Avacchedaka: 9 definitions
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Avacchedaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Avachchhedaka.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvacchedaka, (-°) (adj) (ava + cheda + ka) cutting off, as nt. °ṃ adv. in phrase kabaḷâvacchedakaṃ after the manner of cutting off mouthfuls (of food) Vin. II, 214; IV, 196; cp. āsāvacchedika whose hope or longing has been cut off or destroyed Vin. I, 259. (Page 82)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavacchēdaka (अवच्छेदक).—n S That cuts off, divides, or separates; that particularizes or distinguishes; that bars off or bounds; that pervades, inheres, appertains. See the noun.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvacchedaka (अवच्छेदक).—a.
1) Separating.
2) Determining, deciding, प्रतियोगिकावच्छेदकावच्छिन्नम् (pratiyogikāvacchedakāvacchinnam)
3) Bounding, limiting,
4) Pervading.
5) Distinguishing, particularizing.
6) Peculiar, characteristic.
-kaḥ 1 That which distinguishes.
2) A predicate, characteristic property.
3) Boundary, limit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacchedaka (अवच्छेदक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Peculiar, distinguishing, that which separates. 2. Bounding, separating one thing from another. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A predisate, a property. 2. A barrier, a boundary. E. kan added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avacchedaka (अवच्छेदक):—[=ava-cchedaka] [from ava-cchid] mfn. distinguishing, particularising, determining
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘that which distinguishes’, a predicate, characteristic, property, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvacchedaka (अवच्छेदक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Cutting; distinguishing. m. A predicater.
[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 corpusAvacchēdaka (ಅವಚ್ಛೇದಕ):—
1) [adjective] that is cutting or bifurcating; tending to do so.
2) [adjective] capable of distinguishing, highlighting by contrasting.
3) [adjective] particular; helping to distinguishing (a thing from others).
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: Ava.
Starts with: Avacchedakavaccheda.
Ends with: Anekakshetravyavacchedaka, Kabalavacchedaka, Sadhyatavacchedaka, Shakyatavacchedaka, Shavavyavacchedaka, Vyavacchedaka.
Full-text: Vyavacchedaka, Vyavacchedakatva, Sadhyatavacchedaka, Kabalavacchedaka.
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