Avapya, Avāpya: 10 definitions
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Avapya 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Avāpya (अवाप्य) refers to “what could have been achieved”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 8.53.—Accordingly: “The learning that you showed when you avoided what could have been achieved (avāpya) in the time of success—demonstrate the same again like a man now that your heart is suffering”.
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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Avāpya (अवाप्य) refers to “having learnt (a mantra)” (from one’s preceptor), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.27 (“The birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa”).—Accordingly, [while narrating the story of Dambha, grandson of Danu and sage Kaśyapa]: “[...] No son was born to [Dambha]. Hence the hero became worried. He made the preceptor Śukra his initiator and learnt (avāpya) the mantra of Kṛṣṇa. [śukrācāryaṃ guruṃ kṛtvā kṛṣṇamaṃtramavāpya ca] He performed a great penance in the holy centre Puṣkara for a hundred thousand years. Seating himself in a stable pose he performed the Japa of Kṛṣṇa mantra for a long time. While be was performing the penance, an unbearable refulgence sprang up blazing from his head and spread everywhere. All the gods, sages and Manus were scorched by that. With Indra ahead they sought refuge in Brahmā. [...]”;
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Avāpya (अवाप्य).—pot. p. Attainable. ज्येष्ठता च निवर्तेत ज्येष्ठावाप्यं च यद्धनम् (jyeṣṭhatā ca nivarteta jyeṣṭhāvāpyaṃ ca yaddhanam) Manusmṛti 11.185.
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Avāpya (अवाप्य).—a. [na. ta.] Uncut, not to be cut (as hair).
Avāpya (अवाप्य).—mfn.
(-pyaḥ-pyā-pyaṃ) Unattainable, unobtainable. ind. Having obtained. E. a neg. vāpya procurable, or ava before āpa to obtain, lyap aff.
Avāpya (अवाप्य).—[adjective] to be obtained; due to (—°).
1) Avāpya (अवाप्य):—[from avāp] 1. avāpya [indeclinable participle] having obtained, [Raghuvaṃśa iii, 33, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] 2. avāpya mfn. to be obtained, [Manu-smṛti xi, 185; Pañcatantra]
Avāpya (अवाप्य):—[a-vāpya] (pyaḥ-pyā-pyaṃ) a. Unattainable.
Avāpya (अवाप्य):—(wie eben) adj. zu erlangen [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 185.] [Pañcatantra 241, 8.]
Avāpya (अवाप्य):—Adj. zu erlangen.
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
Avāpya (ಅವಾಪ್ಯ):—[adjective] that can be got; obtainable; receivable.
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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Full-text (+0): Adhyushta, Adhipatya, Karkashya, Asapatna, Riddha, Nunam, Sapatna, Shailusha, Tadiya, Shringa, Vassa, Kricchra.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.8 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 45 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)
45. Description of the Pavitraropana-vidhi rites < [Chapter 4 - Worship of Gods and Goddesses]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 18 - Ashtadasha Adhyaya (astadaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 22 - Dvavimsha Adhyaya (dvavimso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 19 - Ekonavimsha Adhyaya (ekonavimso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLV < [Mokshadharma Parva]