Dayavat, Dayāvat: 4 definitions
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Dayavat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDayāvat (दयावत्) refers to “(showing) sympathy”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, after Nandikeśvara spoke to Śiva: “Śiva, who was thus informed by Nandin and who was extremely sympathetic [i.e., dayāvat], slowly reverted from His meditation and opened His eyes. Then lord Śiva, the highly efficient great Ātman, reverted from His trance and spoke to the gods”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDayāvat (दयावत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Merciful, tender, E. dayā, and matup aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDayāvat (दयावत्):—[=dayā-vat] [from dayā > day] mfn. pitiful, taking pity on ([genitive case] [Mahābhārata xiii]{;} [locative case], ii, [Rāmāyaṇa ii])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDayāvat (दयावत्):—[dayā-vat] (vān-vatī-vat) a. Merciful, kind, tender.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vat, Daya, Taya.
Starts with: Dayavati, Dayavatishruti.
Ends with: Hridayavat, Udayavat.
Full-text: Dayavati.
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