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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avayāna (अवयान).—

1) Going away, retreat (Ved.).

2) Appeasing, pacification; इयं धीर्भूया अवमानमेषा (iyaṃ dhīrbhūyā avamānameṣā) Ṛgveda 1.185.8.

3) Expiation (of sins &c.)

Derivable forms: avayānam (अवयानम्).

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

Avayāna (अवयान).—(nt. or m.), retreat (of an army), one of the arts mastered by the Bodhisattva as prince: Lalitavistara 156.12 °ne, loc. = Tibetan bzur ba, giving way.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Avayāna (अवयान):—[=ava-yāna] [from ava-yā] n. going down, [Atharva-veda viii, 1, 6]

2) [v.s. ...] retreat, [Lalita-vistara]

3) [v.s. ...] appeasing, [Ṛg-veda i, 185, 8.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Avayana in German

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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 dictionary

1) Avayaṇa (अवयण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avacana.

2) Avāyāṇa (अवायाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Apādana.

3) Āvāyaṇa (आवायण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpāṇaka.

4) Āvāyaṇa (आवायण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āpādana.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Yana, Ava.

Ends with (+19): Abhyavayana, Ajavayana, Ananvavayana, Anvavayana, Arnavayana, Ashtavayana, Atavayana, Atmabhavayana, Avaniyavayana, Bhavayana, Dravayana, Gavayana, Gravayana, Kaitavayana, Khandavayana, Laghavayana, Laigavayana, Mardakavayana, Mardavayana, Pamcavayana.

Full-text: Apadana, Apanaka, Avacana.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.185.8 < [Sukta 185]

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section XCVII < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]

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