included in fulfilling one’s own promises and having no regret of others; (6) being interested in the dharma is included in being inclined towards the dharma and inclination towards the dharma; (7) the beautiful appearance is included in the absence of sleepiness (asupta) or bewilderment; (8) the beautiful mind is included in noble birth and eliminating the accidental vices; [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asupta (असुप्त).—a. Not asleep; असुप्तः सुप्तानाभिचाकशीति (asuptaḥ suptānābhicākaśīti) Bṛ. Up.4.3.11. °दृश (dṛśa) not closing the eyes in sleep.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Āsupta (आसुप्त).—ppp. of *āsvapati (compare āsvāpana), gone to sleep: Mahāvastu i.227.16 (prose) kilāntaṃ antaḥpuram āsuptam.

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

Asupta (असुप्त):—[=a-supta] mfn. not asleep, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]

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

Asupta (असुप्त):—dṛś (k) a. Never closing the eyes in sleep, all-seeing.

[Sanskrit to German]

Asupta 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Asupta (असुप्त):—(a) not asleep, awake.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Supta, A.

Starts with: Asuptadrish.

Ends with (+3): Abhiprasupta, Alikasupta, Antarjalasupta, Avasupta, Bhuktasupta, Divasupta, Gangasupta, Lakshasupta, Lakshyasupta, Mithyaprasupta, Nihshankasupta, Paramarthasupta, Prasupta, Purvasupta, Ratikhedasupta, Samprasupta, Sukhaprasupta, Sukhasupta, Suptasupta, Upasupta.

Full-text: Asuptadrish, Ashvapati, Supta.

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 8.13.109 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]

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