Vatayana, Vātāyana, Vata-ayana: 14 definitions
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Vatayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vatayan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyVātāyana (वातायन) (lit. “one who can run like the wind”) is a synonym (another name) for the Horse (Aśva), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvātāyana : (nt.) a window.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVātāyana refers to: air hole, window Mhvs 5, 37; Dāva V, 57.
Note: vātāyana is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāta and āyana.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVātāyana (वातायन).—a horse. (-nam) 1 a window, an air-hole; कटाक्षैर्नारीणां कुवलयितवातायनमिव (kaṭākṣairnārīṇāṃ kuvalayitavātāyanamiva) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.11; Kumārasambhava 7.59; R.6.24;13. 21.
2) a porch, portico.
3) a pavilion.
Derivable forms: vātāyanaḥ (वातायनः).
Vātāyana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vāta and ayana (अयन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVātayāna (वातयान).—window: read in Mahāvastu iii.122.5 (verse) kūṭāgāre pithita-vātayāne, with v.l., for text °pāne. The word = Sanskrit and Pali vātāyana, and might stand for that m.c.; but it could also be an equivalent [compound], vāta-yāna, way for air (otherwise unrecorded).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātāyana (वातायन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. A window, an eyelet or loop-hole. 2. A porch, a portico, a covered shed, a pavilion. m.
(-naḥ) A horse. E. vāta the wind, and ayana going.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātāyana (वातायन).—i. e. vāta-ayana, I. n. 1. A window, [Pañcatantra] 46, 11. 2. A porch, a pavilion, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 22 13. Ii. m. 1. A horse. 2. A proper name, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 81, 4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātāyana (वातायन).—1. [masculine] a patron. name.
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Vātāyana (वातायन).—2. [adjective] moving in the wind or in the air; [neuter] air-hole, round window, i.[grammar] a place to take the air, pavilion, turret etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vatāyana (वतायन):—[wrong reading] for vātūyana.
2) Vātayāna (वातयान):—[=vāta-yāna] [from vāta > vā] n. (= vātāyana), ibidem iii, 20
3) Vātāyana (वातायन):—[from vāta > vā] 1. vātāyana mfn. (for 2. See [column]2) moving in the w° or air, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] m. ‘moving or fleet as w°’, a horse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. ‘w°-passage’, a window, air-hole, loop-hole, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] a balcony, portico, terrace on the roof of a house, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc. (-valabhī, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]])
7) [from vā] 2. vātāyana m. (for 1. See above, [column]1) [patronymic] of Anila and Ulu, [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā] (also [plural] [Pravara texts])
8) [v.s. ...] a [particular] school of the Sāma-veda, [Āryavidyā-sudhākara]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of a chamberlain, [Śakuntalā]
10) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātāyana (वातायन):—[vātā+yana] (naṃ) 1. m. A window; a porch. m. A horse.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vātāyana (वातायन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāyāyaṇa.
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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 dictionaryVātāyana (वातायन) [Also spelled vatayan]:—(nm) a ventilator; -[vyavasthā] ventilation.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVātāyana (ವಾತಾಯನ):—[noun] an opening in the wall of a house for ventilation; a ventilator.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yana, Ayana, Vata.
Starts with: Vatayanacchidrarajas, Vatayanagata, Vatayanam, Vatayanarajas, Vatayanasana, Vatayanastha.
Ends with: Devatayana, Jalavatayana, Naivatayana, Parvatayana, Sharadvatayana, Vilasavatayana.
Full-text: Vatadhvan, Vatayan, Vatayanarajas, Vatayanagata, Vatayanastha, Vatayanacchidrarajas, Naivatayana, Marutayana, Vayayana, Vilasavatayana, Vatayanasana, Vatayanam, Parvatayana, Pragriva, Ula, Vedika, Vanayu, Lamb, Sannikarsha, Pithati.
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