The Sanskrit term Avaṣṭambha can be transliterated into English as Avastambha or Avashtambha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ):—Resting upon; holing of body

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ) refers to “firmly settling (oneself)”, according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 22.17ab]—“Then, that which is Śiva, that domain that consists of nothing but consciousness and is named Paramaśiva, which is denoted by such terms as svarūpa, which has been previously explained. Together with visarga, fused with highest truth together with [the highest level of mantra] unmanāśakti, which is the highest autonomy. By means of that bliss of the nectar of Śiva, which has been obtained by firmly settling oneself (avaṣṭambha) in the practice of the third seed (sa)”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avaṣṭambha (अवष्टंभ).—m S Obstruction, hinderance, stoppage. 2 A prop or stay; a post or pillar. 3 Support or sustentation: and, fig. Favor, countenance, patronage.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

avaṣṭambha (अवष्टंभ).—m Obstruction. Support, a prop. Used also in the sense of malāvaṣṭambha.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ).—[stambh-ghañ, sasya ṣatvam]

1) Leaning, resting upon.

2) Support, prop; मेरोश्चतुर्दिशमवष्टम्भगिरय उपक्लृप्ताः (meroścaturdiśamavaṣṭambhagiraya upaklṛptāḥ) Bhāgavata 5.16.11. पक्षाभ्यामीषत्कृतावष्टम्भः (pakṣābhyāmīṣatkṛtāvaṣṭambhaḥ) K.34,44,186, 231,248; खड्गलतावष्टम्भनिश्चलः (khaḍgalatāvaṣṭambhaniścalaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 3; (hence) having recourse to, plucking up or summoning (as courage); तत्कथमहं धैर्यावष्टम्भं करोमि (tatkathamahaṃ dhairyāvaṣṭambhaṃ karomi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; so पौरुष°, धीरत्व° (pauruṣa°, dhīratva°) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2; सहजसत्त्व° (sahajasattva°) K.286.

3) Haughtiness, pride, dignity, majestic greatness; सावष्टम्भाकृतिना (sāvaṣṭambhākṛtinā) K.179 dignified, noble, see सावष्टम्भ (sāvaṣṭambha).

4) A post, pillar.

5) Gold.

6) Commencement, beginning.

7) Stopping, standing still, staying.

8) Courage, steadiness K.156,157; resolute determination; ईदृशोऽस्यावष्टम्भः (īdṛśo'syāvaṣṭambhaḥ) Ratnāvalī 4; अविनयकोपितोऽ- वष्टम्भं कृत्वा (avinayakopito'- vaṣṭambhaṃ kṛtvā) K.261 plucking up courage; पलायनमवष्टम्भो वा (palāyanamavaṣṭambho vā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4 holding out (as opposed to palāyanam).

9) Obstruction, impediment.

1) Paralysis; stupefaction K.141.

11) Excellence. cf. अवष्टम्भः सुवर्णे च स्तम्भ- प्रारम्भयोरपि (avaṣṭambhaḥ suvarṇe ca stambha- prārambhayorapi) | Nm.

Derivable forms: avaṣṭambhaḥ (अवष्टम्भः).

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

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ).—m.

(-mbhaḥ) 1. Gold. 2. Commencement, beginning. 3. A post or pillar. 4. Excellence. 5. Impediment. 6. Support, stay. 7. Paralysis. E. ava, stabhi to stay or stop, ac aff.

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

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ).—i. e. ava-stambh + a, m. 1. Relying on, [Pañcatantra] 20, 20. 2. Self-confidence, Pañc, 246, 19. 3. Gold.

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

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ).—[masculine] leaning or depending on; confidence, courage.

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

1) Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ):—[=ava-ṣṭambha] [from ava-ṣṭambh] m. leaning or resting upon, [Suśruta] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] having recourse to anything, applying, [Pañcatantra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] self-confidence, resoluteness, [Suśruta; Pañcatantra] (cf. sāvaṣṭ)

4) [v.s. ...] beginning, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] obstruction, impediment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] post or pillar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ):—[ava-ṣṭambha] (mbhaḥ) 1. m. Gold; a post; a support; a beginning.

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

Avaṣṭambha (अवष्टम्भ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaṭṭaṃbha, Avaṭṭhaṃbha.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avashtambha 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avaṣṭaṃbha (ಅವಷ್ಟಂಭ):—

1) [noun] a support; a prop.

2) [noun] the state of being firmly fixed; steadiness.

3) [noun] belief in one’s own abilities; self-confidence.

4) [noun] commencement; beginning.

5) [noun] a post; a pillar.

6) [noun] bodily beauty.

7) [noun] the quality by which one excels another; excellence.

8) [noun] gold.

9) [noun] undue pride; haughtiness; overbearingness.

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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)

Partial matches: Stambha, Ava.

Starts with: Avashtambhamaya, Avashtambhana.

Ends with: Savashtambha, Vyavashtambha.

Full-text: Avashtambhamaya, Avatthambha, Avashtambhana, Avattambha, Avashtambhya, Savashtambha, Abandh, Paryasti, Saushthava.

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