Maithunavairagya, Maithunavairāgya, Maithuna-vairagya: 3 definitions
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Maithunavairagya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaithunavairāgya (मैथुनवैराग्य).—n (S) A term for the moderation of desire and determination of future abstinence or continence effected by the painful depression and lassitude succeeding immoderate indulgence of lust.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMaithunavairāgya (मैथुनवैराग्य).—abstinence from sexual intercourse.
Derivable forms: maithunavairāgyam (मैथुनवैराग्यम्).
Maithunavairāgya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maithuna and vairāgya (वैराग्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMaithunavairāgya (मैथुनवैराग्य):—[=maithuna-vairāgya] [from maithuna] n. abstinence from sexual intercourse, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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