Aturasamnyasa, Āturasaṃnyāsa, Atura-samnyasa: 2 definitions
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Aturasamnyasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀturasaṃnyāsa (आतुरसंन्यास).—a kind of संन्यास (saṃnyāsa) (taken by a person when sick and grown hopeless of life).
Derivable forms: āturasaṃnyāsaḥ (आतुरसंन्यासः).
Āturasaṃnyāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātura and saṃnyāsa (संन्यास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumĀturasaṃnyāsa (आतुरसंन्यास) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—abandoning of worldly desires and possessions by sick or dying Brāhmans. Oudh. Xvi, 148.
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.
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Partial matches: Atura, Samnyasa.
Starts with: Aturasamnyasakarika, Aturasamnyasapaddhati, Aturasamnyasavidhi.
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