Rayana, Rāyaṇa, Rāyāṇa: 9 definitions
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Rayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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: Puranic EncyclopediaRāyāṇa (रायाण).—Brother of Yaśodā, mother of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (Brahmavaivarta Purāṇa, 2.39, 37-39).
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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Rayaṇa (रयण) refers to one of the various shops or “market places” (Sanskrit: Haṭṭa, Prakrit: Cauhaṭṭa) for a medieval town in ancient India, which were vividly depicted in Kathās (narrative poems), for example, by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] In the Kuvalayamālā, some names of shops according to articles displayed in them is given, [i.e., rayaṇa] [...] Thus Uddyotana has in his view a complete form of a medieval market place with the number of lines full of different commodities.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāyaṇa (रायण).—
1) Sounding, making noice.
2) Pain.
Derivable forms: rāyaṇam (रायणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāyaṇa (रायण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Pain. 2. Sounding, crying. E. rai to sound, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rāyaṇa (रायण):—n. = pīḍā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Rāyāna (रायान):—(?) m. Name of a cow-herd, [Catalogue(s)] ([varia lectio] rāyana).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāyaṇa (रायण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Pain; crying.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Rayaṇa (रयण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Rajana.
2) Rayaṇa (रयण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Racana.
3) Rayaṇa (रयण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Radana.
4) Rayaṇa (रयण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ratna.
5) Rayaṇā (रयणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Racanā.
6) Rayaṇā (रयणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ratnā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Rayanaicca, Rayananiya, Rayanappabhiya, Rayanarasimha pandita, Rayanarasimhapandita, Rayanasara.
Ends with (+302): Adhishrayana, Adhvarayana, Adinarayana, Agnihotraprayana, Agninarayana, Agrayana, Ahrayana, Aindrayana, Ajnaparayana, Amitrayana, Amtarprayana, Amtimaprayana, Anadhishrayana, Anantanarayana, Ananyaparayana, Antarayana, Anupanarayana, Anyashrayana, Aparayana, Apashrayana.
Full-text: Ratna, Racana, Vadara, Rayanasara, Rajana, Rayanendrasarasvati, Radana, Daivapara, Antarapana, Preggada, Sukhavanem, Ratanamaka, Nannurupadu, Cauhatta, Prithvikaya, Pudgala.
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