Avaya, Avāya, Avayā, Āvaya: 15 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAvāya (अवाय) refers to “finding out the fact in the case” and represents one of the four classes of m “sense-knowledge” (mati-jñāna) which itself is one of the five types of “right-knowledge” (samyagjñāna), as mentioned in chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra (“lives of the 63 illustrious persons”): a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three important persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as mentioned in Ṛṣabha’s sermon:
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra“[...] mokṣa is attained by those who practice unceasingly the brilliant triad of knowledge, faith, and conduct. Among these, exact knowledge which comes from a summary or detailed study of the principles, jīva, etc., is called ‘right-knowledge’ (samyagjñāna). [...] Mati-jñāna is said to be divided into [viz., avāya], etc., and these again into bahu, etc., and originates by means of the senses, and by means of the mind”.
Avāya (अवाय, “perceptual judgement”) refers to one of the four divisions of sensory knowledge (mati). What is perceptual judgment (avāya)? Knowing an object as it is after ascertaining its peculiarities is perceptual judgment e.g. seeing the movement of wings of the white object, to decide that is a crane.
according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.13, “The function of mati is the cognition with the aid of mind and sense organs through the stages of apprehension /sensation, speculation /discrimination, perceptual judgment (avāya) and retention”.
Source: JAINpedia: JainismAvaya (अवय) refers to “gradual arrival at some conclusion” and represents one of the four thought processes relating to perception , as explained in the Nandīsūtra.—Comparable divisions are found in the Tattvārtha-sūtra I.15.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAvāya (अवाय) (Sanksrit: Apāya) refers to “ (reflection on) misfortune” and represents one of the four types of “pure meditation” (sukkajhāṇa), a classification of the “meditation” (Jhāṇa), according to the Sthānāṅga Sūtra chapter 4.1.—The classification of meditation in the Sthānāṅga Sūtra comprises four kinds [e.g. “pure” (sukka/śukla)]. [...] The four reflections that are prescribed for pure meditation (sukkajhāṇa), [e.g., reflection on misfortune (avāya-aṇuppehā/apāya-anuprekṣā), ...].—Cf Aupapātika Sūtra and Bhagavatī (Bhagavaī), also known as the Vyākhyāprajñapti (Viyāhapannatti).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Avaya in India is the name of a plant defined with Shorea assamica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Shorea siamensis Miq. var. borealis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1863)
· Flora of the British India (1874)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Avaya, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvaya, only in neg. anavaya. (Page 83)
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvayā (अवया).—2 U.
1) To go down, to give way; अवयातां मरुतां हेळो अद्भुतः (avayātāṃ marutāṃ heḷo adbhutaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.94.12.
2) To desist from, turn off or away.
3) To know, understand; अथवा न धर्ममसु- बोधसमयमवयात बालिशाः (athavā na dharmamasu- bodhasamayamavayāta bāliśāḥ) Śiśupālavadha 15.19; न जनोऽयमित्यवयये स तापसैः (na jano'yamityavayaye sa tāpasaiḥ) Kirātārjunīya 12.15.
4) To avert, prevent, remove.
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Avayā (अवया).—a. Ved. Giving way, desisting, ceasing; °हेळः (heḷaḥ) Ved. one whose anger is appeased; भवा मरुद्भिरव- यातहेळाः (bhavā marudbhirava- yātaheḷāḥ) Ṛgveda 1.171.6.
See also (synonyms): avayāta.
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Avāya (अवाय).—[ava-i-ghañ]
1) A limb.
2) Giving way, conceding, complying with.
Derivable forms: avāyaḥ (अवायः).
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Āvaya (आवय).—
1) Coming.
2) One who comes.
3) Name of a country.
-yaḥ, -yā Water (Ved.).
-yam Ved. Nonconception, barrenness; अप्रजास्त्वं मार्तवत्समाद् रोदमघमावयम् (aprajāstvaṃ mārtavatsamād rodamaghamāvayam) Av.8.6.26.
Derivable forms: āvayaḥ (आवयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvāya (आवाय) or Āvāyya.—ind. Covering, hiding, concealing. E. āṅ before vṛ to screen, lyap aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvaya (आवय).—[neuter] conception.
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Avayā (अवया).—come down, descend from (ā/ [with] [ablative]); go away, depart; avert, remove.
Avayā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and yā (या).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avaya (अवय):—See śatāvaya.
2) Avayā (अवया):—[=ava-√yā] (perf. 3. [plural] -yayuḥ; p. [genitive case] [plural] -yātām)
2) —to go or come down, [Ṛg-veda i, 94, 12 and 168, 4];
2) — ([Vedic or Veda] [Infinitive mood] ava-yai) to go away (opposed to upa-yai, ‘to come up’), [Ṛg-veda viii, 47, 12];—([Aorist] [subjunctive] -yāsat; Prec. 2. sg. -yāsisīṣṭhāḥ cf. [Pāṇini 3-1, 34] [commentator or commentary]; [Aorist] 1. sg. -ayāsiṣam)
2) —to avert, appease, [Ṛg-veda iv, 1, 4; vi, 66, 5; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā iii, 48.]
3) Avāya (अवाय):—m. (√, i), going down (into water, in [compound]), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
4) ‘yielding’ See an-avāyā.
5) Āvaya (आवय):—n. ([from] 2. a-vī cf. āvi), pangs of childbirth, painful childbirth (?), [Atharva-veda viii, 6, 26]
6) m. arrival, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
7) one who arrives, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
8) Name of a country, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avāya (अवाय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avāya.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Avaya (अवय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Abja.
2) Avaya (अवय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avaca.
3) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apāya.
4) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apāya.
5) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apāga.
6) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apāka.
7) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avāya.
8) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apāya.
9) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avāya.
10) Avāya (अवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Amlāna.
11) Āvaya (आवय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āvartta.
12) Āvayā (आवया) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpagā.
13) Āvayā (आवया) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpad.
14) Āvāya (आवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpāta.
15) Āvāya (आवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpāta.
16) Āvāya (आवाय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āvāpa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvāya (ಅವಾಯ):—[noun] a giving way; conceding; complying.
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 (+47): Avayaccha, Avayaccha, Avayadha, Avayaj, Avayajana, Avayajjha, Avayaka, Avayakkha, Avayakkha, Avayakkha, Avayaliya, Avayamsa, Avayamsa, Avayana, Avayanuppeha, Avayappa, Avayara, Avayarana, Avayaraya, Avayari.
Ends with (+134): Abhisamavaya, Abhyasavyavaya, Airavaya, Ajbhavaya, Ajbhovavaya, Ajbhuvavaya, Ajjavaya, Akaranepratyavaya, Analavaya, Ananvavaya, Anavaya, Anupavaya, Anuppavaya, Anuppavaya, Anusvaravyavaya, Anutavaya, Anvavaya, Anvaya, Appavaya, Apratyavaya.
Full-text (+22): Anavaya, Apaga, Anavayas, Avayata, Avayas, Apaya, Shatavaya, Samavayavada, Avayaka, Samavayakhandana, Samavayapramanavadartha, Samavayatva, Samavayatas, Samavayasambandha, Avapa, Apata, Avaca, Abja, Apad, Avartta.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 1.15 - The four stages of sensory knowledge < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Verse 1.14 - Cause of sensory-knowledge < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Yoga-sutras (Vedanta Commentaries)
Sūtras 40-50 < [Part III - Powers]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 12: Sermon by Svāmin Siṃhakeśarin < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]
Part 14: Ṛṣabha’s sermon < [Chapter III]