Avinaya: 14 definitions
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Avinaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Avinay.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryavinaya (अविनय).—m S Pertness, sauciness, rude forwardness. 2 attrib. Pert or saucy: also haughty, imperious, lofty.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishavinaya (अविनय).—m Sauciness. A Pert or saucy, also haughty, imperious, lofty.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvinaya (अविनय).—a. [na. ba.] Immodest, insolent, ill-behaved ill-mannered.
-yaḥ 1 Want of good manners or modesty; बहवोऽविनयान्नष्टा राजानः सपरिच्छदाः (bahavo'vinayānnaṣṭā rājānaḥ saparicchadāḥ) Manusmṛti 7.4,41.
2) Rude behaviour, rudeness, immodest or rude act; °बहुलतया चाभिनवयौवनस्य (bahulatayā cābhinavayauvanasya) K.143; अयमाचरत्यविनयं मुग्धासु तपस्विकन्यासु (ayamācaratyavinayaṃ mugdhāsu tapasvikanyāsu) Ś.1.24; indecorum, impropriety of conduct.
3) Incivility, disrespect.
4) Offence, crime, fault; श्रुत्वैव हास्तिनपुरं द्यूतं चाविनयोत्थितम् (śrutvaiva hāstinapuraṃ dyūtaṃ cāvinayotthitam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.14.22.
5) Pride, arrogance, insolence; अविनयमपनय विष्णो (avinayamapanaya viṣṇo) Śaṅkara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvinaya (अविनय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Indecorous, ill-behavede. m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Indecorum, impropriety, fault. 2. Incivility, disrespect. 3. Offence, crime. E. a neg. and vinaya modest behaviour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvinaya (अविनय).—m. 1. want of modesty or propriety of conduct, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 40. 2. wrong behaviour, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 135.
Avinaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and vinaya (विनय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvinaya (अविनय).—[masculine] want of breeding or manners, incivility.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avinaya (अविनय):—[=a-vinaya] m. want of good manners or modesty, bad or rude behaviour, [Manu-smṛti vii, 40 & 41; Śakuntalā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. misbehaving [commentator or commentary] on [Kapila]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvinaya (अविनय):—[a-vinaya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Uncivil.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Avinaya (अविनय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aviṇaya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAvinaya (अविनय) [Also spelled avinay]:—(nf) immodesty, impertinence; hence [avinayī, avinīta] (a).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAviṇaya (अविणय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Avinaya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvinaya (ಅವಿನಯ):—[noun] want of civility or courtesy; impoliteness; incivility; discourtesy; rudeness.
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: Avinayakkuttu, Avinayam, Avinayamarapu, Avinayanar, Avinayar, Avinayavant.
Ends with (+3): Amudhavinaya, Caritravinaya, Charitravinaya, Darshanavinaya, Dhammavinaya, Dharmavinaya, Hatavinaya, Icchavinaya, Jivavinaya, Jnanavinaya, Kilesavinaya, Kodhavinaya, Makkhavinaya, Parokshavinaya, Pranashtavinaya, Sammukhavinaya, Savinaya, Shravakavinaya, Sokavinaya, Sugatavinaya.
Full-text (+22): Avinayam, Avinayanar, Avinay, Avinayakkuttu, Sapattika, Avinita, Uposatha Vinicchaya, Vinayasamutthanadipani, Avinayin, Vinayalankara, Amulih, Vinayavinicchaya, Vinayaganthipada, Ardhakalikai, Piravruttam, Uddhava, Upavettana, Ullola, Kuratta, Nikutta.
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