Avaga: 6 definitions

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Avaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avaga (अवग).—1 P. To go down, descend; अञ्जः समुद्रमवजग्मुरापः (añjaḥ samudramavajagmurāpaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.32.2.

2) To come to, visit, go near.

3) To reach, obtain.

4) (a) To know, learn, understand, think, believe; कृतापराधमिवावगच्छति आत्मानम् (kṛtāparādhamivāvagacchati ātmānam) K.23; मामेव- मवगच्छति (māmeva- mavagacchati) V.2; कथं शान्तमित्यभिहिते श्रान्त इत्यवगच्छति मूर्खः (kathaṃ śāntamityabhihite śrānta ityavagacchati mūrkhaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1; न खल्ववगच्छामि, परस्तादवगम्यत एव (na khalvavagacchāmi, parastādavagamyata eva) Ś.1. तत्तदेवावगच्छ त्वं मम तेजोंऽशसंभवम् (tattadevāvagaccha tvaṃ mama tejoṃ'śasaṃbhavam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.41; R.8.88; Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.81. (b) To consider, regard, look upon.

5) To assure oneself, be convinced. -Caus.

1) To bring near; अथेममिहावगमय (athemamihāvagamaya) Av.3.3.6.

2) To inform oneself of, find out, know, तावदेतेभ्यः प्रियाप्रवृत्तिरवगमयितव्या (tāvadetebhyaḥ priyāpravṛttiravagamayitavyā) V.4.

3) To inform, cause to know, teach; पुरुषविशेषमवगमयति (puruṣaviśeṣamavagamayati) Mu.5; सर्वमिदं पित्रो- रवगमय्य (sarvamidaṃ pitro- ravagamayya) Dk.

4) To indicate, show; संनाहोऽयं साहसमवगम- यति (saṃnāho'yaṃ sāhasamavagama- yati) Daśakumāracarita 96; Bhaṭṭikāvya 1.53,62.

Derivable forms: avagam (अवगम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Avaga (अवग).—nt., a high number, Mahāvyutpatti 7713 = Tibetan rig(s) sdom; see s.v. ārāva, for which probably read this; in Mahāvyutpatti 7839 ārāva (Tibetan id.) is cited from Gaṇḍavyūha, but Gaṇḍavyūha 133.3 reads avagam; avaga should also be read for vaga, q.v., in Gaṇḍavyūha 105.22.

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

Avagā (अवगा).—go away, be lost; go to, join ([accusative]).

Avagā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and (गा).

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

Avagā (अवगा):—[=ava-√gā] ([Aorist] [subjunctive] -gat) to pass away, be wanting, [Atharva-veda xii, 3, 46], ([Aorist] 2. sg. -gās, 3. sg. avāgāt) to go to, join with ([instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda i, 17 74, 4];—([accusative]), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Avaga (अवग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avaka.

2) Āvāga (आवाग) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpāka.

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avāga (ಅವಾಗ):—[adverb] then; at that point of time; at that time.

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Āvaga (ಆವಗ):—[adverb] = ಆವಗಂ [avagam].

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Āvāga (ಆವಾಗ):—[pronoun] when a) at what time? b) on what occasion or under what circumstances?; c) at what point? 2) at that time; then; on that occasion.

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Āvāga (ಆವಾಗ):—[conjunction] when a) at what time or point; b) at the time that.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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