avadāna

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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avadāna n. (-naṃ)

1 Approved occupation.

2 An act accomplished.

3 Achievement, a great or glorious act.

4 Breaking, dividing.

5 The root of a fragrant grass; see avadāha.

6 An oblation.

E. ava, dai to cleanse, to purify, or dā to give, and lyaṭ aff.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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ava-dāna (naṃ) n. Approved occu-
pation; breaking; achievement;
a fragrant grass; oblation.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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avadāna avadāna, i. e. ava-dai +

ana, n. A heroic deed, Daśak. in Chr.

187, 24. — Comp. Virya-, n. effecting

any thing by prowess.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

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1. ava-dāna, am, n. a pure or approved occupa-

tion; an act accomplished; a great or glorious act,

achievement; object of a legend.

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avadāna 2 . ava-dāna, am, n. See under

ava-do.

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2. ava-dāna, am, n. cutting or dividing into pieces,

a part, portion; the root of a fragrant grass, see ava-

dāha. (For 1. ava-dāna, see under ava-dāta.)

Lanman’s Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

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avadā́na, n. cutting off. [√2dā + ava.]

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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1 avadā́na n. cutting off or a part cut off.

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2 avadāna n. heroic deed, exploit.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

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1. ava-dāna n. a great or glorious act, achievement (object of a legend, Buddh.), Śak.; Ragh. xi, 21; Kum. vii, 48. (for 2. ava-dā́na See ava√ do.)

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2. ava-dā́na n. cutting or dividing into pieces, ŚBr. &c.

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a part, portion, ŚBr.; KātyŚr.

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= ava-dāha (See s.v. ava-√ dah), L.

Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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avadāna

n. (-naṃ)

1. Approved occupation.

2. An act accomplished.

3.
Achievement, a great or glorious act.

4. Breaking, dividing.

5.
The root of a fragrant grass; see avadāha. An oblation.

E. ava, dai to
cleanse, to purify, or dā to give, and lyuṭ aff.

Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

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avadāna avadāna n. (dā) action finie; ouvrage rendu.

Légende, récit légendaire: avadāna śataka, np. d'un ouvrage buddhique.

— (do) division; brisure.

Racine d'une herbe odoriferante.

Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

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1 ava-dāna- nt. acte glorieux, prouesse.

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2 ava-dāna- nt. fait de déchirer.

Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

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1. avadā́na (von dā, dyati mit ava) n.

1) das Abtheilen, Zerstücken, Zerschneiden TRIK. 3, 3, 226. H. an. 4, 155. MED. n. 161. vaśāyā avadānānāṃ yathaiva teṣāmavadānam ŚAT. BR. 4, 5, 2, 8. 6. eṣo 'vadānadharmaḥ ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 7. KĀTY. ŚR. 1, 1, 16. 5, 12. 5, 10, 10. 6, 7, 9. 25, 10, 7.

— 2) Abschnitt, Stück: yatkiṃ cāgnau juhvati tadavadānaṃ nāma ŚAT. BR. 1, 7, 2, 6. yadidaṃ kiṃ cidavadānaṃ hīyate na tadādriyeta 3, 8, 3, 16. 1, 7, 3, 6. 2, 5, 2, 37. 38. 4, 5, 2, 6. 7. 5, 1, 3, 5. 11, 1, 8, 5. 4, 2, 16. aṅguṣṭhaparvamātramavadānam KĀTY. ŚR. 1, 9, 6. 14, 2, 17. 15, 10, 20. 25, 5, 19. 9, 8. 10, 9. fgg. avadānahoma 1, 1, 15.

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2. avadāna (von dā, dāyati mit ava) n. eine reine, erlaubte Beschäftigung H. 811. an. 4, 155. eine vollbrachte Handlung (karma vṛttam) AK. 3, 3, 3. = itivṛtta TRIK. 3, 3, 226. = ativṛtta H. an. MED. n. 161. Handlung (karman) TRIK. MED. eine aussergewöhnliche That, Heldenthat ŚĀK. 160. RAGH. 11, 21. tripurāva° gegen Trip. KUMĀRAS. 7, 48. sehr häufig bei den Buddhisten, wo es BURNOUF durch Legende übersetzt, während es nur die den Inhalt der Legende bildende That bezeichnet. BURN. Intr. 64. 99. 437. avadānaśataka Titel einer aus 100 Legenden bestehenden Sammlung 115. 131. 199. bodhisattvāvadānakalpalatā Titel einer andern Sammlung 555. divyāvadāna, aśokāvadāna 358. u.s.w. WEBER, Lit. 262.

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3. avadāna n. = avadāha SVĀMIN zu AK. 2, 4, 5, 30 im ŚKDR.

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1. avadāna

1) BHĀG. P. 11, 27, 41.

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2. avadāna eine aussergewöhnliche That SĀH. D. 232.