The Sanskrit term Avinaśvara can be transliterated into English as Avinasvara or Avinashvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Avinasvar.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)

Avinaśvara (अविनश्वर) refers to “(one who is) indestructible”, according to the Mahānayaprakāśa by Arṇasiṃha (Cf. verse 182-197).—Accordingly, “The indestructible (avinaśvara) Skyfarer is the one whose body is the pulsation (of consciousness and vitality) which is the Supreme Self. His lord who is this (absolute) free of contact (with the phenomenal world) is said to be Khagendra”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Avinaśvara (अविनश्वर).—a. Destructible.

-raḥ The Supreme God.

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

Avinaśvara (अविनश्वर).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Indestructible: so avināśya. E. a neg. vinaśvara destructible.

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

Avinaśvara (अविनश्वर):—[a-vinaśvara] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Indestructible.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Avinaśvara (अविनश्वर) [Also spelled avinasvar]:—(a) imperishable, indestructible; eternal; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avinaśvara (ಅವಿನಶ್ವರ):—[adjective] = ಅವಿನಶ್ಯ [avinashya].

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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.

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Partial matches: Vinashvara, A.

Ends with: Svapnavinashvara.

Full-text: Avinasvar, Vinashvara.

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