Vyama, Vyāma: 13 definitions
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Vyama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureVyāma (व्याम) refers to a “fathom” (a particular measurement), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [when the Bhagavān reached the vicinity of the residence of Vaiśravaṇa], “[...] All people, women, men, boys and girls, cattle, horses, mares, buffaloes, elephants, camels, donkeys and so on became delighted by comfort. That lotus lake had an expansion of two yojanas and [a depth of] a fathom (vyāma) all around in the four directions. [...]”
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvyāma : (m.) a fathom.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVyāma, see byāma & add ref. D. II, 18≈Vism. 136 (catu°pamāṇa). Vyāyata (vi+āyata) stretched; only neg. a° senseless, confused (should it be vyāyatta?) J. I, 496 (=avyatta C.). See also viyāyata. (Page 654)
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 Dictionaryvyāma (व्याम).—m S (Popularly vāṃva) A fathom.
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 dictionaryVyāma (व्याम).—A measure of length equal to the space between the tips of the fingers of either hand when the arms are extended; a fathom; (drumaṃ) दश- व्याममथोद्विद्धं निष्पत्रमकरोत्तदा (daśa- vyāmamathodviddhaṃ niṣpatramakarottadā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.11.39; Daśakumāracarita 2.2.
Derivable forms: vyāmaḥ (व्यामः).
See also (synonyms): vyāmana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāma (व्याम).—m.
(-maḥ) 1. A fathom, or the space between the tips of the fingers of either hand when the arms are extended. 2. Disregard. 3. Smoke. E. bi before am to go, with āṅ prefix and ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāma (व्याम).—i. e. vi-yam + a, m. 1. A fathom, or the space between the tips of the fingers of either hand when the arms are extended, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Vyāma (व्याम).—[masculine] a fathom (lit. stretch -out).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vyāma (व्याम):—[=vy-āma] m. ([probably] for vi-yāma q.v.; cf. vy-āyāma, sam-āma) the measure of the two extended arms (= 5 Aratnis), a fathom, [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] diagonal direction, [Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] disregard, disrespect (?), [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] smoke (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a class of deceased ancestors, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] Costus Speciosus or Arabicus, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyāma (व्याम):—[vyā+ma] (maḥ) 1. m. A fathom; smoke; disregard.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vyāma (व्याम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāma.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyāma (ವ್ಯಾಮ):—
1) [noun] a unit of length, equal to the distance between the tips of the middle fingers of both hands, when stretched apart away from the chest.
2) [noun] the cardinal number hundred; 100.
3) [noun] a man suffering from a disease; a sick man.
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)
Starts with: Vyamaka, Vyamamatra, Vyamana, Vyamaprabha, Vyamaprabhasa, Vyamardana, Vyamarsha.
Ends with: Anavyama, Apavyama, Ardhavyama, Dvivyama, Trivyama.
Full-text: Vyayama, Vyamana, Samama, Vyamya, Dvivyama, Vyamamatra, Ardhavyama, Trivyama, Vamva, Vilasin, Vyamaka, Byama, Vama, Vyamotsanga, Pravedha, Vyamaprabha, Apavyama, Nihshreni, Vyasa.
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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXVIII < [Abhimanyu-badha Parva]
Section XXII < [Kicaka-badha Parva]
Section CXVII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Apparent longevity of the buddhas < [Part 16 - Obtaining the immense longevity and immense radiance of the Buddhas]
Act 3: The Buddha illuminates by means of his usual light < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Act 7.1: The Buddha shows his ordinary body (prakṛtyātmabhāva) < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 14 - The Sudation Therapy (sveda) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)