Vishayin, Viṣayin, Vi-shayi, Viṣayī, Vishayi: 14 definitions
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Vishayin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Viṣayin and Viṣayī can be transliterated into English as Visayin or Vishayin or Visayi or Vishayi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationViṣayin (विषयिन्) refers to “sensuous person”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.24 (“Śiva consents to marry Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu: “[...] O Indra, a man attains downfall even by conversing with a sensuous person [i.e., viṣayin]. Great preceptors say that worldly enjoyment is a bitter beer mixed with sugar. Although I know and realise all these, although I have specific wisdom yet I shall accede to your request and make it fruitful. I am definitely subservient to my devotees. Hence I may do everything. I am known all over the three worlds as one who performs ill fitting things. [...]”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryViṣayin.—(EI 24, 32), possibly, the same as Viṣaya-vyava- hārin; cf. Viṣayika. Note: viṣayin is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryViṣayī (विषयी).—a (S) Attached to objects of sense, carnal, sensual; a sensualist, voluptuary, epicurean, worldling. 2 That disbelieves the existence of that which is not cognizable by the senses. 3 That of which a thing is the object or the subject.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishViṣayī (विषयी).—a Sensual; a sensualist.
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 dictionaryViṣayin (विषयिन्).—a. Sensual, carnal. -m.
1) A man of the world, worlding.
2) A king.
3) A god of love.
4) A sensualist, voluptuary; विषयिणः कस्यापदोऽस्तं गताः (viṣayiṇaḥ kasyāpado'staṃ gatāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.146; Ś.5.
5) (Rhet.) The object of a comparison. -n.
1) An organ of sense.
2) Knowledge (jñāna).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśayin (विशयिन्).—mfn. (-yī-yinī-yi) 1. Dubious, uncertain. 2. Doubting. E. viśaya doubt, ini aff.; or vi before śī to sleep, ṇini aff.
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Viṣayin (विषयिन्).—mfn. (-yī-yiṇī-yi) 1. Attached to objects of sense, carnal, sensual. 2. Conversant with or interested in worldly occupations or enjoyments. n. (-yi) An organ of sense. m. (-yī) 1. A king. 2. The deity Kama. 3. A sensualist. 4. A materialist, one who denies the existence of any thing which is not an object of sense. 5. A man of business. E. viṣaya an organ of sense, aff. in .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryViśayin (विशयिन्).—i. e. viśaya + in, adj. Dubious.
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Viṣayin (विषयिन्).—i. e. viṣaya + in, I. adj., f. ṇī. 1. Attached to sensual objects, carnal, sensual, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 144; voluptuary, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 68, 14. 2. Conversant with worldly occupations, [Hitopadeśa] 13, 7, M.M. Ii. m. 1. A king. 2. Kāma. 3. A sensualist. 4. A materialist. 5. A man of business.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣayin (विषयिन्).—[adjective] sensual; [masculine] sensualist, materialist.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśayin (विशयिन्):—[=vi-śayin] [from vi-śaya > vi-śī] mfn. doubtful, uncertain (yi-tva n. doubt, uncertainty), [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Viśāyin (विशायिन्):—[=vi-śāyin] [from vi-śāya > vi-śī] mfn. [gana] grahādi.
3) Viṣayin (विषयिन्):—[from viṣaya] mfn. relating or attached to worldly objects, sensual, carnal, [Yājñavalkya; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. a sensualist, materialist, voluptuary (= vaiṣayika or kāmin), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a prince, king, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a subject of ([genitive case]), [Pañcarātra]
7) [v.s. ...] m. (in [philosophy]) the subject, the ‘Ego’ [Mahābhārata; Śaṃkarācārya] (-tva n.)
8) [v.s. ...] m. the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] (in rhetor.) the object of a comparison (cf. under viṣaya)
10) [v.s. ...] n. an organ of sense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) Viṣāyin (विषायिन्):—[=vi-ṣāyin] [from vi-ṣāṇa > vi-ṣo] mfn. [gana] grahādi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣayī (विषयी):—[from viṣaya] in [compound] for viṣaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśayin (विशयिन्):—[vi-śayin] (yī-yinī-yi) a. Doubtful.
2) Viṣayin (विषयिन्):—[(yī-yinī-yi) m.] Same as viṣayāyin; a man of the world or of business. n. An organ of sense. a. Sensual; worldly; clever in worldly matters.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryViṣayī (विषयी) [Also spelled vishyi]:—(a) voluptuous, lustful; sensual; a subject (as opposed to odject i.e. [viṣaya]); (nm) a sensualist.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṣayi (ವಿಷಯಿ):—[adjective] of or related to (a person, thing, etc.); connected; associated; related.
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Viṣayi (ವಿಷಯಿ):—
1) [noun] = ವಿಷಯಲಂಪಟ [vishayalampata].
2) [noun] an organ which is a means for knowing; a sense organ.
3) [noun] (phil.) the subject; the Ego.
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: Sayin, Vi, Cayi.
Starts with: Vishayinishtha.
Ends with: Ekavishayin, Vishayavishayin.
Full-text (+27): Vishayitva, Vishayim, Ekavishayin, Vishayibhuta, Vishayikarana, Vishayibhu, Vishayikrita, Vishim, Vishaim, Vishayikri, Karnavishayikrita, Samdehalamkriti, Vishayavishayin, Avishayikarana, Nayanavishayibhava, Pratyakshavishayibhu, Karmasutra, Devapisem, Vishyi, Vishayika.
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