Dictionary meanings for avidya from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1. Not educated, un- learned, foolish, unwise; avidyānāṃ tu sarveṣāmīhātaśceddhanaṃ bhavet Ms. 9. 205.
2 Not pertaining to knowledge. dyā 1 Ignorance, folly, want of learning.
2 Spiritual ignorance.
3 Illusion, illusion personified or Mā- yā (a term frequently occurring in Vedānta; by means of this illusion one perceives the universe, which does not really exist, as inherent in Brahma which alone really...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. unlearned, unwise Mn. ix, 205, &c 108,3 18826 f. ignorance, spiritual ignorance AV. xi, 8, 23; VS. xl, 12-14; S3Br. xiv 108,3 18827 f. (in Veda1nta vedānta phil.) illusion (personified as Ma1ya1 māyā); ignorance together with non-existence Buddh. 013712 108,3 18828 mfn. consisting of ignorance. 013713 108,3 18829
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