Avashas, Avaśas, Avāsas: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Avaśas can be transliterated into English as Avasas or Avashas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaśas (अवशस्).—[ava-śaṃs-kvip]
1) A wrong desire. अवशसा निःशसा यत् (avaśasā niḥśasā yat) Av.6.45.2.
2) Censure, abuse.
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Avāsas (अवासस्).—a. Unclothed, naked. m. Name of Buddha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvāsas (अवासस्).—mfn.
(-sāḥ-sāḥ-saḥ) Naked. E. a priv. vāsas clothes
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avaśas (अवशस्):—[=ava-śas] (only [instrumental case] -śasā) f. (√śaṃs), wrong desire, [Atharva-veda vi, 45, 2.]
2) Avāsas (अवासस्):—[=a-vāsas] mfn. unclothed, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvāsas (अवासस्):—[a-vāsas] (sāḥ-saḥ) a. Naked.
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Partial matches: Vasas, A, Shash, Ava.
Full-text: Abasas, Vannabodhana, Gardhavasas, Hairanyavasas, Avashamsyati, Visuddhi Magga.
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