Avavata, Avāvaṭa: 9 definitions
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Avavata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Avāvaṭa, (adj.) (a + vāvaṭa) unobstructed, unhindered, free. Of a woman, not married J. V, 213 (= apetâvaraṇā, which read for °bharaṇā, apariggahitā C.). (Page 84)
avāvaṭa (အဝါဝဋ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+vāvaṭa]
[န+ဝါဝဋ]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Avāvaṭa (अवावट).—The son of a woman by any man (of the same caste) other than her first husband; द्वितीयेन तु यः पित्रा सवर्णायां प्रजायते । अवावट इति ख्यातः शूद्रधर्मा स जातितः (dvitīyena tu yaḥ pitrā savarṇāyāṃ prajāyate | avāvaṭa iti khyātaḥ śūdradharmā sa jātitaḥ) ||
Derivable forms: avāvaṭaḥ (अवावटः).
Avāvaṭa (अवावट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) The son of a woman by any other man than her first husband.
Avāvaṭa (अवावट):—m. the son of a woman by any other man than her first husband [commentator or commentary] on [Manu-smṛti x, 5.]
Avāvaṭa (अवावट):—[avā+vaṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. Son by a second husband, or another man.
Avāvaṭa (अवावट):—m. ein Sohn, den der Vater mit einer Frau aus seiner Kaste zeugt, die vorher mit einem andern Manne gelebt hat, [DEVALA] bei [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 5.]
Avāvaṭa (अवावट):—m. ein Sohn , den ein Mann mit einer Frau aus seiner Kaste zeugt , die vorher mit einem andern Manne gelebt hat.
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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