Sukhasvada, Sukha-asvada, Sukhāsvāda: 8 definitions
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Sukhasvada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद) refers to “being attached to enjoying happiness”, according to the Haṭhatattvakaumudī verse 51.27.—Accordingly, “Thus, in the [state of] Samādhi with an object, [the Yogin] should not enjoy its [transcendental] happiness with his mind. The Yogin whose mind is attached to enjoying [that] happiness (sukhāsvāda), destroys [this state of] absorption (laya) with his mental activity”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद) refers to the “taste for (the constant) happiness”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The doctrine is able to produce the happiness which is the best part of the city of the chief of the snakes. The doctrine is the great joy conveyed to the world of mortals for those possessing a desire for that. The doctrine is the place of the arising of the taste for the constant happiness (nirantara-sukhāsvāda) in the city of heaven. Does not the doctrine make a man fit for pleasure with a woman [in the form] of liberation?”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद).—a S Of pleasant or agreeable flavor or taste, tasteful or tasty.
sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद).—a Of agreeable taste or flavour.
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
Sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद).—a.
1) having a sweet taste, sweet-flavoured.
2) agreeable, delightful. (-daḥ) 1 a pleasant flavour.
2) enjoyment (of pleasure).
Sukhāsvāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sukha and āsvāda (आस्वाद).
Sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) 1. Well-flavoured. 2. Delightful, agreeable. m.
(-daḥ) 1. Enjoyment. 2. A pleasant flavour. E. sukha, āsvāda taste.
1) Sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद):—[from sukha > sukh] mfn. pleasantly flavoured, delightful, agreeable, [Hitopadeśa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. pleasant flavour, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] enjoyment, [ib.]
Sukhāsvāda (सुखास्वाद):—[sukhā+svāda] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Well-flavoured; delightful. m. Flavour; relish.
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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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
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