Avana, Avaṇa, Avāna: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Avana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Avana (अवन) refers to the “protection (of the three worlds)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.20 (“The story of the submarine fire”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “On hearing that I pondered over the reason for the same, and remembering Śiva humbly I went there in order to protect the three worlds [i.e., triloka-avana-hetu]. That fire, out to burn everything, very brilliant with its shooting flames, was thwarted by me as I had the capacity by Śiva’s grace. O sage, then I made that fire of fury, out to burn the three worlds, tender in its blaze and mare-like in shape. [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Āvaṇa.—(SITI), Tamil; a document; generally, a sale-deed; also called vilaiy-āvaṇam; cf. āvaṇa-kkaḻari (SITI), a place where documents like sale-deeds, etc., are registered; regis- tration office. Note: āvaṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
avaṇa (अवण).—These, as Konkani words, are better written with आ.
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avaṇa (अवण).—These, as Konkani words, are better written with आ.
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avana (अवन).—n S Preserving, keeping, protecting.
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āvaṇa (आवण).—n In the Konkan. The first or the growing field of rice: also such rice rootlets or plants. 2 In N. D. The field into which rice-plants are transplanted. 3 In some districts. Ground into which corn in general or certain esculent vegetables are transplanted.
avana (अवन).—n Preserving.
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āvaṇa (आवण).—n The first or the growing field of rice.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Avana (अवन).—a. [av-lyuṭ] Protecting, defending; अनवनी नवनीपवनावलिः (anavanī navanīpavanāvaliḥ) Śiśupālavadha 6.37.
-nam Protection &c.
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Avana (अवन).—[av-lyuṭ]
1) Protection, defence; भुजोऽनवने (bhujo'navane) P.I.3.66. Nalod.1.4.
2) Gratifying, pleasing.
3) Wish, desire.
4) Delight, satisfaction.
5) Hurry, speed. cf. अवनं खण्डने त्राणे गतौ तृप्ते च याचने । श्रवणे च क्रियायां च अवाप्तिप्रीतिदीप्तिषु (avanaṃ khaṇḍane trāṇe gatau tṛpte ca yācane | śravaṇe ca kriyāyāṃ ca avāptiprītidīptiṣu) | Nm.
Derivable forms: avanam (अवनम्).
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Avana (अवन).—1 P.
1) To bow down, to bend down, stoop; अवनम्य वक्षसि (avanamya vakṣasi) Śiśupālavadha 9.74
2) To bend oneself, hang down; त्वय्यादातुं जलमवनते (tvayyādātuṃ jalamavanate) Meghadūta 48. See अवनत (avanata) also. -Caus. (avana- nāmayati) To bend down, bend; अवनमय द्विषतां शिरांसि (avanamaya dviṣatāṃ śirāṃsi) K.19; श्वपुच्छमवनामितम् (śvapucchamavanāmitam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.
Derivable forms: avanam (अवनम्).
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Avāna (अवान).—Breathing, inhaling; see अनवान (anavāna) also.
Derivable forms: avānaḥ (अवानः).
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Avāna (अवान).—a. [ava-an-ac] Dried, dry.
Avana (अवन).—nt., a high number: Mahāvyutpatti 7854 (cited from Gaṇḍavyūha); Gaṇḍavyūha 105.25 (read sattvāvanasya for text sattvavanasya); 133.8 avanam.
Avana (अवन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Satisfaction, (given or received.) 2. Preserving, protecting. 3. Kindness. 4. Speed. 5. Going. 6. Obtaining. 7. Asking. 8. Seizing. 9. Killing. 10. Strength, power. 11. Increase. 12. Existence, being. 13. Doing. 14. Desire. 15. Beautifying, adorning. 16. Embracing. 17. Bearing. 18. Entrance. E. ava to go, to preserve, &c. lyuṭ aff.
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Avāna (अवान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Dried, dry, (fruit.) E. a neg. and vāna dry: than which nothing is drier.
Avana (अवन).—[neuter] favour, grace, protection.
1) Avana (अवन):—[from av] a n. favour, preservation, protection, [Nirukta, by Yāska; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] etc. (cf. an.avana)
2) [v.s. ...] (= tarpaṇa) satisfaction, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] joy, pleasure, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] (for the explan. of 2. eva) desire, wish, [Nirukta, by Yāska]
5) [v.s. ...] speed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] mfn. preserving, a preserver, [Dharmaśarmābhyudaya]
7) b See √av.
8) Avāna (अवान):—[=a-vāna] [from a-vāta] a mfn. idem, [Mahābhārata ii, 704] ([varia lectio] a-vāta)
9) [v.s. ...] wet, [Kādambarī]
10) [v.s. ...] dry, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [=a-vāna] b See 1. a-vāta.
1) Avana (अवन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Satisfaction; preserving; kindness; going.
2) Avāna (अवान):—[a-vāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Dried, dry.
[Sanskrit to German]
Avana (अवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avaṇa.
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
1) Avaṇa (अवण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avana.
2) Āvaṇa (आवण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpaṇa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Avaṇa (ಅವಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of or fact of being, protecting; protection; defence.
2) [noun] the state of being satisfied; satisfaction.
3) [noun] marked courage or bravery; valour.
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Avana (ಅವನ):—
1) [noun] the act or instance of protecting; protection; defence.
2) [noun] great joy or pleasure.
3) [noun] the state of being satisfied; satisfaction.
4) [noun] the act of making another satisfied; gratification.
5) [noun] a desire; a wish.
6) [noun] a favour; the quality or act of being gracious; vouchsafement; grace; anything done with a view to helping.
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Avana (ಅವನ):—[pronoun] the possessive form of the pronoun 'he'; his.
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Āvaṇa (ಆವಣ):—[noun] a place where certain goods or services are offered for sale; esp., a small store; a shop.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
1) avana (အဝန) [(na) (န)]—
[na+vana]
[န+ဝန]
2) avaṇa (အဝဏ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+vaṇa]
[န+ဝဏ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) avana—
(Burmese text): (၁) တောမဟုတ်သော အရပ်။ (တိ) (၂) တဏှာမရှိသော၊ သူ။ (၁) အဝနတ္တ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Not a forest area. (specific) (2) Without reason, person. (1) Avanatta - look.
2) avaṇa—
(Burmese text): (က) အမာ-အနာ-မရှိသော။ (ခ) အနာ-ဒဏ်ရာ-မရစေသော။ အဗ္ဗဏ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (a) Without pain and suffering. (b) Preventing injury and wounds. Also look at Abhanna.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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