अस्वाध्याय

{ asvādhyāyḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अ-स्वाध्याय  mfn.  mfn. (a Brāhman) who has not performed his repetition of the वेद, who has not repeated or does not repeat the वेदs, [L.]

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अ स्वाध्याय

अ-स्वाध्याय  m.  m. interruption or interval of repetition (prohibited on certain days of the moon, at eclipses, &c.), [L.]

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अ स्वाध्याय

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अस्वाध्यायः [asvādhyāyḥ]   [न स्वाध्यायो वेदाध्ययनमस्य]
One who has not yet commenced his studies, not being invested with the sacred thread.
Interruption of studies (as on अष्टमी, eclipses &.c.)

Shabda-Sagara

अस्वाध्याय  m.  ( -यः)
1. A Brahman who has not made his studies, who has not read the Vedas previous to his investiture.
2. Interrup- tion or interval of study, prohibited on certain days of the moon, at eclipses, &c.
E. अ neg. स्व own, and अध्याय a lecture.

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अ स्व अध्याय