Abhyash, Abhyaś: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhyaś can be transliterated into English as Abhyas or Abhyash, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhyaś (अभ्यश्).—5 A. (P. also in Ved.)
1) To pervade, reach to, get, gain; to make oneself master of.
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Abhyas (अभ्यस्).—4 P.
1) To practise, exercise; धन्यो वन्यमतङ्गजः परिचयप्रागल्भ्यमभ्यस्यति (dhanyo vanyamataṅgajaḥ paricayaprāgalbhyamabhyasyati) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.32; अभ्यस्यतीव व्रतमासिधारम् (abhyasyatīva vratamāsidhāram) R.13.67; Manusmṛti 11.16.
2) To repeat, perform repeatedly; मृगकुलं रोमन्थमभ्यस्यतु (mṛgakulaṃ romanthamabhyasyatu) Ś.2.6; अभ्यस्यन्ति तटाघातम् (abhyasyanti taṭāghātam) Kumārasambhava 2.5; K.183.
3) To learn, study, acquire or learn by practice, recite, read; वेदमेव सदाभ्यस्येत् (vedameva sadābhyasyet) Manusmṛti 2. 166; 4.147,149; Y.3.24; K.79.
4) To throw down upon, heap one upon another, accumulate, lay on (Ved.).
5) To throw or fling at, shoot or aim at (as arrows).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhyaś (अभ्यश्).—reach, obtain, overwhelm.
Abhyaś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and aś (अश्).
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Abhyas (अभ्यस्).—be above, rule, overcome, conquer. win; *fall to one’s ([genetive]) share.
Abhyas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and as (अस्).
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Abhyas (अभ्यस्).—(also asati, °te) throw, hurl; throw one’s self upon, take to, practise, study, read; repeat, double, reduplicate ([grammar]).
Abhyas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhi and as (अस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Abhyaś (अभ्यश्):—[=abhy-aś] -√1. aś -aśnoti, (frequently Opt. or Prec. 1. sg. -aśyām, 3. sg. -aśyās [Ṛg-veda iv, 5, 7], 1. [plural] -aśyāma; [Aorist] [Parasmaipada] -ānaṭ and [Ātmanepada] -āṣṭa; perf. 1. [plural] -ānaśma, 3. [plural] -ānaśuḥ)
—to pervade, reach to, gain, [Ṛg-veda];
— ([subjunctive] 1. [dual number] -aśnavāva, 1. [plural] -aśnavāma) to overpower, [Ṛg-veda]
2) Abhyas (अभ्यस्):—[=abhy-as] 1. abhy-√1. as -asti (1. [plural] abhiṣmas, but 3. [plural] abhi santi and [present participle] abhi sat [according to, [Pāṇini 8-3, 87] abhismas, but abhiṣanti and abhiṣat]; [subjunctive] -asat, 1. [plural] -asāma, 3. [plural] -asan; [Potential] sg. -ṣyām, -ṣyās, -ṣyāt, 1. and 3. [plural] -ṣyāma, -ṣyuḥ or -ṣyuḥ; perf. 1. sg. -āsa)
2) —to be over, reign over, excel, surpass, overpower, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];
2) —to fall to one’s share, [Pāṇini 1-4, 91.]
3) [=abhy-as] 2. abhy-√2. as ([indeclinable participle] -asya) to throw towards or upon, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa];
— (p. [genitive case] sg. -asyatas) to throw (as arrows), [Mahābhārata i, 5479];
—to add, [Śulba-sūtra]: [Parasmaipada] (rarely [Ātmanepada]) -asyati (but also [Potential] -aset, [Manu-smṛti]; p. -asat, [Mahābhārata iii, 1450; Rāmāyaṇa; Yājñavalkya iii, 204] :
—[Ātmanepada] -asate, [Manu-smṛti iv, 149]) to concentrate one’s attention upon ([accusative]), practise, exercise, study, [Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to repeat, double;
—to multiply, [Sūryasiddhānta] etc.:
—[Causal] to cause to practise or study, teach [commentator or commentary] on [Śiśupāla-vadha ix, 79.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhyas (अभ्यस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Abbhasa, Abbhāsa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAbhyas in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) practice; exercise; habituation; ~[si] well-up, trained; practising, carrying on practice/training..—abhyas (अभ्यास) is alternatively transliterated as Abhyāsa.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAbhyaas is another spelling for अभ्यास [abhyāsa].—n. 1. practice; exercise; 2. habit; 3. Mil. maneuvers;
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.
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