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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Avidheya (अविधेय).—The seventh hell under the earth.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 179.

1b) A hell under the earth.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 182 and 186.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Avidheya (अविधेय) refers to “disobedient”, and is mentioned in verse 1.34 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Avidheya (“disobedient”) has been paraphrased by ñan-du mi btub, which literally means “unable to obey”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avidheya (अविधेय).—a. Unmanageable, adverse; विधेरविधेयताम् (vidheravidheyatām) Mu.4.2; हर्षविषादयोरविधेयत्वम् (harṣaviṣādayoravidheyatvam) Daśakumāracarita 161 not being influenced or swayed by &c.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avidheya 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avidhēya (ಅವಿಧೇಯ):—

1) [adjective] that cannot be managed; unmanageable.

2) [adjective] obstinately resisting authority; failing to obey; insubordinate; disobedient; contumacious.

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Avidhēya (ಅವಿಧೇಯ):—

1) [noun] a man that cannot be managed.

2) [noun] he who wilfully resists or opposes to obey; a disobedient man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Avidheyatana, Avidheyate.

Ends with: Ajnavidheya, Asamvrittavidheya, Cintavidheya, Pancavidheya, Svavidheya, Tathavidheya.

Full-text: Mahadeva.

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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)

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