Avacaka, A-vacaka, Avācaka: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Avacaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Avachaka.
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Mālatīmādhava of Bhavabhūti (kavya-shastra)Avācaka (अवाचक) refers to “(words that are) not expressive”, according to Mammaṭa-Bhaṭṭa’s Kāvyaprakāśa verse 7.50-51.—The doṣas (or “poetic defects”) are regarded as undesirable elements [of a composition]. Any element which tends to detract the poetic composition is a demerit in general terms. In other words, doṣas are the opposites of the guṇālaṃkāras. [...] In the Sāhityadarpaṇa, Viśvanātha says doṣas are five fold. [...] Mammaṭabhaṭṭa says that padadoṣa (or “defects of word”) are of sixteen types [i.e., avācaka (not expressive)].
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvācaka (अवाचक):—[=a-vācaka] [from avākin] mfn. not expressive of [Kāvyaprakāśa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAvācaka (ಅವಾಚಕ):—[adjective] not spoken; not using words.
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: Avacakabhava, Avacakamma, Avacakara, Avacakarata, Avacakatta.
Full-text: Avacakabhava, Shabdadosha.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.2 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.28 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 10.273 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 47 - The Birth of Garuḍa < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.87-88 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Malatimadhava (study) (by Jintu Moni Dutta)
Part 5.3a - Pada-doṣa (defects of word) < [Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)