Avasthadashaka, Avasthadaśaka, Avastha-dashaka: 1 definition
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Avasthadashaka 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 Avasthadaśaka can be transliterated into English as Avasthadasaka or Avasthadashaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvasthadaśaka (अवस्थदशक).—the ten states of lovers; दृङ् मनः संगसङ्कल्पौ जागरः कृशताऽरतिः । ह्रीत्यागोन्मादमूर्छान्ता इत्यनङ्गदशा दश (dṛṅ manaḥ saṃgasaṅkalpau jāgaraḥ kṛśatā'ratiḥ | hrītyāgonmādamūrchāntā ityanaṅgadaśā daśa) || D. R.
Derivable forms: avasthadaśakam (अवस्थदशकम्).
Avasthadaśaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avastha and daśaka (दशक).
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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