Alternative spellings of this word include Avasthan.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Avasthāna (अवस्थान) refers to the “state (of liberation)”, according to the Gorakṣasiddhāntasaṅgraha, a text dealing with Yoga quoting from approximately seventy-two sources including the Amanaska Yoga treatise.—Accordingly, [while describing the state of emancipation]: “It is said, ‘the goal of the supreme spirit is liberation’. And it is the state (avasthāna) [achieved through] the essence of Śiva. His essence [is described] in the Gorakṣopaniṣat, ‘the deity of constant bliss is above the non-dual state’. [...] In the Amanaska, [it is said]: ‘That is declared as the highest Brahma which is free from existence and non-existence, without cessation and arising and beyond all imaginings [of the mind]’.”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Avasthāna (अवस्थान) refers to a “place” or “residence”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] The consort of the Great Tree, that is, the incarnation Ṣaṣṭhanātha is (the goddess) Maṅgalā. She is crooked and (resides) in the place (avasthāna) of the six-faced Siddha namely, in Suṣumṇā, the middle channel. How is she? She is a beautiful, young virgin. What is meant by this is that she is skillful in doing all things. It is for this reason that it is said that (she is) Kuṇḍalinī as the Middle Lineage between that of the Eldest and the Youngest and is associated with both. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

avasthāna (अवस्थान).—n S The place, period, or manner of being, staying, abiding; situation, station, position, abode.

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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

Avasthāna (अवस्थान).—

1) Standing, remaining, residing, abiding, dwelling; पूर्वकृतावस्थानेन राजलोकेन (pūrvakṛtāvasthānena rājalokena) K.92; किमिह निवृत्त्यावस्थानम् (kimiha nivṛttyāvasthānam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; चतुर्मण्डलावस्थानेन (caturmaṇḍalāvasthānena) ibid.

2) Situation, station, position; मधुर° दर्शनीयः (madhura° darśanīyaḥ) Ś.6.

3) Residence, abode, place; घनावस्थानैः (ghanāvasthānaiḥ) K.127.

4) Period of staying.

5) Support, योऽवस्थानमनुग्रहः (yo'vasthānamanugrahaḥ) Bhāgavata 3.27.16.

6) Stability; अलब्धावस्थानः परिक्रामति (alabdhāvasthānaḥ parikrāmati) Bhāgavata 5.26.17.

Derivable forms: avasthānam (अवस्थानम्).

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

Avasthāna (अवस्थान).—n.

(-naṃ) Situation, station, abode, place or period of abiding or staying. E. ava before sthā to stay, affix lyuṭ.

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

Avasthāna (अवस्थान).—i. e. ava-sthā + ana, n. 1. Standing-place, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 15, 8. 2. Position, [Pañcatantra] 9, 14. 3. State, [Pañcatantra] 107, 8. 4. Abiding, [Pañcatantra] 19, 5; duration, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 278. 5. Perseverance, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 217, 3.

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

Avasthāna (अवस्थान).—[neuter] treading upon; staying, abiding; position, situation.

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

1) Avasthāna (अवस्थान):—[=ava-sthāna] [from ava-sthā] n. standing, taking up one’s place, [Rāmāyaṇa v, 5, 18]

2) [v.s. ...] situation, condition, [Pañcatantra; Hitopadeśa]

3) [v.s. ...] residing, abiding, dwelling, [Vedāntasāra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] stability, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] (cf. an-av.)

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

Avasthāna (अवस्थान):—[ava-sthāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Situation.

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

Avasthāna (अवस्थान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Avaṭṭhāṇa, Avatthāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avasthana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avasthāna (अवस्थान) [Also spelled avasthan]:—(nm) phase; hence ~[sthita] (a); ~[sthiti] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avasthāna (ಅವಸ್ಥಾನ):—

1) [noun] a place for dwelling; a house.

2) [noun] a fact or event accompanying another, either incidentally or as an essential condition or determining factor; circumstance.

3) [noun] a particular stance in wrestling.

4) [noun] a period, level or degree in a process of development, growth or change; a stage.

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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: Sthana, Ava.

Ends with: Anavasthana, Digavasthana, Jaradgavasthana, Manonavasthana, Mokshapraveshavyavasthana, Navasthana, Paryavasthana, Paryyavasthana, Pilavasthana, Prasavasthana, Pratyavasthana, Sahanavasthana, Samavasthana, Samyavasthana, Siddhavasthana, Svajatyavasthana, Uccaraprasravasthana, Uchcharaprasravasthana, Vaishnavasthana, Vyavasthana.

Full-text: Anavasthana, Avatthana, Digavasthana, Pratyavasthana, Vyavasthanaprajnapti, Paryavasthana, Avasthan, Samavasthana, Vathana, Avattanam, Vyavasthana, Alaya, Ruj, Sthiti.

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