Avasyu: 6 definitions
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Avasyu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAvasyu (अवस्यु).—The Agni-Acchāvāka at Bhuvasthānam.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 29. 28.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvasyu (अवस्यु).—a. [avaḥ rakṣaṇaṃ tadicchati kyac un] Ved. Desiring favour, help or protection.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvasyu (अवस्यु).—[adjective] seeking favour or help.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avasyu (अवस्यु):—[from avas] a mfn. desiring favour or assistance, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] ([v, 32 and xviii, 45] [nominative case] sg. m. syūḥ)
2) [v.s. ...] (said of Indra) desirous of helping or assisting, [Ṛg-veda iv, 16, 11 and v, 31, 10], (cf. [Pāṇini 6-1, 116])
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Ṛṣi (with the patron. Ātreya, composer of the hymn, [Ṛg-veda v, 31]).
4) b See 1. avas.
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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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Ends with: Bhavasyu, Shravasyu, Suyavasyu, Yavasyu.
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