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).

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.
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.
Ayathā (अयथा).—ind. Unsuitably, unfitly, inconsistently, incongruously. E. a neg. and yathā as, (it should be.)
Ayatha (अयथ).—[neuter] leg, foot.
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]
Ayathā (अयथा):—[a-yathā] adv. Unsuitably.
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.]
Ayatha (अयथ):—n. —
1) Fuss. —
2) Pl. Gutes , Erspriessliches [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtra 1,5,11.]
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
Ayathā (अयथा):—(ind) otherwise, not as it should be.
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Nepali dictionary
Ayathā (अयथा):—adv. Not as it should be/intended to be; improperly; wrongly;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Ayathabalam, Ayathabhipreta, Ayathabhipretakhyana, Ayathabhucca, Ayathabhuccanimittaggahaka, Ayathabhuta, Ayathabhutadassita, Ayathabhutagahita, Ayathabhutaguna, Ayathabhutagunasannissayatta, Ayathabhutaniggahatta, Ayathabhutapajanana, Ayathabhutasabhava, Ayathacitta, Ayathadassana, Ayathadevatam, Ayathadhippaya, Ayathadyotana, Ayathajatiyaka, Ayathakrita.
Full-text (+38): Ayathartha, Ayathavat, Ayatheshta, Ayathatathya, Ayathocita, Ayathashastrakarin, Ayathatatha, Ayathapurva, Ayathatatham, Ayathabalam, Ayathakrita, Ayathadevatam, Ayathapuram, Ayathamatram, Ayathavritta, Ayathapurvam, Ayathasthita, Ayathadyotana, Ayathamukhina, Ayatam.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 41 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 186 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 116 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A clinical study of nimba pratisarneeya kshara in the management of ayatha-vriddhi w.s.r. to polyp < [2020, Issue 12, December]
Study on agrya aushadhi (foremost substances) w.s.r to clinical practice in ayurveda < [2021, Issue 6, June]
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Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Verse 93.4 < [Anuccheda 93]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Conceptual study of rasa-sarata with special reference to cosmetology < [2024: Volume 13, February issue 3]
A review of medoroga (sthaulya) with special refernce to ayurveda < [2023: Volume 12, May issue 7]
Study of medoroga as nidanarthakar roga of prameha < [2020: Volume 9, December issue 15]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.145 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]