Avantya, Āvantya: 9 definitions
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Avantya 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀvantya (आवन्त्य).—A Brāhmaṇa pupil of Sukarman. Imparted in his turn the saṃhitas to his pupils.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 77-80.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀvantya (आवन्त्य).—a. [avantiṣu bhavaḥ ñya] Coming from or belonging to Avantī.
-tyaḥ 1 A prince or an inhabitant of Avantī.
2) The offspring of a degraded Brāhmaṇa; see Manusmṛti 1.21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvantya (आवन्त्य).—m.
(-ntyaḥ) 1. The offspring of a degraded Brahman. 2. An inhabitant. &c. of Avanti or Ougein. E. avantī and ṇyat aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvantya (आवन्त्य).—i. e. avanti + ya, m. 1. An inhabitant of Avanti, Mahābhārata 3, 15253. 2. The son of a Vrātya or outcast Brāhmaṇa, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvantya (आवन्त्य).—[adjective] the same; [masculine] a cert. caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āvantya (आवन्त्य):—[from āvanta] mfn. coming from or being in the country Avanti, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a king or inhabitant of Avanti, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] (according to, [Manu x, 21] the Āvantyas are offsprings of degraded Brāhmans.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvantya (आवन्त्य):—(ntyaḥ) 1. m. A degraded brāhman. a. Belonging to Avanti.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avantyaka, Avantyakhanda, Avantyakrishna, Avantyashmaka, Avantyau.
Ends with: Pracyavantya.
Full-text: Avanti, Avantyakhanda, Avantyashmaka, Jayasena, Nyan, Haihaya, Sukarman, Talajangha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.8.16 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Greatness of Daśāśvamedha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya < [Book 5 - Āvantya-khaṇḍa]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.21 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6(b) - Classification of Vedas in Different Branches < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)