Adityashayana, Ādityaśayana: 4 definitions
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Adityashayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Ādityaśayana can be transliterated into English as Adityasayana or Adityashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀdityaśayana (आदित्यशयन).—A vow in honour of Śaṅkara in the name of Sūrya; auspicious day is Sunday preferably with constellation hasta; accompanied by gifts to Brāhmaṇas: Relieves one from bondage of birth; practised by Vasiṣṭha, Arjuna, Kubera, Indra in olden days.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 55. 3-33.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdityaśayana (आदित्यशयन):—[=āditya-śayana] [from āditya > ā-diteya] n. the sun’s sleep
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sayana, Aditya.
Starts with: Adityashayanavrata.
Full-text: Adityashayanavrata, Umamaheshvara, Puranajna, Purandara.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2g - Ādityaśayana-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Sun-worship Vratas (5) Ādityaśayana < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 25 - The Vow of Ādityaśayana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Religion and Rituals: Śaiva < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Vows (Vrata) in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]