Avahasa, Avahāsa: 9 definitions
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Avahasa 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 dictionaryAvahāsa (अवहास).—
1) Smiling, a smile.
2) A jest, joke, ridicule, यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि (yaccāvahāsārthamasatkṛto'si) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11.42.
3) Derision, scoffing; अवहासं ततो मुक्त्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत् (avahāsaṃ tato muktvā rāvaṇo vākyamabravīt) Rām.7.18.8.
Derivable forms: avahāsaḥ (अवहासः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvahāsa (अवहास).—i. e. ava-has + a, m. Jest, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 11, 42.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvahāsa (अवहास).—[masculine] jest, joke; sārtham for jest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avahāsa (अवहास):—[=ava-hāsa] [from ava-has] m. jest, joke, [Bhagavad-gītā xi, 42; Brahma-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] derision, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvahāsa (अवहास):—[ava-hāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. Lightness, sport.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avahāsa (अवहास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ohāsa.
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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 dictionary1) Avahasa (अवहस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Ava, Apahas.
2) Avahāsa (अवहास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avabhāsa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avahasana, Avahasati.
Ends with: Vyavahasa.
Full-text: Vyavahasa, Apahas, Ava, Avabhasa, Ohasa, Apahasa, Has.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 11.41-42 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]