Atmashraya, Ātmāśraya, Atman-ashraya: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ātmāśraya can be transliterated into English as Atmasraya or Atmashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀtmāśraya (आत्माश्रय).—a.
1) dependent on oneself or on his own mind.
2) About or relating to oneself; कौलीनमात्माश्रयमाचचक्षे (kaulīnamātmāśrayamācacakṣe) R.14.36. (-yaḥ) 1 self dependence.
2) innate idea, abstract knowledge independent of the thing to be known.
Ātmāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and āśraya (आश्रय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmāśraya (आत्माश्रय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Self-dependance. 2. Innate idea, abstract knowledge, independent of the thing to be known. E. ātman self, and āśraya asylum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmāśraya (आत्माश्रय):—[from ātma > ātman] m. dependance, on self or on the supreme spirit
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀtmāśraya (आत्माश्रय):—[ātmā+śraya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A relying on one’s self; innate knowledge.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ashraya, Atman.
Starts with: Atmashrayadosha, Atmashrayopanishad.
Full-text: Atmashrayopanishad, Apekshin, Anyonyashraya.
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