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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avavaraka (अववरक).—

1) An aperture.

2) Window; see अपवरक (apavaraka).

Derivable forms: avavarakaḥ (अववरकः).

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

Avavaraka (अववरक).—(also avaraka? m. or nt.; = Pali ovaraka, Sanskrit apavaraka, which is read also in mss. of Divyāvadāna), [Page075-a+ 71] a secret apartment or chamber; according to Speyer Avadāna-śataka ii.158.10 n., a subterranean room. Several times mss. (of Avadāna-śataka, Divyāvadāna) present avaraka, which might be regarded as a case of haplology or haplography; but twice, at least, Pali seems to read (a)varaka instead of ovaraka: jāto (')varake Jātaka (Pali) i.391.21 and Vv commentary 158.14 ([Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] would understand jāt' ovarake; both prose): Kāśyapa Parivarta 71.1 (prose) gṛhe vā layane vā avavarake vā; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 519.27 (prose) guhye pradeśe avavarake vā; 534.10 (verse) prachanne…svagṛhe vāvava- rake 'pi ca (meter corrupt); Avadāna-śataka ii.54.5 avarakaṃ praviṣṭā udbandhanahetoḥ (to hang herself); here text with ms. avara°; 55.7 avavarakam (so ms., text avara°) avabhā- samānā; 158.10 avavarakaṃ praviśa, and °kaṃ praviṣṭā; Divyāvadāna 471.8 apavarakaṃ (no v.l.) prāviśat; avavarake (or avarake) strī prasūtā Divyāvadāna 471.9 (text apav°, but no ms. has -p-; they point to avarake or avavarake); 479.25 (text apav°, but all mss. avarake), 26—27 (text apav° with 1 ms., 2 mss. (a)varake, actually varake after -e).

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Avavaraka (अववरक) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Apavaraka.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Full-text: Apavaraka, Avaraka.

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