Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

avamāna अवमान – disrespect; contempt

substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive masculine

disrespect; contempt

Derived from

  1. ava अव previx — down; away; off
  2. man मन् verbal root — think; consider
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

avamāna ·m. °mānana n., °mānanā f. disrespect, contempt.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Ava-māna, as, m. disrespect, contempt.

Petersburger 1855 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive masculine

avamāna (von man mit ava) m. Geringachtung M. 2,162. BHAG. 14,25, v. l. (für apamāna). R. 2,22,3. R. 4,34,31. KATHĀS. 6,119. KATHĀS. 10,34. rājāva˚ (doppelsinnig) KATHĀS. 20,21.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

avamāna füge Schimpf, Schande hinzu. MBH. 3,226. Spr. 2414. Spr. 3566. Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā KATHĀS. 87,52.

Böhtlingk 1879 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

avamāna m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) Geringachtung; Schimpf, Schande.

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

avamānaḥ Disrespect, contempt, disregard; amṛtasyeva cākāṃkṣedavamānasya sarvadā Ms. 2. 162; Bg. 14. 25. ˚tā, -tvaṃ dishonourableness, contempt.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

avamāna m., ˚mānana n., ˚mānanā f. Verachtung, Schimpf, Schande.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

avamāna avamāna n. et avamananā f. (mān) absence de respects; déshonneur, opprobre. avamānin a. qui déshonore, qui insulte. avamānita pp. déshonoré, couvert d opprobre.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

VBT 1 occurrence
VBT 121–129: Devotion and Release 1 occurrence

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