Avigraha: 9 definitions

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Avigraha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Avigraha (अविग्रह).—according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.25, “the movement of a (liberated) soul is without a bend (avigraha)”. The liberated souls move without hindrance / bend in its direction of movement. The state which is without bend or hindrance while in transit is called without hindrance / bends state (avigraha).

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the living
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Avigraha (अविग्रह).—a. [nāsti vigraho yasya]

1) Bodiless, incorporeal; epithet of the Supreme Being (who has no body).

2) Not known.

-haḥ (In gram.) A compound the sense of which cannot be expressed by its constituent parts separately (nityasamāsa).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avigraha (अविग्रह).—nt., name of a Buddhakṣetra: Mahāvastu i.124.3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Avigraha (अविग्रह).—mfn.

(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) Bodiless, incorporeal. E. a neg. vigraha body.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Avigraha (अविग्रह):—[=a-vigraha] m. (said of a word) the not occurring in a separate form (but only in a compound), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya]

2) [v.s. ...] bodiless

3) [v.s. ...] indisputable (as the Dharma), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avigraha (अविग्रह):—[a-vigraha] (haḥ-hā-haṃ) a. Incorporeal.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Avigraha in German

Avigraha (अविग्रह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aviggaha.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Avigraha (ಅವಿಗ್ರಹ):—[noun] a sheep-catcher; a wolf.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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