Avasayin, Avasāyin: 4 definitions

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Avasayin 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avasāyin (अवसायिन्).—a. Residing, dwelling in; cf. अन्त्यावसायिन् (antyāvasāyin).

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

1) Avasāyin (अवसायिन्):—[=ava-sāyin] [from ava-so] mfn. ‘taking up one’s abode, settling’ See antāv and and ante-v, yatra-kāmāv.

2) Āvasāyin (आवसायिन्):—mfn. ([from] avasa and āyin), going after or procuring a livelihood, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa vii, 29, 2.]

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Avasayin in German

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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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