Ayatha, Ayathā: 10 definitions

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Ayatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

ayathā : (ind.) false. (Found in cpds. such as ayathābhāva = unreality).

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Ayatha (अयथ).—Ved. A foot, leg.

Derivable forms: ayatham (अयथम्).

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Ayathā (अयथा).—ind. Not as it should be or is intended to be, unfitly, improperly, wrongly.

-thama Ved. Without effort; गोधा तस्मा अयथं कर्षदेतत् (godhā tasmā ayathaṃ karṣadetat) Ṛgveda 1.28.1.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ayathā (अयथा).—ind. Unsuitably, unfitly, inconsistently, incongruously. E. a neg. and yathā as, (it should be.)

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

Ayatha (अयथ).—[neuter] leg, foot.

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

1) Ayatha (अयथ):—[from ay] a n. a foot, [Ṛg-veda x 28, 10 and 11]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. prosperous, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra]

3) b See [column]2.

4) Ayathā (अयथा):—[=a-yathā] ind. not as it should be, unfitly, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Ayathā (अयथा):—[a-yathā] adv. Unsuitably.

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

Ayatha (अयथ):—(von i) n. Bein, Fuss: go.hā tasmā a.athaṃ karṣade.at [Ṛgveda 10, 28, 10.]

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Ayatha (अयथ):—adj. beweglich [Weber’s Indische Studien 5, 315.]

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Ayathā (अयथा):—(3. a + ya) adv. anders als es sein sollte [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 87, 15.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Ayatha (अयथ):—n.

1) Fuss.

2) Pl. Gutes , Erspriessliches [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtra 1,5,11.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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

Ayathā (अयथा):—(ind) otherwise, not as it should be.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

Ayathā (अयथा):—adv. Not as it should be/intended to be; improperly; wrongly;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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