Avekshana, Avēkṣana, Avekṣana, Avekṣaṇa: 13 definitions
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Avekshana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Avēkṣana and Avekṣana and Avekṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Aveksana or Avekshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण) refers to the “use of appropriate words or terms and avoidance of improper words or terms” and represents one of the six kinds of prakīrṇa (miscellaneous causes): one of the three “constituents of poetry” (kāvyāṅga) designated by Ācārya Vāmana in his Kāvyālaṅkārasūtravṛtti (also see the Kāvyaprakāśa).
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
1) Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण) refers to “(compassion) with regard for (living beings)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (dhāraṇī) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? [...] (29) great compassion with regard for living beings (satva-avekṣaṇa); (30) giving up body and life with regard for religion (dharma);[...]”.
2) Avekṣaṇā (अवेक्षणा) or Pratyavekṣaṇā refers to “seeing (=realizing?)” (that the dharmas are just illusionary construct), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā.—Accordingly, “How, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva obtain the mastery (vaśitāprāpta) in the arising of birth and death? When the Bodhisattva is endowed with twelve dharmas, son of good family, he attains the mastery in the arising of birth and death. What are the twelve? [...] (10) he reflects on great compassion, seeing (pratyavekṣaṇā—pratyavekṣaṇātayā) that the dharmas are just illusionary construct; (11) he transmigrates and comes into existence, seeing the absence of birth and death; (12) he enters into the dharma by its dream-like nature, seeing the essential character of the dharma; (13) he perceives the inverted dharmas as they really are (yathābhūta-pratyavekṣaṇā) [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
avēkṣana (अवेक्षन).—n S Looking for, search, quest.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण).—
1) Looking towards or at, seeing दुर्व्याहृताच्छङ्कमाना दुः।स्थताद् दुरवेक्षितात् (durvyāhṛtācchaṅkamānā duḥ|sthatād duravekṣitāt) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.233.21.
2) Guarding, watching over, protection, taking care of, attending to, supervision, inspection; वर्णाश्रमावेक्षणजागरूकः (varṇāśramāvekṣaṇajāgarūkaḥ) R.14.85; हस्त्यश्वावेक्षणेऽनभियुक्तः (hastyaśvāvekṣaṇe'nabhiyuktaḥ) Mu.3.
3) Attention, care, observation.
4) Regarding, considering; see अनवेक्षणम् (anavekṣaṇam).
Derivable forms: avekṣaṇam (अवेक्षणम्).
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Seeing. 2. Attention, observation. E. ava, and īkṣaṇa seeing.
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण).—i. e. ava-īkṣ + ana, n. Attention, care, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 14, 85.
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण).—[neuter] looking to, attention.
1) Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण):—[from avekṣ] n. looking towards or at, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] (said of planets) the being in sight, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] the act of considering, attention, observation, [Raghuvaṃśa xiv, 85, etc.]
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Seeing.
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण):—(von īkṣ mit ava) n.
1) das Hinsehen, Hinblicken: vṛthā viṣvagavekṣaṇam [Sāhityadarpana 57, 15.] —
2) das Beobachten, Richten der Aufmerksamkeit auf Etwas, Vorsorge: varṇāśramāvekṣaṇajāgarūka [Raghuvaṃśa 14, 85.] anavekṣaṇādapi kṛṣiḥ (vinaśyati) [Bhartṛhari 2, 34.]
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Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण):—
1) [Spr. 1216.] auch aspectus planetarum [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 3, 1.] —
2) [Kathāsaritsāgara 70,12. 124,96.] [Oxforder Handschriften 207,a, Nalopākhyāna 3.] lokāvekṣaṇa [Spr. 2858.] anavekṣaṇa [3064.]
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण):—n. —
1) das Hinsehen , Hinblicken auf [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra 9,32.15,24.] —
2) das Richten der Aufmerksamkeit auf Etwas , Vorsorge. —
3) aspectus planetarum.
Avekṣaṇa (अवेक्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Avikkhaṇa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Avēkṣaṇa (ಅವೇಕ್ಷಣ):—[noun] = ಅವೇಕ್ಷಣೆ [avekshane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Avekshanata.
Full-text: Pratyavekshana, Anavekshana, Garbhinyavekshana, Anagatavekshana, Anvavekshana, Vishvagavekshana, Ghritavekshana, Vekshana, Atikrantavekshana, Satvavekshana, Suryyavekshana, Suryavekshana, Katakshavekshana, Avikkhana, Prakirna.
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