Avashish, Avaśiṣ: 3 definitions
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Avashish means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Avaśiṣ can be transliterated into English as Avasis or Avashish, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaśiṣ (अवशिष्).—(Used mostly in pass.) To be left last or as a remainder, to remain over or behind; यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते (yajjñātvā neha bhūyo'nyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 7.2. पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्ण- मेवावशिष्यते (pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇa- mevāvaśiṣyate) Bṛ. Up.5.1.1. -Caus. To leave as a remainder; देहमात्रावशेषितः (dehamātrāvaśeṣitaḥ) Bhāg.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaśiṣ (अवशिष्).—leave remaining (also [Causative]); [Passive] be left, remain.
Avaśiṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ava and śiṣ (शिष्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvaśiṣ (अवशिष्):—[=ava-√śiṣ] [Passive voice] -śiṣyate, to be left as a remnant, remain, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.:
—[Causal] ([Potential] -śeṣayet) to leave as a remnant, [Mahābhārata v, 2638; Rāmāyaṇa v, 26, 38.]
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: Avashisht, Avashishta, Avashishtaka, Avashishtalajahoma, Avashishtalinga.
Ends with: Paryavashish.
Full-text: Avasesa, Avashishta, Avashishtaka, Paryavashish, Avasheshya, Avasheshata, Avasheshita, Avashesham, Oshireti, Avashirati, Oshirati.
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