Ayatha, Ayathā: 9 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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryayathā : (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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAyatha (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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyathā (अयथा).—ind. Unsuitably, unfitly, inconsistently, incongruously. E. a neg. and yathā as, (it should be.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyatha (अयथ).—[neuter] leg, foot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyathā (अयथा):—[a-yathā] adv. Unsuitably.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryAyathā (अयथा):—(ind) otherwise, not as it should be.
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Partial matches: A, Yatha, Yata.
Starts with (+23): Ayatam, Ayatarttam, Ayathabalam, Ayathabhipreta, Ayathabhipretakhyana, Ayathadevatam, Ayathadrishta, Ayathadyotana, Ayathajatiyaka, Ayathakrita, Ayathamatram, Ayathamukhina, Ayathapura, Ayathapuram, Ayathapurva, Ayathapurvam, Ayathapurvya, Ayathapurya, Ayatharth, Ayathartha.
Ends with: Ayathayatha, Bettachiraayatha, Chikka chiraayatha, Dirghayatha, Dodda-chiraayatha, Dodda-chirayatha, Katipayatha, Kayatha, Manilayatta, Margayatha, Payatha, Sayatha, Shailayatha, Shvayatha, Ubhayatha, Yathayatha.
Full-text (+27): Ayathashastrakarin, Ayathapurva, Ayathabalam, Ayathartha, Ayathatatha, Ayathapurvam, Ayathavritta, Ayathavat, Ayathocita, Ayathamukhina, Ayathadyotana, Ayatheshta, Ayathatathya, Mustippu, Ayathadevatam, Yathabhipreta, Ayathapuram, Ayathasthita, Ayathapura, Ayathakrita.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.145 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Ṣāḍguṇya in the Śiśupālavadha < [Chapter 3 - Six fold policies of a king (Ṣāḍguṇya)]
Sapta-prakṛti < [Chapter 2b - Activities of Minister (Amātya)]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 2.2.19 (Causes of Doubt or Disbelief—continued) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 4(a): Bāṇabhaṭṭa: His time, Date and His Works < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Śaiva Philosophy in the Vāyavīya-saṃhitā of the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]