Avasathika, Āvasathika: 8 definitions

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Āvasathika.—(IE 8-3), variously explained as ‘the superin- tendent of avasathas, i. e. colleges or dharma-śālās’, ‘the super- visor of the royal palace and other government buildings’ (Hist. Beng., I, ed. Majumdar, p. 284); ‘one who keeps the domestic fire (āvasathya) burning with daily offerings’ (D. Bhattacharya, Halāyudha's Brāhmaṇasarvasva, p. xx); etc. (EI 9, 11, 24), title or family name of Brāhmaṇas. Cf. Āvasathin. Note: āvasathika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āvasathika (आवसथिक).—a. (- f.) [आवसथे गृहे वसति ठक् (āvasathe gṛhe vasati ṭhak) Tv.]

1) Inhabiting a house.

2) Household, domestic.

3) Keeping a sacred fire in a house.

-kaḥ Prob. a supervisor of royal palace and other government buildings, including temples, rest-houses &c. EI.XXIII, pp.155 ff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āvasathika (आवसथिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) Inhabiting a house, household, domestic. E. avasatha and ṣṭhal aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Āvasathika (आवसथिक):—[from ā-vas] mf(ī)n. dwelling in a house

2) [v.s. ...] household, domestic, [Pāṇini 4-4, 74]

3) [v.s. ...] m. a householder (who keeps a domestic fire), [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āvasathika (आवसथिक):—[ā-vasathika] (kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a. Domestic.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āvasathika (आवसथिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āvasahiya, Osahia.

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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.

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