Avidvas, Āvidvas: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Avidvas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAvidvas (अविद्वस्) refers to an “ignorant man”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to her maid: “[...] This wicked man will again disparage Śiva. Since he is a brahmin, he is not to be killed. He shall be abandoned. He shall not be seen at all. Let us leave this place at once and go elsewhere. Do not tarry. Let there be no more talk with this ignorant man (avidvas)”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAvidvas (अविद्वस्) refers to “one who is ignorant” (as opposed to Vidvas—‘one who knows’), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Alone [the living soul] who is very wise becomes a god [like] a bee on a lotus [like] the face of a woman. Alone, being cut by swords, he appropriates a hellish embryo. Alone the one who is ignorant (avidvas), driven by the fire of anger, etc., does action. Alone [the living soul] enjoys the empire of knowledge in the avoidance of all mental blindness. [Thus ends the reflection on] solitariness”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀvidvas (आविद्वस्).—a. Ved. Knowing fully, skilled in; आविद्वाँ आहे विदुषे करांसि (āvidvāṃ āhe viduṣe karāṃsi) Ṛgveda 4.19.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvidvas (अविद्वस्).—mfn.
(-dvān-duṣī-dvaḥ) Unwise, unlearned. E. a neg. vidvas learned,
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avidvas (अविद्वस्):—[=a-vidvas] [from a-vidya] a mfn. (perf. p.) not knowing, ignorant, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
2) [=a-vidvas] b See a-vidya.
3) Āvidvas (आविद्वस्):—[=ā-vidvas] [from ā-vid] mfn. acquainted with, knowing thoroughly, skilled in [Ṛg-veda iv, 19, 10.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avidvasu.
Ends with: Avedavidvas, Brahmavidvas, Kalavidvas, Navidvas, Pravidvas, Shastravidvas, Tadviryavidvas, Vedatattvarthavidvas, Vedavidvas, Visheshavidvas, Vishvavidvas.
Full-text: Abidvas, Avidushtara, Vidvas.
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