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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभयabhayaa.Free from fear or danger, secure, safe; वैराग्यमेवाभयम् Bh.3.35.

    [न. ब.]

    Free from fear or danger, secure, safe; वैराग्यमेवाभयम् Bh.3.35.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -यः

      1. न भयं यस्मात्
      2. An epithet of the Supreme Being, or knowledge concerning that being.
      3. Name of Śiva.
      4. One devoid of all worldly possessions.
      5. One who fearlessly executes scriptural commandments.
      6. Name of a Yoga (conjunture or time) favourable to a march or expedition.
      7. A refugeoffering pose of the hand of an image; Māna.12. 12-21. See अभयमुद्रा.

    • -या

      1. Name of a plant (हरीतकी), Marâthî हिरडा).
      2. A form of the goddess Durgā.

    • -यम्

      1. Absence or removal of fear.
      2. Security, safety, protection from fear or danger. मया तस्याभयं दत्तम् Pt.1; अभयस्य हि यो दाता Ms.8.33; Ś.2.17.
      3. Name of a sacrificial hymn.
      4. The root of a fragrant grass (वीरणमूलम्, उशीरम्).

    • -कृत्

      1. Adjective
      2. not terrific, mild.
      3. giving safety.

    • -गिरिवासिन् Masculine one dwelling on the mountain of safety, Name of a class of Kātyāyana's pupils.

    • -गिरिविहारः Buddhist monastery on the Abhayagiri.

    • -डिण्डिमः

      1. proclamation of assurance of safety.
      2. a military or war-drum.

    • -द, -दायिन्, -प्रद Adjective giving a guarantee or promise of safety; भयेष्वभयदः Rām.; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रद; ऐश्वर्यमभयप्रदः Ms.4.232. (-दः) an Arhat of the Jainas; Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -दक्षिणा, -दानम्, -प्रदानम् giving a promise, assurance, or guarantee of safety or protection (from danger); सर्वप्रदानेष्वभयप्रदानम् (प्रधानम्) Pt.1.29; सर्वतः प्रतिगृह्णीयान्मध्वथाभयदक्षिणाम् Ms.4.247.

    • -पत्रम् a written document or paper granting assurance of safety; Compare the modern 'safe-conduct'.

    • -मुद्रा a variety of mudrā in Tantra literature.

    • -याचना asking for protection; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअञ्जलिः; बध्यतामभययाचनाञ्जलिः R.11.78.

    • -वचनम्, -वाच् Feminine an assurance or promise of safety.

    • -सनि Adjective Vedic giving safety.

    In the Gita10·416·1

    सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥

    sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo'bhāvo bhayaṁ cābhayameva ca. — Understanding and knowledge and freedom from the bewilderment of the Ignorance, forgiveness and truth and self-government and calm of inner control… 10·4
    • अभयम्abhayamnominative singular of the neuter compound noun abhaya (fearlessness).
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  2. अभयंददabhayaṃdadaN. of Avalokiteśvara (Buddhistic).

    Name of Avalokiteśvara (Buddhistic).

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अभयabhaya[a-bhaya] a. fearless; safe, secure; n. security.

    [a-bhaya] adjective fearless; safe, secure; neuter security.

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  2. अभयंकरabhayaṃkaraabhayam-kará, ˚कृत् [-krit] a. crea ting security.

    abhayam-kará, ˚कृत् [-krit] adjective crea ting security.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अभयabhayamf(आ)n. unfearful, not dangerous, secure
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender unfearful, not dangerous, secure
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective fearless, undaunted S3Br. xiv
    3. masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव
    4. masculine gender of a natural son of Bimbisa1ra बिम्बिसार
    5. masculine gender of a son of Idhmajihva इध्मजिह्व BhP.
    6. masculine gender of a river in Kraun5cadvi1pa क्रौञ्चद्वीप BhP.
    7. neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) absence or removal of fear, peace, safety, security fg-veda etc. (confer, compare /अभय-तम below)
    8. neuter gender "safety", (applied as proper name to) a child of Dharma धर्म and his reign in Plakshadvi1pa प्लक्षद्वीप BhP.
    9. neuter gender a kind of symbol procuring security Hcat.
    10. neuter gender a sacrificial hymn recited to obtain personal security Kaus3.
    11. neuter gender the root of a fragrant grass, Andropogon Muricatum .
    12. (in compound)
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  2. अभयंकरabhayaṃkara([RV. x, 152, 2 AV. &c.]) ([S3Br.]) mfn. causing safety.

    ([fg-veda x, 152, 2 AV. etc.]) ([S3Br.]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective causing safety.

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  3. अभयंकृत्abhayaṃkṛt([S3Br.]) mfn. causing safety.

    ([S3Br.]) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective causing safety.

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  4. अभयंददabhayaṃdadam. N. of Avalokites3vara अवलोकितेश्वर Buddh.

    masculine gender Name of Avalokites3vara अवलोकितेश्वर Buddh.

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  5. अभयगणabhayagaṇam. a list of hymns that secure from danger, AV.Paris3.

    masculine gender a list of hymns that secure from danger, AV.Paris3.

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  6. अभयगिरिवासिन्abhayagirivāsinm. pl. "dwelling on the mountain of safety", N. of a division of Ka1tya1yana कात्यायन 's pupils Buddh.

    masculine gender plural "dwelling on the mountain of safety", Name of a division of Ka1tya1yana कात्यायन 's pupils Buddh.

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