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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asvādhyāya (अस्वाध्याय).—[na svādhyāyo vedādhyayanamasya]

1) One who has not yet commenced his studies, not being invested with the sacred thread.

2) Interruption of studies (as on aṣṭamī, eclipses &.c.)

Derivable forms: asvādhyāyaḥ (अस्वाध्यायः).

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

Asvādhyāya (अस्वाध्याय).—m.

(-yaḥ) 1. A Brahman who has not made his studies, who has not read the Vedas previous to his investiture. 2. Interruption or interval of study, prohibited on certain days of the moon, at eclipses, &c. E. a neg. sva own, and adhyāya a lecture.

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

1) Asvādhyāya (अस्वाध्याय):—[=a-svādhyāya] [from a-sva] mfn. (a Brāhman) who has not performed his repetition of the Veda, who has not repeated or does not repeat the Vedas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. interruption or interval of repetition (prohibited on certain days of the moon, at eclipses, etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Asvādhyāya (अस्वाध्याय):—[a-svādhyāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A brāhman incomplete in his studies; a holiday on eclipses, &c.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Asvādhyāya (अस्वाध्याय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asajjhāya.

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context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Asvādhyāya (ಅಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯ):—

1) [noun] the fact or period, of refraining from the studies of the Vedas.

2) [noun] he who does not study the Vedas.

context information

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: Svadhyaya, A.

Starts with: Asvadhyayapara.

Ends with: Bhagavatisutrasvadhyaya, Nivrittayajnasvadhyaya.

Full-text: Asajjhaya, Asvadhyayapara, Nirakriti.

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