Avamanya, Avamānya: 7 definitions
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Avamanya 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvamānya (अवमान्य).—pot. p.
1) To be treated with disrespect, or slighted; बालोऽपि नावमन्तव्यो मनुष्य इति भूमिपः (bālo'pi nāvamantavyo manuṣya iti bhūmipaḥ) Manusmṛti 7.8,9.82.
2) Contemptible, mean.
See also (synonyms): avamantavya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvamānya (अवमान्य).—mfn.
(-nyaḥ-nyā-nyaṃ) To be treated with disrespect. E. ava before mana with ṇyat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avamanya (अवमन्य):—[=ava-manya] [from ava-man] [indeclinable participle] = -matya, [Mahābhārata v, 7533, xvi, 73 and 75.]
2) Avamānya (अवमान्य):—[=ava-mānya] [from ava-man] mfn. = -mantavya, [Mahābhārata i, 1467; Manu-smṛti ix, 82.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvamānya (अवमान्य):—[ava-mānya] (nyaḥ-nyā-nyaṃ) a. To be contemned, or disregarded.
[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 corpusAvamānya (ಅವಮಾನ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಅವಮಾನಿತ [avamanita]2.
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)
Starts with: Avamanyaka, Avamanyana, Avamanyanata.
Ends with: Pavamanya.
Full-text: Avamantavya.
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