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Results for अहिंसा

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अहिंसाahiṃsā1 Harmlessness, abstaining from killing or giving pain to others in thought, word or deed; as अहिंसा परमो…
    1. 1 Harmlessness, abstaining from killing or giving pain to others in thought, word or deed; as अहिंसा परमो धर्मः, अहिंसा समता तुष्टिः Bg.1.5; यत्तपो दानमार्जवमहिंसा Ch. Up.3.17.4. Ms.1.63. या वेदविहिता हिंसा नियताऽ- स्मिंश्चराचरे । अहिंसामेव तां विद्याद्वेदाद्धर्मो हि निर्बभौ ॥ Ms.5.44. 6.75. One of the cardinal virtues of most Hindu sects, The Jainas deserve special credit for making it social virtue of good conduct among the Hindus.
    2. Security.

    In the Gita10·513·816·217·14

    अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः ।

    ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṁ yaśo'yaśaḥ, — Glory and ingloriousness, non-injuring and equality, contentment and austerity and giving, all here in their separate diversities are subjective… 10·5
    • अहिंसाahiṁsānominative singular of the feminine compound noun ahiṁsā (avoidance of killing and injury to others) .
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  2. अहिंसानahiṃsānaa.Ved. Not hurting, harmless; अस्य प्रियस्य शर्मण्यहिंसानस्य सश्चिरे Rv.5.64.3.

    Vedic Not hurting, harmless; अस्य प्रियस्य शर्मण्यहिंसानस्य सश्चिरे Rv.5.64.3.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अहिंसाahiṃsāf. not injuring anything, harmlessness (one of the cardinal virtues of most Hindu1 Hindu sects, but…
    1. feminine not injuring anything, harmlessness (one of the cardinal virtues of most Hindu1 Hindu sects, but particularly of the Buddhists Buddhists and Jains; also personified as the wife of Dharma धर्म Va1mP.) ChUp. Nir. Mn. etc.
    2. feminine security, safeness S3Br. AitBr.
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  2. अहिंसानahiṃsānamfn. not hurting RV. v, 64, 3.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not hurting fg-veda v, 64, 3.

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  3. अहिंसानिरतahiṃsāniratamfn. devoted to harmlessness or gentleness MBh. iii, 2248.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective devoted to harmlessness or gentleness MBh. iii, 2248.

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