Ahimsa, Ahimsā, Ahiṃsā: 31 definitions

Introduction:

Ahimsa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Ahimsa has 29 English definitions available.

Alternative spellings of this word include Ahinsa.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Ahiṃsā (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 Fassung

Ahiṃsā (अहिंसा):—f.

1) das Niemand Etwas zu Leide Thun. Personif. als Gattin Dharma's. —

2) Unverletztheit.

context information

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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