An > References for ‘anashana’

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[3] “Upavása” – [...] for going without food is “anashana” – “ana” means [...] days are days of upavása.

[10] But if one does real upavása, [...] Sanskrit word for fasting as such is anashana.

[20] The question of fasting (upavása) [...] other days. The meaning of the word anashana is “not taking food”.

[26] There is a basic distinction [...] body healthy ( an + ashana = anashana ). Ashana means “eating”, so anashana means “not eating”. [...] also upsets the physical balance.

[209] Ashana is derived from ash (ashnute) plus the suffix lyut́. Ashana means “to eat”. Anashana means “not to eat” [...] Hence anáhára and anashana are not identical. The meaning [...] that day. Thus these three words, anashana, anáhára and upavása are quite different from each other.