Avanaya, Avanāya: 9 definitions
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Avanaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Āvāṇaya (आवाणय) refers to a particular type of hall (maṃḍava), as mentioned by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] At 17.24 there is a description of festivities; and at 18.26-8 there is a reference to cast fabrics and coins. At 20.28 there is a reference to āvāṇaya-bhūmī and again to bhoyaṇatthāṇa-maṃḍava and atthāṇa-maṃḍava.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvanaya (अवनय).—
1) Throwing down, precipitating.
2) Causing to descend.
Derivable forms: avanayaḥ (अवनयः).
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Avanāya (अवनाय).—Throwing down &c.
Derivable forms: avanāyaḥ (अवनायः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvanaya (अवनय).—m.
(-yaḥ) Causing to descend, throwing down. E. ava down, naya for nāya causing to get: see avanāya.
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Avanāya (अवनाय).—m.
(-yaḥ) Causing to descend, throwing down, precipitating. E. ava down, nīñ to obtain, in the causal form, ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avanaya (अवनय):—[=ava-naya] [from ava-nī] m. = ava-nāya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Avanāya (अवनाय):—[=ava-nāya] [from ava-nī] m. ([Pāṇini 3-3, 26]) placing down, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avanaya (अवनय):—[ava-naya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Causing to descend.
2) Avanāya (अवनाय):—[ava-nāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Causing to descend, precipitating.
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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) Avaṇaya (अवणय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avanata.
2) Avaṇaya (अवणय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apanaya.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvanāya (ಅವನಾಯ):—[noun] the act of lowering one’s position; a bringing down from a higher place or position; a dropping.
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: Avanayaka, Avanayan, Avanayana.
Ends with (+4): Akkamdavanaya, Anunnavanaya, Ayavanaya, Bhavanaya, Davanaya, Dhavanaya, Dhavanaya, Dukkhavanaya, Kavanaya, Khamavanaya, Khavanaya, Khellavanaya, Kilavanaya, Lavanaya, Navanaya, Pittavanaya, Pravanaya, Savanaya, Shyavanaya, Thavanaya.
Full-text: Apanaya, Avanayana, Avanata, Bhoyanatthana, Atthana, Nipatana.
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