Turiyavastha, Turīyāvasthā, Turīyāvastha, Turiya-avastha: 2 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: valmikiramayan.net: Srimad Valmiki RamayanaTurīyāvastha (तुरीयावस्थ) refers to the “fourth state” (i.e., that state which is above the three preceding states—waking, dreaming, deep-sleep) [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. svapna-avastha, dreaming state, 3. suṣupta-avastha, deep sleep, 4. turīyāvastha, 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 Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishturīyāvasthā (तुरीयावस्था).—f The fourth state-in Hindu metaphysics.
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.
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Partial matches: Turiya, Avastha.
Full-text: Svapnavastha, Jagridavastha, Sushuptavastha, Pancatva, Turiya.
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