Avishkarana, Āviṣkaraṇa: 12 definitions

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Avishkarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term Āviṣkaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Aviskarana or Avishkarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Avishkaran.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण) refers to “showing (a philosophical standpoint)”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.138.—Accordingly, “[...] [The latter argument] completely eradicates the very nature of the object of knowledge—that is to say, the external [object]—by showing (āviṣkaraṇa) that [this contradictory nature can] not exist. For the first refuting argument functions while completely disregarding the nature of the object of knowledge—[i.e.] whether it has parts or is devoid of parts, whether it is contradicted or not [by this or that particular property]—rather, [it functions] through a global refutation ([lit. ‘by devouring everything’]), thus: ‘[What is] distinct from the manifesting consciousness is not manifest’”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Avishkarana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण).—n S Manifesting, revealing, proclaiming; exhibiting, displaying, or publishing openly.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण).—n Manifesting, revealing, proclaiming, publishing openly.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Avishkarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण).—

1) Manifestation, making visible, showing; असूया गुणेषु दोषाविष्करणम् (asūyā guṇeṣu doṣāviṣkaraṇam) Sk.

2) The means of making visible.

Derivable forms: āviṣkaraṇam (आविष्करणम्).

See also (synonyms): āviṣkāra.

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

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Manifestation, making visible E. āvis and karaṇa making.

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

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण).—[neuter] ṣkāra [masculine] manifestation, revelation.

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

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण):—[=āviṣ-karaṇa] [from āviṣ > āvis] n. making visible, manifestation, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

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

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण):—[āvi-ṣkaraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Manifestation, making visible.

[Sanskrit to German]

Avishkarana 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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Āviṣkaraṇa (आविष्करण) [Also spelled avishkaran]:—(nm) an invention.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Avishkarana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āviṣkaraṇa (ಆವಿಷ್ಕರಣ):—

1) [noun] the act of becoming visible; appearance; manifestation.

2) [noun] the act of making apparent or visible.

3) [noun] the act of bringing to light; publishing.

4) [noun] that which publishes, makes evident.

5) [noun] an invention; a discovery.

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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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