Abhipraya, Abhiprāya: 23 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय, “confidence”) refers to one of the thirty-six “characteristic features” (lakṣaṇa) of perfect ‘poetic compositions’ (kāvyabandha) and ‘dramatic compositions’ (dṛśyakāvya, or simply kāvya). According to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17, these thirty-six lakṣaṇas act as instructions for composing playwrights. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय, “fancy”).—One of the thirty-six lakṣaṇa, or “excellent points of a dramatic composition”;—Description of abhiprāya: When an idea interesting to people but hitherto non-existent, is conceived on the basis of similarity of two objects, it is an instance of Fancy (abhiprāya, lit. “belief”)
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—(अभिप्रायसंधि (abhiprāyasaṃdhi)) a kind of euphonic combination where the nasal letter न् (n) is dropped and the preceding vowel (अ) is nasalised e. g, दधन्याँ यः । स्ववाँ यातु (dadhanyāṃ yaḥ | svavāṃ yātu) :
2) Abhiprāya.—View, purpose, intention; cf. तद् व्यक्तमाचार्यस्याभिप्रायो गम्येत, इदं न भवतीति (tad vyaktamācāryasyābhiprāyo gamyeta, idaṃ na bhavatīti); M. Bh. on I.1.27; cf. also स्वरितञितः कर्त्रभिप्राये क्रियाफले (svaritañitaḥ kartrabhiprāye kriyāphale) P.1.3.72.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय) refers to “studying with the consent” (of one’s husband), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “Man should study the Kama Sutra and the arts and sciences subordinate thereto, in addition to the study of the arts and sciences contained in Dharma and Artha. Even young maids should study this Kama Sutra along with its arts and sciences before marriage, and after it they should continue to do so with the consent (abhiprāya) of their husbands [prāgyauvanāt strī / prattā ca patyurabhiprāyāt]”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय) refers to “aspirations”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to the Bodhisattva Maitreya: “O Maitreya, I entrust you with this [teaching of] incomparable complete awakening, which has been established for countless hundreds of millions of aeons, in order that it will be memorized, understood, read, and elucidated in detail to others, in order to give thanks and gratitude to the Tathāgata, fulfill my aspirations (abhiprāya), increase and purify many beings’ roots of good, make the Bodhisattvas attain the light of the dharma, subjugate all Māras, defeat all heretics, uphold the dharma of the highest meaning, and in order not to break the lineage of the three jewels”.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय) refers to “that is wished for” (as part of an offering ritual), 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, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering of the root spell], “[...] When 1,008 recitations have been made, all great Nāga kings are subdued. They will always appear. They will always provide all that is wished for (abhiprāya). They accomplish everything in detail. All retinues of kinsmen with children and grandchildren are subdued. They do everything that is desired. They guard him as if it were their own home”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—m (S) in poetry abhiprāva m Meaning, intent, aim, purpose. 2 Import, signification, meaning. 3 In popular license. An official report. Ex. māmalatadārācā a0 pāhavā.
abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—m Aim, purpose, intention, wish, desire. Meaning, sense, import, signi- fication. Opinion, view; instruction, advice. Sometimes, an official report, as māmalatadārācā abhiprāya.
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
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—a. [i-ac] Going near, approaching; aiming at, intending, meaning, accruing to; स्वरितञितः कर्त्रभिप्राये क्रियाफले (svaritañitaḥ kartrabhiprāye kriyāphale) P.I.3.72.
-yaḥ 1 Aim, purpose, object, intention, wish, desire; अभिप्राया न सिद्धयन्ति तेनेदं वर्तते जगत् (abhiprāyā na siddhayanti tenedaṃ vartate jagat) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.158; साभिप्रायाणि वचांसि (sābhiprāyāṇi vacāṃsi) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2 earnest words; भावः कवेरभिप्रायः (bhāvaḥ kaverabhiprāyaḥ).
2) Meaning, sense, import, implied sense of a word, passage &c.; तेषामयमभिप्रायः (teṣāmayamabhiprāyaḥ) such is the meaning intended, import (of the passage &c.).
3) Opinion, belief. तेषां स्वं स्वमभिप्रायमुपलभ्य पृथक् पृथक् (teṣāṃ svaṃ svamabhiprāyamupalabhya pṛthak pṛthak) Manusmṛti 7.57.
4) Relation, reference.
5) Name of Viṣṇu.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—m., difference: Divyāvadāna 222.20 (na…) kaścid viśeṣo vā 'bhiprāyo vā nānākaraṇaṃ vā. Based on use of Pali adhippāya (= Sanskrit abhiprāya) intention, but also difference; on the latter meaning see Critical Pali Dictionary s.v. The old Buddhist word adhippāya was Sktized, keeping this new meaning in addition to its normal Sanskrit meaning Compare with Divyāvadāna passage the Pali, ko viseso ko adhippāyo kiṃ nānākaraṇaṃ Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.64.23—24.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Meaning, intention, wish, purpose. 2. Meaning, a sentence, sense. 3. The main purport of a book. E. abhi, and priñ to satisfy, ghañ aff.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—i. e. abhi-pra-i + a, m. 1. Intention, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 366; wish, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 28, 31. 2. Opinion, [Pañcatantra] 150, 25. 3. Consideration, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय).—[masculine] intention, purpose, goal, object, wish, opinion, meaning; the conception (of a thing) as (—°).
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Abhiprayā (अभिप्रया).—approach ([accusative]), set out, leave for ([accusative]), attack, assail.
Abhiprayā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhipra and yā (या).
1) Abhiprayā (अभिप्रया):—[=abhi-pra-√yā] (Imper. 2. [plural] -yāthana) to come towards, approach, [Ṛg-veda viii, 27, 6];
—to set out, march off, go to battle, [Mahābhārata etc.]
2) Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—[=abhi-prāya] a See abhi-pre.
3) [=abhi-prāya] [from abhi-pre] b m. aim, [Pāṇini 1-3, 72]
4) [v.s. ...] purpose, intention, wish, [Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] opinion, [Manu-smṛti vii, 57, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] meaning, sense (as of a word or of a passage).
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-yaḥ) 1) Intention, purpose, design; e. g. Rāmāy.: nābhiprāyamabhijñāya mamaivaṃ vaktumarhasi; or Nyāya S.: aviśeṣābhihiterthe vakturabhiprāyādarthāntarakalpanā vākchalam; or Vijnānabh.: yacchāstreṣu śarīradvayameva śrūyate talliṅgaśarīrādhiṣṭhānaśarīrayoranyonyaniyatatvena sūkṣmatvena caikatābhiprāyāditi ‘because their oneness is meant to be conveyed by &c.’; or Daṇḍin (as quoted by Jayam.): taṃ bhāvikamiti prāhuḥ prabandhaviṣayaṃ guṇam . bhāvaḥ kaverabhiprāyaḥ kāvyeṣvāsīdvyavasthitaḥ; or Bhaṭṭik.: yadyakalpsyadabhiprāyo yoddhuṃ rakṣaḥpateḥ svayam &c.
2) ‘Goal’: a name or epithet of Viṣṇu; the 871st of his thousand names in the Anuśāsanap. of the Mahābh.; because he is the goal of the world which is finally merged in him: Mahābh.: abhiprāyo priyārhorhaḥ &c. (Gaṅgādhara: puruṣārthecchubhirnityamabhipreyata ityasau . ābhimukhyenātra jagatpraiti kāletha līyate).
3) Opinion, belief, meaning; e. g. Sāhityad.: kecittu karmaṇi kuśala iti rūḍhāvudāharanti . teṣāmayamabhiprāyaḥ . kuśaṃ lāti . iti vyutpattilabhyaḥ kuśagrāhirūpo mukhyo rthaḥ…dakṣarūpamarthaṃ bodhayati; or Bharatas. on the Bhaṭṭik.: bhṛṅgaḥ…tāṃ dadaṃśa . yataḥ karaṃ dṛṣṭvā raktapadmamityabhisaṃdhirabhiprāyo yasya &c.; or Manu: teṣāṃ svaṃ svamabhiprāyamupalabhya pṛthakpṛthak . samastānāṃ ca kāryeṣu vidadhyāddhitamātmanaḥ.
4) Motive, reason, consideration; e. g. Jaiminīyanyāyam.: pūjyānāṃ pratyakṣanāmagrahaṇamayuktamityabhiprāyeṇa (from this reason) hūtaśabdasthāne hotṛśabdaḥ paṭhyate; or Jayam. on the Bhaṭṭik. (abodhi duḥsthaṃ trailokyam): trailokyaṃ nihanmi yasmiṃhanyamānepi sītādruhopi naśyanti . ityabhiprāyeṇa (from this reason) duḥsthamabodhi; or Ved. Sāra: idamajñānaṃ samaṣṭivyaṣṭyabhiprāyeṇa (through the consideration of its being taken collectively or separately) ekamanekamiti ca vyavahriyate . tathā hi yathā vṛkṣāṇāṃ samaṣṭyabhiprāyeṇa vanamityekatvavyapadeśaḥ &c.
5) Implied sense, bearing of a word, of a sentence &c. (used in the same way as bhāva, and in distinction from artha, the obvious or literal sense of a word &c.); e. g. Dāyabh.: viṣṇuvacane ca bandhupadaṃ mātulādyābhiprāyam; or Sāyaṇa (in the comm. on the Ṛgv.): gāmaśvamitijātyabhiprāyamekavacanam; or Bharatas. on the Bhaṭṭik. (1. 6.): viśvakarmaṇā nedṛśī śobhanā purī nirmitā . ata imāṃ vilokyedṛkpurīnirmāṇe ceṣṭā jātetyabhiprāyaḥ.
6) Reference, relation; e. g. Pāṇini: svaritañitaḥ kartrabhiprāye kriyāphale (Kāśikā: kartāraṃ cetkriyāphalamabhipraiti).
7) Any thing meant or intended, but not real, a semblance; e. g. Ṛgv. Prātiś.: vivṛttyabhiprāyeṣu ca pīvo annāṃ~ rayivṛdhaḥ ‘amongst the semblances of hiatus’ (i. e. amongst sandhis of final vowels and beginning semivowels, which are not real hiatus, but may be considered as such); or …abhiprāyāṃśca paripādayanti. E. i with pra and abhi, kṛt aff. ghañ.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—[abhi-prāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Meaning.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—(von i mit abhi + pra)
1) adj. auf Etwas losgehend, gerichtet auf, zielend auf: kartrabhiprāye kiyāphale wenn der Vortheil der Thätigkeit auf den Thäter gerichtet ist [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 3, 72.] —
2) m. a) Absicht, Vorhaben, Wunsch, Verlangen: saṃbhāramāharati goranabhiprāyādvanaspatīnām [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 7.] tasmātkathayāmyasya nijābhiprāyam [Pañcatantra 208, 14.] yataḥ sābhiprāyāṇi vacāṃsi śrūyante [?122, 13. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 75, 15. 4, 28, 2. 6, 10, 15. 16. Sāvitryupākhyāna 1, 13. 3, 7. Nalopākhyāna 9, 35. 24, 5. Brahmapurāṇa in Lassen’s Anthologie 50, 17. Śākuntala 21, 6. 34, 7. Vetālapañcaviṃśati 29, 16.] svacittābhi [Pañcatantra 209, 14.] hṛdayābhi [?16. pl. I, 174.] mit dem loc.: yadi tasyāmabhiprāyo bhāryārthaṃ tava jāyate [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 38, 21.] — b) Meinung, Ansicht [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 57.] [Pañcatantra 19, 13. 21. 150, 25.] [Sāhityadarpana 4, 11.] niveśayata me sainyamabhiprāyeṇa sarvataḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 83, 23.] ityabhiprāyaḥ dies ist die Meinung (des Autors), dies hat der Autor sagen wollen, am Ende einer Erklär. bei Scholiasten. Sinn, Inhalt: evamuccāvacairabhiprāyairṛṣīṇāṃ mantradṛṣṭayo bhavanti [Yāska’s Nirukta 7, 3.] — Nach den Lexicographen ( [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 20. 4, 91. 209.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1383.]) = chanda, āśaya, bhāva, ākūta, mata; abhiprāyāḥ = samudācārāḥ [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 2, 26.]
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Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—
1) kartrabhiprāye könnte auch als adj. comp. aufgefasst werden; dann bedeutet abhiprāya die Richtung zu Jmd hin. Lies kriyāphale . —
2) a) abhiprāyaṃ yo viditvā tu bhartuḥ sarvāṇi kāryāṇi karotyatandrīḥ [Spr. 3543.] abhiprāyānusāreṇa [3545.] sarpāṇāṃ ca khalānāṃ ca abhiprāyā na sidhyanti [3200.] pāpābhiprāyaka adj. [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 34, 14.] — c) Betrachtung —, das Ansehen als [Vedānta lecture No. 23.] — d) blosser Schein: vivṛttyabhiprāyeṣu [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 4, 28. 14, 11.] Erscheinung, Phantom: tatra divyānabhiprāyāndadarśa [Mahābhārata 13, 2827.] — e) in der Dramatik die Darstellung einer Unmöglichkeit als solcher an einem Gleichnisse [Sāhityadarpana 434. 445], wo mit mehreren Hdschrr. abhūtārthasya st. adbhūtārthasya zu lesen ist.
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—m. —
1) Ziel. artrabhiprāya Adj. dessen Ziel der Agens ist [Pāṇini. 1,3,72.] —
2) Absicht , Wille [302,6.328,11.] [Indische sprüche 490.] —
3) Meinung , Ansicht. —
4) Sinn , Bedeutung , Inhalt. —
5) Auffassung — , Betrachtung als [258,19.2.259,20.] —
6) blosser Schein ; Erscheinung , Phantom. —
7) in der Dramatik Darstellung einer Unmöglichkeit als solcher an einem Gleichniss. —
8) = vivattyabhiprāya [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 14,11.]
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Abhippāya.
Abhipraya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 意樂 [yì lè]: “hope”; “intention”.
2) Ābhipraya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 希望 [xī wàng]: “yearn for”.
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
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय) [Also spelled abhipray]:—(nm) intention; implication; purport; design, import, purpose.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Abhiprāya (ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ):—
1) [noun] an effect produced, as on the mind or senses, by some force or influence compounded by self judgment.
2) [noun] a belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid or probable to one’s own mind; an opinion.
3) [noun] the formal judgment of an expert on a matter in which advice is sought.
4) [noun] the object to be attained; aim; purpose.
5) [noun] meaning; sense; import; implied sense; substance; gist; purport.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Abhiprāya (अभिप्राय):—n. 1. motive; implication; purpose; object; intention; wish; desire; 2. meaning; sense; import; implied sense of a word/passages; 3. opinion; belief; 4. relation; reference;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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