Asevana, Asevanā, Āsevana: 14 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraĀsevanā (आसेवना) or Āsevanāśikṣā refers to the practice of Grahaṇaśikṣā (or simply Grahaṇa), which refers to the study of the sūtras, the acquisition of knowledge of religious practices.—(See the Rājendra, s.v. sikkhā, and the Dharmaratnaprakaraṇa 36).
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 Dictionaryasevanā : (f.) non-association. || āsevanā (f.), practice; pursuit; association.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAsevanā, (f.) (a + sevanā) not practising, abstinence from Sn. 259 (= abhajanā apayirupāsanā KhA 124). (Page 89)
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Āsevana, (nt.) & āsevanā (f.) (fr. āsevati) — 1. practice, pursuit, indulgence in Vin. II, 117; PvA. 45.—2. succession, repetition Dhs. 1367; Kvu 510 (cp. trsl. 294, 362); Vism. 538. (Page 116)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsevana (असेवन).—a.
1) Not serving, disregarding.
2) Not following or practising, shunning.
-nam Disregard, disobedience, inattention.
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Āsevana (आसेवन).—
1) Zealous practice, assiduous performance of any action.
2) Frequency, repetition; P.VIII.3.12; आसेवनं पौनःपुन्यम् (āsevanaṃ paunaḥpunyam) Sk.
3) Intercourse.
Derivable forms: āsevanam (आसेवनम्).
See also (synonyms): āsevā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀsevanā (आसेवना).—(= Pali id.; Sanskrit only °na, nt., recorded), [Page111-b+ 71] cultivation (of), devotion (to), at end of [compound]: Bodhisattvabhūmi 35.28 (bhogātmabhāvasaṃpado) hetv-āsevanā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsevana (असेवन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Disregarding, neglecting. 2. Avoiding, shunning. 3. Disobedience, inattention. E. a neg. sevana service.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsevana (असेवन).—[neuter] non-performance of (—°).
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Āsevana (आसेवन).—[neuter] āsevā [feminine] (p. vin) practice, cultivation, intercourse, stay in (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āsevana (आसेवन):—[=ā-sevana] [from ā-sev] n. abiding in [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] assiduous practice or performance of anything, [Pāṇini]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsevana (असेवन):—[a-sevana] (naṃ) 1. n. Neglecting.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āsevana (आसेवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Āsevaṇa, Āsevaṇayā, Āsevaṇā.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Āsevaṇa (आसेवण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Āsevana.
2) Āsevaṇā (आसेवणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āsevanā.
2) Āsevaṇā has the following synonyms: Āsevaṇayā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀsēvana (ಆಸೇವನ):—
1) [noun] a doing with constant and careful attention and diligently; persistent application; assiduousness.
2) [noun] a taking of medicine etc. repeatedly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Asevana Paccaya, Asevanashiksha, Asevanaya.
Ends with (+6): Anupasevana, Aranyasevana, Carmasevana, Dharmasevana, Guhasevana, Indriyasevana, Kalyanamitrasevana, Kamasevana, Madirasevana, Mamsasevana, Mitrasevana, Padasevana, Paradaropasevana, Pratishiddhasevana, Samasevana, Shasanasevana, Shayanasanasevana, Shivasevana, Shudrasevana, Svasevana.
Full-text: Asevanaya, Asheva, Asevana Paccaya, Samasevita, Samasevana, Asevanashiksha, Paccaya.
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