Avedha, Āvedha: 6 definitions
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Avedha 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvedha, (adj.) (a + vedha, grd. of vidh (vyadh) to pierce, Sk. avedhya) not to be hurt or disturbed, inviolable, unshakable, imperturbable Sn. 322 (°dhamma = akampanasabhāva SnA 331). (Page 86)
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Āvedha, (cp. Sk. āviddha, ā + pp. of vyadh) piercing, hole, wound J. II, 276 (v. l. aveddha; C. = viddha-ṭṭhāne vaṇa). (Page 113)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀvedha (आवेध).—(1) (m.?; not in this sense Sanskrit or Pali; not in Prakrit), depth (of a sea or river; lit. penetration? compare udvedha): Sukhāvatīvyūha 31.10 mahāsamudrāc caturāśītiyojana- sahasrāṇy āvedhena tiryag-aprameyāt, from the great ocean, 84,000 yojanas in depth and immeasurable across; 37.18 (santi yāvad…) -pañcāśadyojanavistārā (sc. mahānadyo) yāvad dvādaśayojanāvedhāḥ, (there are great rivers, up to) 50 yojanas in width, up to 12 yojanas in depth; (2) m., continuing force, as of an arrow that has been shot, or as of the shoot of a plant growing forth, and fig. of the continuative force of life which manifests itself in the skandha, see Abhidharmakośa LaV-P. ii.217; pūrvāvedhāt = pūrvābhyāsāt iii.118, from the continuing force of past activity: nikāya-sabhāgasyāvedhaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 7004, the continuative force of the common element in the class (of living beings, sattva; see sabhāga 2), which causes rebirth; Tibetan ḥphen pa, something like projection. So also āvedhaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 7535 = Tibetan ḥphen pa, or śugs, inherent power, energy (Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary)). In Mahāvyutpatti 6857 āvedhaḥ (between ākṣepaḥ and prasabham), physical projection, penetration (compare Pali id.); Tibetan also ḥphen pa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āvedha (आवेध):—[=ā-vedha] a etc. See ā-√vyadh.
2) [=ā-vedha] [from ā-vyadh] b m. swinging, shaking, [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryĀveḍha (आवेढ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Āveṣṭa.
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: Vedha, A, Veta.
Starts with: Avedhana, Avetanam.
Ends with (+18): Adhavedha, Ajnavedha, Akshanavedha, Akshunnavedha, Anjalikavedha, Apavedha, Arkavedha, Cataveta, Cittavedha, Dehavedha, Duravedha, Dvaravedha, Gabhiravedha, Gambhiravedha, Jamitravedha, Kannavedha, Karnavedha, Lakshyavedha, Lohavedha, Mahavedha.
Full-text: Aveshta, Avadhunana, Avedhika, Vedha, Pravedha, Avela, Udvedha, Sabhaga.
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Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
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