Avadhanata, Avadhānatā: 3 definitions
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Avadhanata 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAvadhānatā (अवधानता) refers to “paying attention”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] O daughter of the lord of mountains, thus the duty of a chaste wife is described to you. Now, listen to their classifications with attention (sa-avadhānatā) [sāvadhānatayā'dya me] and love. O gentle lady, the chaste ladies can be divided into four classes. Even when they are remembered they dispel sins. The divisions comprise of the superior etc. They are superior, middling, inferior and very inferior. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvadhānatā (अवधानता).—f.
(-tā) Attentiveness. E. avadhāna attention, tal added, also with tva, avadhānatva n.
(-tvaṃ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvadhānatā (अवधानता):—[=ava-dhāna-tā] [from ava-dhāna > ava-dhā] f. ([Pañcatantra]) ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) attentiveness.
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.
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Partial matches: Avadhana, Ta.
Ends with: Anavadhanata, Asavadhanata, Atisavadhanata, Avyavadhanata, Purvavadhanata, Savadhanata.
Full-text: Anavadhanata, Savadhanata, Avadhana.
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