āvaśyaka

Dictionary meanings for āvaśyaka from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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āvaśyaka

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (kī f.) [avaśya-vuñ] Inevitable, necessary; eteṣvāvaśyaka- stvasau Bhāṣā. P. 22, 20. kaṃ 1 Necessity, inevitable act or duty. ºkṛ to do what nature compels one to do; Ms. 4. 93.

2 An in- evitable conclusion.

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mfn. (fr. avaśya), necessary, inevitable Comm. on Kum. and Ragh. 155,1 27021 n. necessity, inevitable act or conclusion Pa1n2. 155,1 27022 n. religious duty Jain. 155,1 27023 n. a call of nature Mn. 019239 155,1 27024

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