Avashya, Avaśya, Avaśyā, Āvāsya: 15 definitions

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Avashya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit terms Avaśya and Avaśyā can be transliterated into English as Avasya or Avashya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Avashy.

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In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Avaśya (अवश्य) or Avaśyakāraṇa refers to a “lavatory building”, according to the Devyāmata (chapter 105).—Accordingly, [while describing the layout of the residence (gṛha) for the prāsādāśramin]—“[...] To the north is general storage. Not too far away, nor adjoining, is a secluded, sheltered lavatory building (avaśya-kāraṇaavaśyakāraṇaṃ gṛham), aside from the residence. To the east should be made a copse, and trees with flowers and fruit. [...]”.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Avaśya (अवश्य) refers to “inevitably”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “If children, wives, wealth, relations [and] bodies will inevitably (avaśya) go away, then why is one distressed uselessly for the sake of them?”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avaśya (अवश्य).—a S Intractable, indomitable, untameable.

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avaśya (अवश्य).—ad (S) avaśyaka ad (Misused for āvaśyaka S) Certainly, of course, positively, necessarily: also certainly, surely, necessarily.

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āvaśya (आवश्य).—n S Necessity or necessariness.

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

avaśya (अवश्य).—ad Certainly, surely, of course.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avaśya (अवश्य).—a.

1) Untameable, ungovernable, unruly.

2) Inevitable; अथ मरणमवश्यमेव जन्तोः (atha maraṇamavaśyameva jantoḥ) Ve.3.6.

3) Indispensable, necessary.

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Avaśyā (अवश्या).—[ava-śyai ka]

1) Hoar-frost, fog or mist.

2) An independent woman.

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Āvaśya (आवश्य).—[avaśya-aṇ] Necessity, inevitable act or conclusion.

Derivable forms: āvaśyam (आवश्यम्).

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Āvāsya (आवास्य).—a. Inhabited by, full of; आत्मावास्यमिदं विश्वम् (ātmāvāsyamidaṃ viśvam) Bhāgavata 8.1.1. ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वम् (īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvam) Īśop.1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Avaśya (अवश्य) or Osa.—(m. or nt.; = AMg. osa; Sanskrit avaśyāya, once Lex. avaśyā, f.), hoarfrost, as symbol of transitoriness, used of life or worldly things: Lalitavistara 214.8 (verse) osavindūpamā …śūnyasvabhāvā(ḥ), like drops of hoarfrost (fleeting and vain); Samādhirājasūtra 22.6 jīviti svapnanibhe cali 'vaśye (Réga- mey's note states that Tibetan renders hoarfrost, which he unwisely abandons); Śikṣāsamuccaya 18.12 (verse, cited from Candra- pradīpa Sūtra = Samādhirājasūtra, but not the same verse) jīvite cañcale 'vaśye māyāsvapnanibhopame. In the Lalitavistara osa could be m.c. for osā = Sanskrit (Lex.) avaśyā; but the loc. (a)vaśye in the others points to a m. or nt. stem; AMg. osa is given by [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary] as m.

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

Avaśya (अवश्य).—mfn.

(-śyaḥ-śyā-śyaṃ) Untameable, ungovernable. ind. (-śya) Certainly, necessarily. E. ava, śyai to go, ḍam affix; irregularly formed: it occurs in composition with or without the nasal, as avaśyaṅkārī who does what is necessary, avaśyapācyaḥ to be necessarily cooked, &c. E. a neg. vaśa to subdue, affix yat.

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Avaśyā (अवश्या).—f.

(-śyā) A fog or mist. E. ava, śyai to go, ḍa affix and fem. ṭāp.

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Āvaśya (आवश्य).—n.

(-śyaṃ) Necessity, inevitable act or conclusion. E. avaśya and aṇ aff.

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

Avaśya (अवश्य).—[adjective] not yielding to another’s will; °— & avaśyam [adverb] necessarily, by all means.

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

1) Avaśya (अवश्य):—[=a-vaśya] [from a-vaśa] in [compound] with a [future] [past participle] (and with some other words) for a-vaśyam, [Pāṇini 6-1, 144, Comm.]

2) [v.s. ...] disobedient, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Pañcatantra]

3) Avaśyā (अवश्या):—[=ava-śyā] f. (√śyai), hoar-frost, dew, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Avasya (अवस्य):—[from avas] a [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] (p. [dative case] sg. m. avasyate) to seek favour or assistance, [Ṛg-veda i, 116, 23.]

5) b [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] See 1. avas.

6) Āvāsya (आवास्य):—[=ā-vāsya] [from ā-vas] mfn. ifc. to be inhabited by, full of [Bhāgavata-purāṇa viii, 1, 10.]

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

1) Avaśya (अवश्य):—[a-vaśya] adv. Certainly. a. Unsubduable.

2) Avaśyā (अवश्या):—[ava-śyā] (yā) 1. f. A fog.

3) Āvaśya (आवश्य):—(śyaṃ) 1. n. Necessity.

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

Avaśya (अवश्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avassa.

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Avashya 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avaśya (अवश्य) [Also spelled avashy]:—(adv) certainly, definitely; necessarily; ~[meva] without fail, certainly; undoubtedly.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avaśya (ಅವಶ್ಯ):—

1) [adjective] not being grasped; not coming under the control of another.

2) [adjective] that cannot be avoided; inevitable.

3) [adjective] that is essential; indispensable; absolutely necessary.

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Avaśya (ಅವಶ್ಯ):—

1) [noun] that which is absolutely necessary; an essential thing.

2) [noun] ಅವಶ್ಯಬೀಳು [avashyabilu] avaśyabīḷu the need to arise; ಅವಶ್ಯವಾಗಿ [avashyavagi] avaśyavāgi necessarily; indispensably; without fail.

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Avaśya (ಅವಶ್ಯ):—[adjective] (rarely) = ಅವಶ್ಯವಾಗಿ [avashyavagi]:.

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Āvaśya (ಆವಶ್ಯ):—[adjective] = ಆವಶ್ಯಕ [avashyaka]1.

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Āvaśya (ಆವಶ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಆವಶ್ಯಕ [avashyaka]2.

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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.

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