Avanata, Ava-namita, Ava-namu-ta, Avanamita, Avanāmita, Avanamra, Avanāṭa: 26 definitions
Introduction:
Avanata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Avanata (अवनत, “bent down”) refers to one of the “twenty form objects” (rūpa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 34). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., avanata). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Avanata, see oṇata. (Page 83)
1) avanamita (အဝနမိတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ava+namu+ta]
[အဝ+နမု+တ]
2) avanata (အဝနတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ava+namu+ta(=onata)]
[အဝ+နမု+တ(=ဩနတ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
avanamita—
(Burmese text): ညွတ်ကိုင်းအပ်-ဆင်ခြင်စဉ်းစားအပ်-သော။
(Auto-Translation): A choice must be carefully considered.
avanata—
(Burmese text): အောက်သို့ ညွတ်ကိုင်းသော၊ ကိုယ်စိတ်ညှိုးနွမ်းအောက်ကျသော၊ စိတ်အားငယ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): Feeling down, being overwhelmed, feeling lowspirited.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
avanata (अवनत).—p S Bowed, bending, stooping. 2 fig. Humble or lowly; submissive, compliant, or yielding.
avanata (अवनत).—a Bowed, stooping. Humble, lowly, submissive.
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
Avanata (अवनत).—p. p.
1) Bent down, hung down, downcast; विनय°, प्रश्रय°, लज्जा°, °उत्तरकायम् (vinaya°, praśraya°, lajjā°, °uttarakāyam) R.9.6; फलपुष्पैरवनतान् (phalapuṣpairavanatān) Rām. cf. also लिखन्नास्ते भूमिं बहिरवनतः प्राणदयितः (likhannāste bhūmiṃ bahiravanataḥ prāṇadayitaḥ) Amaru 7.
2) Verging in the west, setting; रजनिरवनतेन्दुर्लज्जयाधो- मुखी च (rajaniravanatendurlajjayādho- mukhī ca) Śiśupālavadha 1.91.
3) Bending, stooping, deepened, not projecting.
4) Humble.
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Avanāṭa (अवनाट).—a. [nataṃ nāsikāyāḥ; ava-nāṭac see avaṭīṭa] Flat nosed.
-ṭam The condition of having a flat nose.
Avanamra (अवनम्र).—a. Bowed, bent; पर्याप्तपुष्पस्तवकावनम्रा (paryāptapuṣpastavakāvanamrā) Kumārasambhava 3. 54; पाद° (pāda°) fallen at the feet.
Avanatā (अवनता).—(compare Pali avana, free from lust, Critical Pali Dictionary, and see vanatā), freedom from desire: Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 633.18 °tām upādāya.
Avanata (अवनत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Bending, stooping, bowed. E. ava down, nama to bow, kta aff.
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Avanāṭa (अवनाट).—mfn.
(-ṭaḥ-ṭā-ṭaṃ) Flat-nosed. E. ava flatness, nāṭac affix, in this sense.
Avanamra (अवनम्र).—[ava-nam + ra], adj., f. rā, Bent, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 15.
Avanata (अवनत).—[adjective] bent down, deepened, not projecting.
1) Avanata (अवनत):—[=ava-nata] [from ava-nam] mfn. bowed, bent down, [Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] bending, stooping, deepened, not projecting, [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 23, 12, etc.]
3) Avanāṭa (अवनाट):—[=ava-nāṭa] mf(ā)n. = ava-ṭīṭa q.v., [Pāṇini 5-2, 31.]
Avanamra (अवनम्र):—[=ava-namra] [from ava-nam] mf(ā)n. bowed, bent, [Kumāra-sambhava iii, 54; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Avanāmita (अवनामित):—[=ava-nāmita] [from ava-nam] mfn. bent down, [Mahābhārata i, 7586, etc.] (cf. an-avanāmita-vaij)
1) Avanata (अवनत):—[ava-nata] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Bowed, bent.
2) Avanāṭa (अवनाट):—[ava-nāṭa] (ṭaḥ-ṭā-ṭaṃ) a. Flat-nosed.
Avanamra (अवनम्र):—(a + na) adj. f. ā gebeugt: paryāptapuṣpastavakāva [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 54.] pādāva bis zu den Füssen [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 130.] śūlamūlāva [25, 147.]
Avanāṭa (अवनाट):—(1. ava + nāṭa?) adj. f. ā flachnasig [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 31.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 6, 1, 45.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 451.] ṭo puruṣaḥ, ṭā nāsikā, ṭam Flachnasigkeit [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 31,] [Scholiast] — Vgl. avaṭīṭa, avabhraṭa .
Avanamra (अवनम्र):—Adj. (f. ā) gebeugt , geneigt.
Avanāṭa (अवनाट):—Adj. (f. ā) und n. = avaṭīṭa.
Avanata (अवनत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaṇamiya, Avaṇaya, Oaṇṇa, Oṇaya.
Avanamita (अवनमित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaṇamiya, Oṇaviya, Oṇāmiya, Oṇāviya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Avanata (अवनत) [Also spelled avant]:—(a) bent; fallen; depressed; deteriorated; recessed; ~[nati] bending; falling, deterioration; recession; depression; demotion.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Avanata (ಅವನತ):—[adjective] bent; stooped; prostrated.
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Avanata (ಅವನತ):—
1) [noun] he who has prostrated (before a deity or a respectable person).
2) [noun] a man who has bent his head as from fear, shame or as a gesture of respect to another.
3) [noun] a man in a wretched or pitiable condition.
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Avanamra (ಅವನಮ್ರ):—[adjective] bent; bowed.
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Avanamra (ಅವನಮ್ರ):—[noun] a man with flat-nose.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Avanata (अवनत):—adj. 1. bent; hung down; downcast; depressed; 2. bending; stooping;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Namra, Namita, Namu, Luo, Namo, Ava, Da, Nata, Ta.
Starts with (+0): Avanatadanta, Avanatagala, Avanatakaya, Avanatamukha, Avanatan, Avanatanagu, Avanatanana, Avanatanasika, Avanatanga, Avanatashirshan.
Full-text (+26): Avanatashirshan, Avanatakaya, Avanatanasika, Avanatamukha, Avanatiya, Vinayavanata, Avanatanana, Chang li sheng fan, Tryavanata, Avanatadanta, Avanatagala, Unnatavanata, Anavanamitavaijayanta, Avanamiya, Onaviya, Avanatottarakaya, Avanatanga, Samavanata, Natac, Onamiya.
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