Avyabhicara, Avyabhicāra, Avyabhīcāra: 8 definitions
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Avyabhicara means something in 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Avyabhichara.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Avyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार) refers to “unfailing;refers to pure devotion”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Avyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार) refers to an “unfailing (means of knowledge)” according to the Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.8-9.—Accordingly, “For inference is a concept, and this [concept] arises thanks to the residual trace [left by] a previous experience; so to begin with, [it] depends on the fact that the object was directly perceived [at some point] in the past, and inference is a conceptual cognition that arises as an unfailing (avyabhicāra) [means of knowledge] with respect to this [previously perceived] object. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार) or Avyabhīcāra (अव्यभीचार).—
1) Not-separation; अन्योऽन्यस्याव्यभीचारो भवेदामरणान्तिकः (anyo'nyasyāvyabhīcāro bhavedāmaraṇāntikaḥ) Manusmṛti 9.11.
2) Constancy, steadiness, fidelity. a. steady, consistant; मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्तियोगेन सेवते (māṃ ca yo'vyabhicāreṇa bhaktiyogena sevate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 14.26.
Derivable forms: avyabhicāraḥ (अव्यभिचारः), avyabhīcāraḥ (अव्यभीचारः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार).—m.
(-raḥ) Steadiness, consistency, constancy. E. a neg. vyabhicāra irregularity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार).—[masculine] not going astray, non-failure, constancy, fidelity; as adj. = seq.
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Avyabhīcāra (अव्यभीचार).—= avyabhicāra [adjective] & [masculine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avyabhicāra (अव्यभिचार):—[=a-vyabhicāra] m. non-failure, absolute necessity, [Kapila]
2) [v.s. ...] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] ‘non-deviation’, conjugal fidelity, [Manu-smṛti ix, 101]
4) [v.s. ...] non-transgression, [Manu-smṛti viii, 122]
5) [v.s. ...] mfn. constant, [Bhagavad-gītā xiv, 26]
6) [=a-vy-abhicāra] [from a-vyabhicāra] mfn.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAvyabhicāra (ಅವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರ):—[adjective] not deviating from what is moral.
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Avyabhicāra (ಅವ್ಯಭಿಚಾರ):—[noun] the state of being chaste; abstention from immoral activities; purity in living.
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)
Partial matches: Vyabhicara, Abhicara, A.
Starts with: Avyabhicarat, Avyabhicaravant, Avyabhicaravat.
Ends with: Anvayavyabhicara, Limgavyabhicara, Samanyalakshanavyabhicara, Samayavyabhicara, Savyabhicara, Svavyabhicara, Vyatirekavyabhicara.
Full-text: Avyabhicaravat, Avyabhicarena, Vyabhicaravat, Avyabhicarat, Vyabhicarabhava, Avyabhicarin, Purvabhata, Sutrartha, Janita, Pratyaksha.
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