Puya, Pūya: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Puya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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 TranslationPūya (पूय) refers to “putrid matter”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] Beasts in sheds and forests roamed here and there in great fright as though beaten and driven about, passing urine and shitting dungs as they pleased. Frightened cows sprayed blood through their udders; their eyes brimmed with tears, clouds showering putrid matter [i.e., pūya-varṣin] became terrifying. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) Pūya (पूय, “pus”) (Pali, Pubba) refers to one of the thirty-substances of the human body according to the Visuddhimagga, as mentioned in an appendix of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra mentions thirty-six substances [viz., pūya]; the Sanskrit sources of both the Lesser and the Greater Vehicles, physical substances are 26 in number while the Pāli suttas list thirty-once substances.
2) Pūya (पूय) refers to “pus”, according Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XLVI).—There are also Pretas who emit fire from their mouth (ulkāmukha): flying butterflies throw themselves into this fire, and the Pretas eat them. There are also Pretas who eat excrement (gūtha), spit (śleṣman), pus and blood (pūya-śoṇita), the water from laundry, who feed on oblations (śraddhabhoktṛ) or who devour the afterbirth (garbhamalāhāra). There are all kinds of starving Pretas of this kind.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPūya (पूय) refers to “pus”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva named Kālarāja addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘In this Saha universe, son of good family, there are living beings suffering from poverty, lacking food or drink, and wearing ragged clothes; there are hungry ghosts tormented by hunger and thirst, covering themselves with their hairs, and subsisting on such as spittle, mucus, blood, and pus (pūya). In order to protect these living beings, please pour down the rain of food, drink, and clothing!’ [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiPūya (पूय) or “pus” is associated with Khaṇḍorohā and Ratnavajra, according to the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (kāya-vāka-citta), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Khaṇḍorohā and Ratnavajra:
Circle: kāyacakra (body-wheel) (white);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Khaṇḍorohā;
Ḍāka (male consort): Ratnavajra;
Bīja: gṛṃ;
Body-part: anus;
Pīṭha: Gṛhadevatā;
Bodily constituent: pūya (pus);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): praśrabdhibodhyaṅga (awakening of confidence).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Puya in Spanish is the name of a plant defined with Puya chilensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pitcairnia coarctata Pers. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis (1802)
· Handbook of the Bromeliaceae (1889)
· Linnaea (1864)
· Anales de la Universidad de Chile (1895)
· Hortus Britannicus. (1830)
· Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis (1798)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Puya, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypūya : (m.) pus.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūya (पूय).—n S Pus, sanies, ichor.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūya (पूय).—Pus, discharge from an ulcer or wound, suppuration, matter; भिषजे पूयशोणितम् (bhiṣaje pūyaśoṇitam) Manusmṛti 3.18; पूयं चिकित्सकस्यान्नम् (pūyaṃ cikitsakasyānnam) 4.22;12.72.
Derivable forms: pūyaḥ (पूयः), pūyam (पूयम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūya (पूय).—n.
(-yaṃ) Pus, matter, discharge from an ulcer, sore or wound, E. pūy to stink, aff. ac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūya (पूय).—[pūy + a], m. and n. Pus, matter, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 180.
— Cf. [Latin] pus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūya (पूय).—[masculine] [neuter] pus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūya (पूय):—[from pūy] m. n. purulent matter, pus, suppuration, discharge from an ulcer or wound, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]; etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūya (पूय):—(yaṃ) 1. n. Pus, matter.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pūya (पूय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pūa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPūya (पूय) [Also spelled puy]:—(nm) pus, purulent matter.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPūya (ಪೂಯ):—
1) [noun] the thick opaque usu. yellowish white fluid matter produced in certain infections and composed of containing white blood corpuscles, tissue debris, and microorganisms; the pus.
2) [noun] an abnormal bodily protuberance or localised enlargement; the swollen part of the body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPuya (புய) [puyattal] 12 transitive verb < புய்²-. [puy²-.]
1. See புய்²- [puy²-],
1. மெய்வதி வேல்புயந்து மேல்வரும் [meyvathi velpuyanthu melvarum] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 37, 60).
2. To depart, separate; வெளியேறுதல். [veliyeruthal.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 9, 5, 10.)
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Puya (புய) [puyattal] 12 transitive verb < புய்-. [puy-.] To pluck, pull out; பெயர்த்தல். நவைகண்டு வாட்கண் புயக்கவொரு மைந்தனைப் போவித்தார் [peyarthal. navaigandu vadkan puyakkavoru mainthanaip povithar] (கச்சி. வண்டுவிடு. [kachi. vanduvidu.] 293).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+33): Puya chilensis, Puya sodiroana, Puya-campavacuram, Puyabha, Puyabhuj, Puyacalam, Puyagandha, Puyai, Puyakacanan, Puyakam, Puyakantakan, Puyakkaru, Puyakku, Puyal, Puyalasa, Puyalcu, Puyaldoru, Puyaleru, Puyalvannan, Puyam.
Ends with: Antahpuya, Apuya, Kapuya, Kupuya, Maoutia puya, Parippuya, Parippuya, Paripuya, Raktapuya, Tapuya, Upappuya, Vipuya.
Full-text (+32): Puyarakta, Puyashonita, Puyoda, Kupuya, Puyalasa, Puyari, Puyavaha, Antahpuya, Puyabhuj, Puyana, Vipuya, Raktapuya, Puya sodiroana, Puya chilensis, Cardon, Puwa, Shui si ma, Achupalla, Pubba, Maoutia puya.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.50 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.24.32 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.199-200 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 4.220 < [Section XIV - Other Duties]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXII - Causes and symptoms of diseases of the nose < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter II - Pathology of the diseases of the eye-joints < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]
Chapter XXIII - Therapeutics of nasal diseases < [Canto I - Shalakya-tantra (ears, eyes, nose, mouth and throat)]