Avasanna: 10 definitions
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Avasanna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Avasann.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvasanna (अवसन्न).—p. p.
1) Sunk down (fig. also), enervated, sinking, drooping; अतिप्रबलपिपासावसन्नानि (atiprabalapipāsāvasannāni) K.36; Śi. 15.85; मदावसन्नहस्त (madāvasannahasta) Daśakumāracarita 62 powerless.
2) Dispirited, sad, melancholy, unhappy; कान्तारेष्ववसन्नानाम् (kāntāreṣvavasannānām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.6. 2; दधिकर्णोऽवसन्नो ब्रूते (dadhikarṇo'vasanno brūte) H.2 lean, weakened.
3) Ended, terminated, gone off; अवसन्नतापमतमिस्रमभात् (avasannatāpamatamisramabhāt) Śiśupālavadha 9.12 devoid of heat; अवसन्नायां रात्रौ (avasannāyāṃ rātrau) H.1.
4) Unable to do one's duty.
5) Lost, deprived of; पित्रोः सकाशमवसन्न- दृशोर्निनाय (pitroḥ sakāśamavasanna- dṛśornināya) R.9.77 who had lost their sight.
6) (In law) Non-suited, defeated.
7) Dead, gone; ततस्तेष्व- वसन्नेषु सेनापतिषु पञ्चसु (tatasteṣva- vasanneṣu senāpatiṣu pañcasu) Rām.5.46.38.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvasanna (अवसन्न).—mfn.
(-nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) 1. Melancholy, dispirited, unhappy. 2. Ended, terminated. 3. Languid, enervated. 4. Separated. 5. Bowed, bent. 6. Non-suited. E. ava before sana to faint, kta aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvasanna (अवसन्न).—[adjective] sunk down, impressed, deep; brought down, exhausted, afflicted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avasanna (अवसन्न):—[=ava-sanna] [from ava-sad] mfn. sunk down, pressed down (as by a burden, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Rāmāyaṇa ii, 52, 22])
2) [v.s. ...] sunken (as eyes), [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] (opposed to ut-sanna) deep (as a wound), [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] languid, dispirited, distressed, unhappy, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata iv, 198, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] ended, terminated, [Hitopadeśa]
6) [v.s. ...] (as the eyesight; said of a blind person), [Raghuvaṃśa ix, 77]
7) [v.s. ...] (in law) beaten in a cause.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvasanna (अवसन्न):—[ava-sanna] (nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) a. Dispirited, languid, bent; non-suited.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avasanna (अवसन्न) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avasaṇṇa, Osaṇṇa, Osanna.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAvasanna (अवसन्न) [Also spelled avasann]:—(a) despondent, dejected, dismayed; languid.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAvasaṇṇa (अवसण्ण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avasanna.
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 corpusAvasanna (ಅವಸನ್ನ):—
1) [adjective] being in a condition of distress; suffering from pain, discomfort; loss; etc. 2) abnormally weak.
2) [adjective] gloomy; dejected; sad.
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: Avasannata, Avasannatva.
Ends with: Kriyavasanna, Paryavasanna, Samavasanna.
Full-text: Osanna, Kriyavasanna, Samavasanna, Utsanna, Avasann, Avasannata, Sasad, Shadi, Shash.
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