In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Avalīna (अवलीन) refers to “covered” [?], according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Hear now the effects of the heliacal rising of Canopus (Agastya), a star sacred to Agastya who suppressed the Vindhya mountains whose soaring heights obstructed the course of the Sun; to which the pictured robes of the Vidyādhara females leaning for support on their lord’s arms and flying aloft in the sky formed beautiful flowing flags; whose caves were the abodes of lions which, having drunk of the perfumed blood of elephants in rut had their mouths covered with bees [i.e., dvirepha-avalīna-uttamāṅga] that looked like so many black flowers, and from which caves issued rivers; [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Avalīna (अवलीन) (Cf. Anavalīna) refers to “diminished (thought)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘(41) The more (yathā yathā) they give [a gift] with the undiminished thought (anavalīna-citta), the more (tathā tathā) they attain the quality of awakening. The more they attain the quality of awakening, the more they satisfy a hundred living beings. [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avalīna (अवलीन).—p. p. Sticking to, clinging to, resting under; विहगादिभिरवलीनैः (vihagādibhiravalīnaiḥ) Bṛ. S.53.114.

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

Avalīna (अवलीन).—see 2 avalīyate.

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

Avalīna (अवलीन).—[adjective] sitting, cowering, hidden in (loc or —°).

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

1) Avalīna (अवलीन):—[=ava-līna] [from ava-lī] mfn. sitting down (as a bird), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] cowering down in, hiding one’s self in ([locative case]), [Rāmāyaṇa v, 25, 13]

3) [v.s. ...] ‘engaged in’ (in [compound]), beginning to, [Nalôd. ii, 46.]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avalīna (ಅವಲೀನ):—

1) [adjective] that has become liquefied or one with a liquid; dissolved; that has passed into or become a liquid.

2) [adjective] disappeared; ceased to appear.

3) [adjective] bent; crooked; not straight; stooped.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lina, Ava.

Ends with: Anavalina, Bhavalina, Griddhavalina, Grihavalina, Yuvavalina.

Full-text: Anavaliyanata, Oliyati, Shali, Li.

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