avasarpiṇī
Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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ava-sarpiṇī f. 'going or gliding down gradually', a descending period of a long duration and alternating with the 'ascending one' (ut-sarpiṇī q.v
• both the ascending [ut-s○] and descending [ava-s○] cycle are divided into six stages each: good-good, good, good-bad, bad-good, bad, bad-bad) Jain. Āryabh
Source
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Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William
Related
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avasarpita , avaśas , avasaṭa , avasaṭa, osaṭa , avaśātana , avasarpaṇa , avasarpa , avaśarṇa , avasarjpana , avasarjita