Avanta, Avamta, Avaṇṭa, Āvanta: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Avanta means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Āvanta (आवन्त).—One of the eight kulas (‘families’) of nāgas mentioned by Soḍḍhala in his Udayasundarīkathā. Āvanta, and other nāgas, reside in pātāla (the nether world) and can assume different forms at will. Their movement is unobstructed in the all the worlds and they appear beautiful, divine and strong.
The Udayasundarīkathā is a Sanskrit work in the campū style, narrating the story of the Nāga princess Udayasundarī and Malayavāhana, king of Pratiṣṭhāna. Soḍḍhala is a descendant of Kalāditya (Śilāditya’s brother) whom he praises as an incarnation of a gaṇa (an attendant of Śiva).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Avanta (अवन्त) is the name of a Kumbhāṇḍa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Tivani, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Kumbhāṇḍa Avanta in Tivani], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Avaṇṭa, (adj.) (a + vaṇṭa) without a stalk J. V, 155. (Page 82)
avaṇṭa (အဝဏ္ဋ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+vaṇṭa]
[န+ဝဏ္ဋ]
[Pali to Burmese]
avaṇṭa—
(Burmese text): အညှာမရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): Unaccounted for.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Āvanta (आवन्त).—[avanterayaṃ rājā aṇ] A king of Avantī.
Derivable forms: āvantaḥ (आवन्तः).
Avānta (अवान्त).—m., a high number: Mahāvyutpatti 7796 = Tibetan bsam yas, or bsal yas (compare avada).
1) Āvanta (आवन्त):—m. ([from] avanti), a king of Avanti (the district of Oujein), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) Name of a son of Dhṛṣṭa, [Harivaṃśa], (cf. avanta)
Āvanta (आवन्त):—m. Nomen proprium ein Sohn Dhṛṣṭa’s [Harivaṃśa 1991.]
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Āvanta (आवन्त):—m. der Fürst der Avanti [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 33.]
Avanta (अवन्त):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛṣṭa [Harivaṃśa 1,36,25.] āvanta v.l.
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Āvanta (आवन्त):——
1) m. — a) ein Fürst der Avanti. — b) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Dhṛṣ2ṭa v.l. avanta. —
2) f. ī die Sprache der Avanti.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4): Avantaka, Avantan, Avantanem, Avantaphaladayaka, Avantar, Avantara, Avantarabheda, Avantaracaivar, Avantaradesha, Avantaradiksha, Avantaradikshadi, Avantaradikshin, Avantaradiksrakti, Avantaradish, Avantaradisha, Avantaradishas, Avantarai, Avantarakalpa, Avantarakaranam, Avantarapetam.
Full-text: Vanta, Avantaka, Vayavant, Avantika, Avantaphaladayaka, Avantara, Kulayin, Akshiyamana, Avantya, Avada, Avanti, Divani, Naga, Prajavant.
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