avacanīya

Dictionary meanings for avacanīya from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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avacanīya

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. 1 Not to be spoken or uttered, obscene or indecent (language); vādeṣvavacanīyeṣu tadeva dviguṇaṃ bhavet Ms. 8. 269.

2 Not censurable, not blamable, free from censure; lokairavacanīyā bhavati Mk. 2; ºtā; im- propriety of speech, freedom from censure; sarvathā vyavahartavye kuto hyavacanī- yatā U. 1. 5.

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