Osvapana, Osvāpana: 1 definition
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Osvapana 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryOsvāpana (ओस्वापन).—nt. (presumably for ava-sv°, to ava- svāpayati with -ana; compare apa-sv°), going to sleep; sleeping; or perhaps putting to sleep: Lalitavistara 236.8 (verse; avasvāpanaṃ would be metrically better!) devatābhi osvāpanaṃ kṛtam (in the corresponding prose version 217.7 apasvāpanaṃ); Mahāvastu iii.296.16 (prose) sarvasya rājakulasya °naṃ kṛtam. Non-causative meaning would be possible in both cases, tho causative meaning would seem more natural; but see under apasvāpana; see also osopati, °pana.
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