Avastu, Avastū, Avāstu: 14 definitions
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Avastu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Avastu (अवस्तु) refers to the “absence of anything worth attempting”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “Hawks like good students are apt to receive readily any training. Well-trained hawks are like great men capable of great achievements. There is nothing impracticable for them, nor is there anything worth attempting (avastu) which they cannot perform”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Source: Google Books: The Treasury of Knowledge: Book six, parts one and two (philosophy)Vastu (वस्तु) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: dngos med) refers to “insubstantial objects”, representing one of the six types of “objects” (viṣaya) (i.e., ‘that which is to be comprehended or known’).—Accordingly, “That which is to be understood through valid cognition is ‘the knowable’. The terms ‘object’ (viṣaya; yul), ‘knowable’ (jñeya; shes bya), and ‘appraisable’ (prameya; gzhal bya) are all essentially equivalent, but it is the defining characteristic of the ‘object’ that it is to be comprehended or known, [...]. When objects (viṣaya) are analyzed in terms of their essential nature, they may be: [i.e., “insubstantial objects” (avastu; dngos med) are not causally effective, like space, for example;] [...]
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavastū (अवस्तू).—ad (avastu S) Suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares. 2 (avastāt S At last or finally.) Altogether, utterly, wholly, at all. Neg. con. Ex. hā majaśīṃ a0 bōlalā nāhīṃ. The power and the popular apprehension of the words through this invariable neg. con. is, Not even by accident; not by any chance or hap; never at all.
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avastu (अवस्तु).—n S An unreality, a non-entity, a chimera. 2 Unreality, unsubstantialness, emptiness, vanity.
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 dictionaryAvastu (अवस्तु).—n. [kutsitārthe nañ]
1) A worthless thing or matter; अवस्तुनिर्बन्धपरे कथं नु ते (avastunirbandhapare kathaṃ nu te) Kumārasambhava 5.66 intent on a bad object.
2) Unreality (of matter), insubstantiality; वस्तुन्यवस्त्वारोपोऽज्ञानम् (vastunyavastvāropo'jñānam) attribution of unreality; नावस्तुनो वस्तुसिद्धिः (nāvastuno vastusiddhiḥ); °ता, -त्वम् (tā, -tvam) unreality.
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Avāstu (अवास्तु).—a. Ved. Having no abode, homeless; अवास्तुमेनमस्वर्गमप्रजसं करोति (avāstumenamasvargamaprajasaṃ karoti) Av.12.5.45.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastu (अवस्तु).—n. (-stu) Insubstantiality, the unreality of matter. E. a priv. vastu thing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastu (अवस्तु).—n. the unreal, the nothing, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Avastu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vastu (वस्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastu (अवस्तु).—[neuter] a slight or bad thing; nonentity, unreality. Abstr. tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avastu (अवस्तु):—[=a-vastu] n. a worthless thing, [Kumāra-sambhava v, 66], insubstantiality, the unreality of matter, [Kapila; Vedāntasāra]
2) Avāstu (अवास्तु):—[=a-vāstu] [from a-vāstava] mfn. having no home, [Atharva-veda xii, 5, 45.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvastu (अवस्तु):—[a-vastu] (stu) 2. n. Insubstantiality.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avastu (अवस्तु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avatthu.
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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 corpusAvastu (ಅವಸ್ತು):—
1) [noun] a useless object.
2) [noun] (phil.) an unnatural, unreal or illusory object; illusion.
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)
Starts with: Avastubhuta, Avastudrish, Avastuka, Avastuta, Avastutva.
Ends with (+67): Adrishtavastu, Advitiyavastu, Aggalavastu, Ailapailavastu, Amtaravastu, Anatmavastu, Apavastu, Ashcaryavastu, Atmavastu, Bahyavastu, Bhakshyavastu, Bhautavastu, Bhogavastu, Bhogyavastu, Bhojyavastu, Brahmavastu, Catursamgrahavastu, Catursangrahavastu, Chatursamgrahavastu, Chatursangrahavastu.
Full-text: Avatthu, Avasanta, Avastudrish, Avastuta, Avastutva, Avastam, Avastuka, Avastham, Avastha, Vastu, Vastusiddhi, Vishaya.
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