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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ) refers to one of the three limbs of ullopyaka, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 31. Ullopyaka refers to on the seven types of song (gitaka).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ):—[avagāḍhaṃ] Hard

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ).—p. p.

1) Plunged into, entered into, immersed; जलावगाढस्य वनद्विपस्य (jalāvagāḍhasya vanadvipasya) Mṛcchakaṭika 2; अमृतह्रदमिवावगाढोऽस्मि (amṛtahradamivāvagāḍho'smi) Ś.7; अवगाढः शोकसागरम् (avagāḍhaḥ śokasāgaram) Rām.; समुद्रमवगाढानि पत्तनानि (samudramavagāḍhāni pattanāni) Rām.

2) Depressed, low, deep (lit. and fig.); Rām.6.88.74. अभ्युन्नता पुरस्तादवगाढा जघनगौरवात्पश्चात् (abhyunnatā purastādavagāḍhā jaghanagauravātpaścāt) Ś.3.7.; मन्युरभज- दवगाढतरः (manyurabhaja- davagāḍhataraḥ) Śiśupālavadha 15.2.

3) That in which one bathes; अवगाढा च पीता च (avagāḍhā ca pītā ca) (gaṅgā) पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम् (punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam) Mb.

4) Congealed, curdling (as blood).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ).—mfn.

(-ḍhaḥ-ḍhā-ḍhaṃ) 1. Immersed, plunged, bathed. 2. Deep. E. avagāha and kta aff.

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

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ).—[adjective] entered (act. & pass.), immersed (l.&[feminine]), depressed, deep.

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

1) Avagadha (अवगध):—m. [plural] Name of a people, [Aitareya-āraṇyaka]

2) Avagāḍha (अवगाढ):—[=ava-gāḍha] [from ava-gāh] mfn. immersed, bathed, plunged into ([accusative] [Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā]; [locative case] [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Mahābhārata i, 5300]; rarely [genitive case] [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 43, 32]; often in [compound] [Śakuntalā; Mṛcchakaṭikā])

3) [v.s. ...] that in which one bathes, [Mahābhārata iii, 8236]

4) [v.s. ...] deepened, low, [Śakuntalā; Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] curdling (as blood), [Suśruta]

6) [v.s. ...] having disappeared, vanished, [Mahābhārata iv, 2238.]

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

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ):—[ava-gāḍha] (ḍhaḥ-ḍhā-ḍhaṃ) p. Immersed; bathed; deep.

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

Avagāḍha (अवगाढ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ogāḍha.

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Avagadha in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avagāḍha (ಅವಗಾಢ):—

1) [adjective] gone below the surface of a liquid; plunged; immersed.

2) [adjective] deeply involved; engaged in a subject single-mindedly.

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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)

Partial matches: Gadha, Ava.

Starts with: Avagadhavat, Avakatavay.

Ends with: Anavagadha, Hridayavagadha, Samavagadha, Vyavagadha.

Full-text: Avagadhavat, Ogadha, Gahati, Ogahana, Vigah, Avagah, Gah, Ullopyaka.

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