Atyashana, Atyaśana, Ati-ashana: 7 definitions

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Atyashana 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.

The Sanskrit term Atyaśana can be transliterated into English as Atyasana or Atyashana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyaśana (अत्यशन).—n. excess of eating, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 56.

Atyaśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and aśana (अशन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyaśana (अत्यशन).—[neuter] too much eating.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyaśana (अत्यशन):—[=aty-aśana] [from ati] n. immoderate eating.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Atyaśana (अत्यशन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) Eating too much, excess of eating. E. ati and aśana.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Atyaśana (अत्यशन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Accāsaṇa.

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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.

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