Avanita, Avanīta: 3 definitions
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Avanita 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 dictionaryAvanīta (अवनीत).—a. Led or pushed down into; ऋबीसे अत्रिमश्विनावनीतम् (ṛbīse atrimaśvināvanītam) Ṛgveda 1.116.8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvanīta (अवनीत):—[=ava-nīta] [from ava-nī] mfn. led or pushed down into ([locative case]), [Ṛg-veda i, 116,8 and 118, 7.]
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 corpusAvanīta (ಅವನೀತ):—
1) [adjective] pushed or thrown down; removed.
2) [adjective] bent; crooked; not straight.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
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