Svapnavastha, Svapnāvastha, Svapnāvasthā, Svapna-avastha: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki RamayanaSvapnāvastha (स्वप्नावस्थ) refers to the “dreaming state” [Cf. the Rāmāyaṇa chapter 4.11.46].—The “fifth state” of a living being is death, where the other four states are [1. jāgṛt-avastha, waking state, 2. svapnāvastha, dreaming state, 3. suṣupta-avastha, deep sleep, 4. turīya-avastha, fourth state, that which is above the three preceding states]. Then the fifth state is death.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था).—f (S svapna & avasthā) The second of the four states in which life subsists,--the state of dreaming. 2 Applied by a figure to Pollutio nocturna. 3 Applied to Life as but a state of dreaming or subjection to universe-illusion.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था).—f The second of the four states in which life subsists-the state of dreaming.
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 dictionarySvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था).—a state of dreaming.
Svapnāvasthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms svapna and avasthā (अवस्था).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था).—f.
(-sthā) State of dreaming, applied especially to life or ignorance of worldly illusion. E. svapna, and avasthā state.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था):—[from svapna > svap] f. a state of dreaming (applied to life as an illusion), [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था):—[svapnā+vasthā] (sthā) 1. f. State of dreaming; life viewed as such.
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 dictionarySvapnāvasthā (स्वप्नावस्था):—(nf) state of dreaming.
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Partial matches: Svapna, Avastha.
Full-text: Jagridavastha, Sushuptavastha, Pancatva, Sushupti, Turiyavastha, Avasthabheda, Ulatha.
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