Avighna: 12 definitions
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Avighna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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
Shaiva philosophy
Avighna (अविघ्न) refers to “removing obstacles” (by paying obeisance to a deity), according to Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s 10th-century Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti—a commentary on the 7th-century Tattvatrayanirṇaya by Sadyojyoti which discusses philosophical aspects of Śiva including the theories of Puruṣas (souls), Māyā (primal matter) and Mala (the innate impurity afflicting souls).—Accordingly, [commentary before first verse]: “Although the settled view of the thirty-six principles according to this system has certainly been enunciated in such works as the Tattvasaṅgraha, [our author] now [pays] obeisance to the Supreme Lord in order to obviate obstacles (avighna) so as to be able to teach here a further treatise that is intended to settle the nature of three main entities, namely that which experiences, that which is experienced and that which enables experience—[a nature] that may be defined by what they do and do not have in common, both with each other and with the other principles”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Avighna in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminonerium salicinum (Lam.) Kuntze (among others).
2) Avighna is also identified with Carissa spinarum It has the synonym Carandas edulis (Forssk.) Hiern (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Indian forester (1921)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Notulae Systematicae (Paris) (1950)
· Mémoires de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1834)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Avighna, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Avighna (अविघ्न).—a. Unobstructed, free from impediments; °क्रियोपलम्भाय (kriyopalambhāya) Ś.1.
-ghnam Freedom from obstacle or impediment, welfare (this word is usually neuter, though vighna is m.); साधयाम्यहमविघ्नमस्तु ते (sādhayāmyahamavighnamastu te) R.11.91; अविघ्नमस्तु ते स्थेयाः पितेव धुरि पुत्रिणाम् (avighnamastu te stheyāḥ piteva dhuri putriṇām) R.1.91; अविघ्नमस्तु सावित्र्याः प्रदाने दुहितुस्तव (avighnamastu sāvitryāḥ pradāne duhitustava) Mb.
Avighna (अविघ्न).—mfn.
(-ghnaḥ-ghnā-ghnaṃ) Unimpeded, uninterrupted. E. a neg. vighna obstacle.
Avighna (अविघ्न).—I. adj. free from obstacles, unobstructed, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 13, 23. Ii. n. absence of obstruction, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 91; instr. ºnena, without impediment, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 38, 8. Apa-vighna + m, adv. free from impediments, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 38.
Avighna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vighna (विघ्न).
Avighna (अविघ्न).—[adjective] unhindered (also ghnita); [neuter] undisturbedness, quiet.
1) Avighna (अविघ्न):—[=a-vighna] [from a-vighāta] mfn. without obstacle, unimpeded, uninterrupted, [Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā]
2) Avighnā (अविघ्ना):—[=a-vighnā] [from a-vighna > a-vighāta] f. = a-vigna q.v.
3) Avighna (अविघ्न):—[=a-vighna] [from a-vighāta] n. want of obstacle, undisturbedness, [Raghuvaṃśa i, 91]
Avighna (अविघ्न):—[a-vighna] (ghnaḥ-ghnā-ghnaṃ) a. Unimpeded.
Avighna (अविघ्न):—(3. a + vi) adj. keine Störung —, keine Unterbrechung erleidend: avighnaṃ kriyatāṃ sarvaṃ kimarthaṃ hi vilambayate [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 73, 15.] avighnaṃ gaccha panthānam [3, 12, 11.] avighnakriyā [Śākuntala 13, 23.] — n. subst. Ungestörtheit, Abwesenheit jedes Hindernisses: avighnamastu te [Raghuvaṃśa 1, 91.] avighnena ungestört, ohne Hinderniss [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 20, 4. 21, 8. 4, 38, 8.] avighnakaraṇavrata [Vārāhapurāṇa] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 485. fg.]
Avighna (अविघ्न):——
1) Adj. ohne Hinderniss , — Störung. —
2) *f. ā Carissa Carandas [Rājan 11,214.] —
3) n. Abwesenheit jedes Hindernisses , Ungestörtheit. avighnena ohne Hinderniss , ungestört.
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
Avighna (ಅವಿಘ್ನ):—[adjective] free from obstacles; impediment-free.
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Avighna (ಅವಿಘ್ನ):—[noun] the state of being free from obstacles; complete freedom to act as one wishes.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Avighna (अविघ्न):—adj. unobstructed; free from impediments;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Avighnabhava, Avighnah, Avighnakara, Avighnakarana, Avighnakaranavrata, Avighnamangala, Avighnatas, Avighnavinayakacaturthi, Avighnavrata.
Full-text: Avighnakaranavrata, Avighnavrata, Avighnamangala, Avighnatas, Avigna, Avighnah, Avighnakarana, Avighnabhava, Avighn, Avikkinam, Avighnena, Vinayakacaturthi, Amoda, Avikkanam, Bu neng ai, Buai.
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