Ahimsa, Ahimsā, Ahiṃsā: 31 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Ahinsa.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAhiṃsā (अहिंसा):—(3. a + hiṃsā) f.
1) das Niemand-Etwas-zu-Leide-Thun [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 81.] [Chāndogyopaniṣad 3, 17, 4.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 16.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 44. 6, 75. 10, 63. 11, 222. 12, 83.] [Bhagavadgītā 10, 5.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 13, 30.] [Pañcatantra 166, 19. III, 105.] [Hitopadeśa 19, 22.] mit dem gen. des obj. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 159. 6, 60.] —
2) Unverletztheit [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2, 5, 1, 14. 6, 3, 1, 26. 32. u.s.w.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 1, 30.]
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Ahiṃsā (अहिंसा):—
1) personif. als Gattin Dharma's [Oxforder Handschriften 45,b,30.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAhiṃsā (अहिंसा):—f. —
1) das Niemand Etwas zu Leide Thun. Personif. als Gattin Dharma's. —
2) Unverletztheit.
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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Starts with: Ahimsadharma, Ahimsai, Ahimsaka, Ahimsaka Bharadvaja, Ahimsaka Sutta, Ahimsaloka, Ahimsana, Ahimsanirata, Ahimsant, Ahimsanuvrata, Ahimsarata, Ahimsashuddhi, Ahimsasiddhi, Ahimsat, Ahimsatmaka, Ahimsavada, Ahimsavadi, Ahimsavrata, Ahimsaya, Ahimsayana.
Ends with: Apahimsa, Bhavahimsa, Bhutahimsa, Dravyahimsa, Jivahimsa, Parahimsa, Pranahimsa.
Full-text (+56): Himsa, Abhayamudra, Ahimsanirata, Ahimsi, Mulaguna, Ayimcai, Vadha, Yama, Bandha, Akincai, Atibhararopana, Camara, Ratin, Ahimsaka, Ayinkicai, Ahimsaloka, Ekadashamanushadharma, Karyeshvara, Mriga, Shruti.
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Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
2. Religious Elements (a): Dharma < [Chapter 5]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.4 - The observances for the vow of non-injury (ahiṃsā) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Verse 7.25 - The transgressions of the minor vow of non-injury < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Verse 7.14 - Definition of anṛta (falsehood) < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 21 - Jaina Yoga < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 23 - Yoga Purificatory Practices (Parikarma) < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
Part 6 - Yoga and Patañjali < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Moral prescriptions for healthy and happy life < [Chapter 8 - Ethics]
Yoga-sutras (Vedanta Commentaries)
Sūtras 33-37 < [Part II - Yoga and its Practice]
Sūtras 28-30 < [Part II - Yoga and its Practice]
A Critique of The Concept of Ahimsa < [April 1966]
A Critique of The Concept of Ahimsa < [April 1966]
Ahimsa and Everyday Life < [October 1964]
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