Avhana, Avhāna: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Avhana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryavhāna : (nt.) name; calling.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvhāna, (nt.) (fr. avhayati, Sk. āhvāna in diff. meaning) ‹-› 1. begging, calling, asking Sn. 710; Vism. 68 (°ânabhinandanā).—2. addressing, naming SnA 605 (= nāma). (Page 86)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāvhāna (आव्हान).—n S Calling, summoning, inviting; a call or summons. 2 Naming: also a name.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāvhāna (आव्हान) [-āvāhana, -आवाहन].—n Challenge.
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āvhāna (आव्हान).—n a Call, invitation. Summons. Naming.
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.
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