Avayana, Avayāna, Avāyana: 6 definitions
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Avayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvayāna (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 DictionaryAvayāna (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 Dictionary1) 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.]
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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) 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.
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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Partial matches: Yana, Vayana, Ava, Na.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.185.8 < [Sukta 185]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCVII < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]