Alternative spellings of this word include Avachaya.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avacaya (अवचय).—Gathering (such as flowers, fruits &c.); ततः प्रविशतः कुसुमावचयमभिनयन्त्यौ सख्यौ (tataḥ praviśataḥ kusumāvacayamabhinayantyau sakhyau) Ś.4.

Derivable forms: avacayaḥ (अवचयः).

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Avacāya (अवचाय).—[ava-ci ghañ] P.III.3.4. Gathering flowers (with the hands); अविरतकुसुमावचायखेदात् (aviratakusumāvacāyakhedāt) Śiśupālavadha 7.71.

Derivable forms: avacāyaḥ (अवचायः).

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

Avacaya (अवचय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Gathering, especially flowers, fruits, &c. E. ava, and caya collecting; also avacāya.

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

Avacaya (अवचय).—i. e. ava-ci + a, m. Gathering, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 181, 20.

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

Avacaya (अवचय).—[masculine] gathering, plucking.

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Avacāya (अवचाय).—[masculine] gathering, plucking.

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

Avacaya (अवचय):—[=ava-caya] [from ava-ci] m. gathering (as flowers, fruits, etc.), [Śakuntalā etc.]

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

Avacaya (अवचय):—[ava-caya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Collecting.

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

Avacaya (अवचय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avacaya, Uccaya.

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Avacaya in German

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Avacaya (अवचय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Apacaya.

2) Avacaya (अवचय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avacaya.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avacaya (ಅವಚಯ):—[noun] the act of gathering, collecting or gleaning (of flowers, fruits, etc.).

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: Caya, Ava.

Starts with: Avacayana.

Ends with: Kusumavacaya, Pushpavacaya.

Full-text: Uccaya, Pushpavacaya, Kusumavacaya, Apacaya.

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