Abhiyoga: 19 definitions
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Abhiyoga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhiyog.
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Abhiyoga (अभियोग) refers to the “practice of composing poetic works” and represents one of the six kinds of prakīrṇa (miscellaneous causes): one of the three “constituents of poetry” (kāvyāṅga) designated by Ācārya Vāmana in his Kāvyālaṅkārasūtravṛtti (also see the Kāvyaprakāśa).
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAbhiyoga (अभियोग) refers to the “application (of the instruction)” (of the omniscient one), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Examination of the instruction [of the Jina] is considered to be when, through the application of the instruction of the omniscient one (sarvajña-ājñā-abhiyoga) (i.e. the Jina), [the meditator] reflects upon the true state of objects laid down in his doctrine”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryabhiyoga : (m.) observance.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAbhiyoga, (cp. abhiyuñjati) practice, observance Dāvs.IV, 7. (Page 68)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryabhiyōga (अभियोग).—m S Ascribing or imputing to; laying against; charging upon; accusing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishabhiyōga (अभियोग).—m Accusing. Accusation, charge.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग).—
1) Application or devotion (to something); connection; गुरुचर्यातपस्तन्त्रमन्त्रयोगाभियोगजाम् (gurucaryātapastantramantrayogābhiyogajām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.52; Ch. P.II.
2) Close application, perseverance, zealous intentness, energetic effort, exertion; °भाज् (bhāj) persevering, resolute; निरुत्सुकानामभियोगभाजाम् (nirutsukānāmabhiyogabhājām) Kirātārjunīya 3.4; सन्तः स्वयं परहितेषु कृताभियोगाः (santaḥ svayaṃ parahiteṣu kṛtābhiyogāḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.73; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.34; मत्प्रियाभियोगेन (matpriyābhiyogena) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1; तदभियोगं प्रति निरुद्योगः (tadabhiyogaṃ prati nirudyogaḥ) Mu.1.; स्वयमभियोगदुःखैः (svayamabhiyogaduḥkhaiḥ) ibid.; Daśakumāracarita 41; K.345; Śiśupālavadha 7.63.
3) (a) Application or devotion to learn something; कस्यां कलायामभियोगो भवत्योः (kasyāṃ kalāyāmabhiyogo bhavatyoḥ) M.5 to what art have you applied or devoted yourselves; K.19. (b) Learning, scholarship; अभियोगश्च शब्दादेरशिष्टानां अभियोगश्चेतरेषाम् (abhiyogaśca śabdāderaśiṣṭānāṃ abhiyogaścetareṣām) ŚB. on MS.
4) (a) Attack, assault; invasion (of a town or country); क्षुभितं वनगोचरा- भियोगात् (kṣubhitaṃ vanagocarā- bhiyogāt) Kirātārjunīya 13.1,2.46; Kumārasambhava 7.5; Ve.4; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 8; Mu.2,1.7; Mv.6.38. (b) Battle, war, conffict.
5) (In law) A charge, accusation, plaint, indictment; अभियोगमनिस्तीर्य नैनं प्रत्यभियोजयेत् (abhiyogamanistīrya nainaṃ pratyabhiyojayet) Y.2.9.
Derivable forms: abhiyogaḥ (अभियोगः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग).—m.
(-gaḥ) 1. Attack, assault. 2. Challenging to fight. 3. War, battle. 4. Energetic effort, exertion, perseverance. 5. Reprimand, reproof. 6. Prohibition, prevention. 7. Contact, conjunction. 8. (In law) A plaint, a charge, an accusation. E. abhi, yuja to join, and ghañ affix, ja being changed to ga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग).—i. e. abhi-yuj + a, m. 1. Exertion, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 51, 16. 2. Attack. 3. A charge, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग).—[masculine] application, endeavour, effort at ([locative] or —°); attack, assault, accusation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhiyoga (अभियोग):—[=abhi-yoga] [from abhi-yuj] m. application
2) [v.s. ...] energetic effort, exertion, perseverance in, constant practice (with [locative case] or [infinitive mood])
3) [v.s. ...] attack, assault, [Kumāra-sambhava vii, 50, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] (in law) a plaint, a charge, accusation, [Yājñavalkya etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-gaḥ) 1) Connexion, application; e. g. Chaurapanch.: adyāpi tatkanakakuṇḍalaghṛṣṭagaṇḍamāsyaṃ smarāmi viparītaratābhiyoge (Gaṇapati: abhiyogaḥ saṃbandhaḥ).
2) Energetic effort, exertion; (Hemach. = udyama); e. g. Jayamang. on the Bhaṭṭik.: kṛtamāraṇābhiyogā rātricarī.
3) Instructedness, learning, scholarship; e. g. Śabara: anabhiyogaśca śabdārtheṣvaśiṣṭānām . abhiyogaścetareṣām; or Mīm. Sūtra: tatra tattvamabhiyogaviśeṣātsyāt (Śabara: kathaṃ punastatra tattvaṃ śakyaṃ vijñātum . śakyamityāha . arthino hyabhiyuktā bhavanti dṛśyate cābhiyuktānāṃ guṇavatāmavismaraṇamupapannam; Kumārila: kaḥ punarabhiyogaḥ ko vā tadviśeṣaḥ kathaṃ vā tena vācakatvanirūpaṇamiti . taducyate . lakṣaṇaśravaṇābhyāsādabhiyogaḥ pravartate &c.).
4) Imputing, ascribing; e. g. Nyāya S.: anigrahasthāne nigrahasthānābhiyogo niranuyojyānuyogaḥ.
5) Attack, onset, battle; (the same as abhigraha 1. q. v. and see there the explanation of Rāyam. &c.); e. g. Bhaṭṭik.: narābhiyogaṃ nṛbhṛjāṃ pradhāna mantronmukhaḥ kiṃ nayase gurutvam; or Kirātārj.: abhiyoga imānmahībhujo bhavatā tasya kṛtaḥ kṛtāvadheḥ pravighāṭayitā.
6) Challenge; (the same as abhigraha
2) q. v. and see there the explanation of Nīlak. &c.).
7) Defeat, destruction (?); e. g. Bhaṭṭik.: yadā na pheluḥ kṣaṇadācārāṇāṃ manorathā rāmabalābhiyoge (Bharatas.: = rāmabalasya hanane); see the closing remark.
8) Curse, reproof (? see the closing remark).
9) (In Law.) An offence as subject of an accusation, a charge; e. g. Mitākṣara on Yājnav.: abhiyujyata ityabhiyogoparādhaḥ; or kathamabhiyogasya nihnavebhiyuktena kṛte yadyabhiyoktā sākṣyādibhirbhāvitobhiyuktastadā tatsamaṃ…dadyāt; or Nārada: abhiyuktobhiyogasya yadi kuryādapahnavam &c.; or Yājnav.: tulāgnyāpo viṣaṃ koṣo divyānīha viśuddhaye . mahābhiyogeṣvetāni śīrṣakasthebhiyoktari…kuryāt (Raghunand.: mahābhiyogeṣu mahāpātakādigurutarābhiyogeṣu).—An abhiyoga is, according to Nārada, either a śaṅkābhiyoga, a charge on suspicion, or tattvābhiyoga, a charge founded on positive indications of guilt (dvyabhiyogastu vijñeyaḥ—scil. vyavahāraḥ— śaṅkātattvābhiyogataḥ . śaṅkāsatāṃ tu saṃsargāttattvaṃ hoḍābhidarśanāt); and the latter may be again, according to Vijnāneśvara, either of a negative kind (pratiṣedhātmaka), as when a person is accused not to have restored property received by him, or of a positive kind (vidhyātmaka), as when a person is charged with a robbery. The objects or topics of a charge are arraigned by Manu &c. under eighteen heads, which are subdivided again by Nārada so as to comprise 108, and by Kātyāyana so as to comprise 1008 cases; see vyavahārapada and for the judicial procedure vyavahāra. [N. B. The meaning ‘curse, reproof’ is given on the authority of a quotation by Mallinātha to Kirātārj. 2. 46. from the Viśvaprak., and this quotation would seem also to countenance the meaning ‘destruction’ given by Bharatas., viz. abhiyogastu śapathe syādāhavaparābhavāviti viśvaḥ; the Mss. of this Kosha, however, in the library of the E. I. H. and of the R. S., do not contain an explanation of the word abhiyoga, but have the following: abhiṣaṅgotha śapathe syādākrośe parābhave; comp. also Hemach.: …abhiṣaṅgaḥ parābhave . ākrośe śapathe ca, the latter omitting equally a comment on abhiyoga.] E. yuj with abhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग):—[abhi-yoga] (gaḥ) m. Attack; effort; reproof; a plaint in law.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhiyoga (अभियोग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abhioa, Abhioga, Ahioya.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग) [Also spelled abhiyog]:—(nm) accusation, charge; law suit, case; indictment.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAbhiyōga (ಅಭಿಯೋಗ):—
1) [noun] intent application or devotion (to something).
2) [noun] hard perseverance; zealous effort.
3) [noun] an invasion; an invading or being invaded a) an entering or being entered by an attacking military force; b) an intrusion or infringement; an assault; an attack.
4) [noun] a socially or legally wrong deed.
5) [noun] a formal accusation charging one or more persons with the commission of a crime; a charge; an indictment; a blame.
6) [noun] the act of prosecuting; a legal prosecution.
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Ābhiyōga (ಆಭಿಯೋಗ):—[noun] (jain.) a class of gods.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAbhiyoga (अभियोग):—n. Law. charge; accusation; adj. accusing; prosecuting;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Abhiyogapattra.
Ends with: Ajnabhiyoga, Anekarthabhiyoga, Anistirnabhiyoga, Dvyabhiyoga, Halabhiyoga, Kritabhiyoga, Mahabhiyoga, Mithyabhiyoga, Pratyabhiyoga, Ranabhiyoga, Satatabhiyoga, Shankabhiyoga, Tattvabhiyoga, Vrithabhiyoga.
Full-text (+13): Abhiyogya, Abhioga, Abhiyogapattra, Ranabhiyoga, Pratyabhiyoga, Mithyabhiyoga, Abhiyogin, Anistirnabhiyoga, Abhiyogika, Dvyabhiyoga, Ahioya, Shankamiyoga, Abhiyog, Abhioa, Anekarthabhiyoga, Pratyabhiskandana, Shankabhiyoga, Tattvabhiyoga, Abhivinita, Abhidarshana.
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