Alasya, Ālasya, Alāsya, Ālāsya, Ālasyā: 32 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Ālasya (आलस्य) refers to “lethargy” and is a symptom of a (venemous) bite caused by the Tīkṣṇa rats, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā, which represents the Ayurvedic study on Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—[Cf. tīkṣṇasyālasyalomāñcau daṃśe kurukurāyitam]
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
ālasya (घ्राण) refers to “sluggishness” (and represents a symptom of elephants afflicted by thirst), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “45-46. Sucking, shutting the eyes, sniffing of the ground, of trees, of the sky (air) and the wind, sluggishness (ālasya), dryness of the inside of the mouth, quivering of the ear tips, listlessness, constant yawning, moodiness, and fumbling in the dust, redness of urine, and redness of the eyes—these are the signs of an elephant that is tormented with thirst”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Ālasya (आलस्य) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “laziness”. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.
Ālasya (आलस्य) refers to “indolence”, mentioned in verse 4.13-14 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] (From the restraint) of sleep (result) stupor, heaviness of head and eyes, indolence [viz., ālasya], yawning, and rheumatism. In this case sleep and massages (are) desirable”.
Ālasya (आलस्य):—Loss of enthusiasm, idleness , want of energy, apathetic, Reluctance to work or make an effort, laziness
Alasya (Lethargy) is caused by elements such as late-night sleep, the prevention of which plays an important role in Dinacharya (daily regimen): A set of Ayurvedic principles which aims to improve physical, mental and spiritual well-being of an individual.—Late night sleeping or chronic sleep loss causes the elevation of cortisol which in turn is responsible for rise in B.P. (secondary hypertension) and is likely to promote the development of insulin resistance, risk factor for obesity and diabetes. Effects of late sleeping and also late get upping from bed include an increase of rajo-guna and tamo-guna [e.g., alasya (lethargy)] due to suppression of sattva-guna.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Ālasya (आलस्य, “indolence”).—One of the thirty-three ‘transitory states’ (vyabhicāribhāva), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 7. These ‘transitory states’ accompany the ‘permanent state’ in co-operation. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature. It is also known as Alasatā. (Also see the Daśarūpa 4.8-9)
Ālasya (आलस्य, “indolence”) is caused by determinants (vibhāva) such as nature, lassitude, sickness, satiety, pregnancy and the like. And it relates to women, and men of the inferior type. It it to be represented on the stage by consequents (anubhāva) such as aversion to any kind of work, lying down, sitting, drowsiness, sleep and the like.
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).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Alasya (अलस्य) refers to “one who is lazy”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is not a Siddha: “He is excessively tall, bald, deformed, short, dwarfish, his nose is ugly or he has black teeth and is wrathful. [...] He is (always) ill and one should know that he is (always) attached (to worldly objects) and has no scripture. He has no energy and is dull and lazy [i.e., alasya]. Ugly, he lives by cheating and, cruel, he is deluded, and devoid of (any) sense of reality. Such is the characteristic of one who is not accomplished (asiddha) in a past life”.
Ālasya (आलस्य) refers to one of the 56 rays of the Mūlādhāra-Cakra which (together with the 52 rays of the Svadhiṣṭhāna) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Ālasya]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the śabdaprapañca or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with haṃ and saḥ, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.
Note: Ālasya also refers to one of the 62 rays of the Maṇipūra-Cakra.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Ālasya (आलस्य) refers to “laziness” (as opposed to Anālasya—‘those who lack laziness’), according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 4.4cd]—“[...] People with wealth [should pay homage] with lavish ingredients (mahā-saṃbhāra); for others it may be done even with such meager ingredients as dūrva grass, water, and sprouts. For in this way there is a supremacy of our teachers [who] lack laziness (anālasya—evaṃ hy anālasyanaiḥ) and [are] free of greed”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Alasya (अलस्य) refers to “fatigue”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] The practice of hunting on horseback reduces fat, lightens the body, enhances strength and ambition, hardens the muscles, kindles appetite, produces a capacity for enduring [e.g., fatigue (alasya)] [...]. These and many such excellences are acquired by it for one’s own benefit. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Ālasya (आलस्य) refers to a “lazy man” (i.e., that man of self-realization who is completely inactive), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] It is because of effort that everyone is in pain, but no-one realises it. By just this simple instruction, the lucky one attains tranquility. Happiness belongs to no-one but that supremely lazy man (ālasya-dhurīṇa) [tasyālasyadhurīṇasya sukhaṃ nā'nyasya kasyacit] for whom even opening and closing his eyes is a bother. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Ālasyā (आलस्या) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Ālasyacinta forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vākcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vākcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Ālasyā] and Vīras are reddish madder in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
ālasya : (nt.) sloth; laziness.
ālasya (အာလသျ) [(na) (န)]—
[ālasa+ṇya]
[အာလသ+ဏျ]
[Pali to Burmese]
ālasya—
(Burmese text): ပျင်းရိသော သူ၏အဖြစ်၊ ပျင်းရိခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): His state of boredom, the act of being bored.
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
ālasya (आलस्य).—n S Sloth, laziness, indolence.
ālasya (आलस्य).—n Sloth; indolence.
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
Alasya (अलस्य).—a. Idle, lazy.
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Alāsya (अलास्य).—a. Devoid of dancing, idle, unengaged; मृदङ्गशब्दापगमादलास्याः (mṛdaṅgaśabdāpagamādalāsyāḥ) R.16.14.
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Ālasya (आलस्य).—a. Idle, slothful, apathetic.
-syam [alasasya bhāvaḥ, ṣyañ]
1) Idleness, sloth, want of energy; प्रमादालस्य- निद्राभिः (pramādālasya- nidrābhiḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 14.8. शक्तस्य चाप्यनुत्साहः कर्मस्वालस्यमुच्यते (śaktasya cāpyanutsāhaḥ karmasvālasyamucyate) Suśr.; आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महारिपुः (ālasyaṃ hi manuṣyāṇāṃ śarīrastho mahāripuḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.86. आलस्य (ālasya) 'want of energy' is regarded as one of the 33 subordinate feelings (व्यभिचारि भाव (vyabhicāri bhāva); for example:न तथा भूषयत्यङ्गं न तथा भाषते सखीम् । जृम्भते मुहुरासीना बाला गर्भभरालसा (na tathā bhūṣayatyaṅgaṃ na tathā bhāṣate sakhīm | jṛmbhate muhurāsīnā bālā garbhabharālasā) S. D.183.
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Ālāsya (आलास्य).—[alaṃ paryāptamāsyaṃ asya] A crocodile.
Derivable forms: ālāsyaḥ (आलास्यः).
Ālasya (आलस्य).—mfn.
(-syaḥ-syī-syaṃ) Idle, slothful, apathetic. n.
(-syaṃ) Idleness, sloth. E. alasa idle, and yañ aff.
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Ālāsya (आलास्य).—m.
(-syaḥ) A crocodile. E. āla wide, large, and āsya a mouth.
Ālasya (आलस्य).—i. e. alasa + ya, n. Idleness, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 74.
Ālasya (आलस्य).—[neuter] sloth, idleness.
1) Alāsya (अलास्य):—[=a-lāsya] [from a-lasa] a mfn. (said of peacocks) not dancing, idle, [Raghuvaṃśa xvi, 14.]
2) b mfn. See a-lasa above.
3) Ālāsya (आलास्य):—[from āla] m. ‘poison-mouthed’, a crocodile, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Ālasya (आलस्य):—[from ālasa] n. idleness, sloth, want of energy, [Mahābhārata; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Suśruta] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] mfn. idle, slothful, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Ālasya (आलस्य):—(syaṃ) 1. n. Idleness.
2) Ālāsya (आलास्य):—[ālā+sya] (syaḥ) 1. m. A crocodile.
Alāsya (अलास्य):—(3. a + lā) adj. träge, faul [Raghuvaṃśa 16, 14.] — Vgl. alasa und ālāsya .
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Ālasya (आलस्य):—1. (von alasa) n. Schlaffheit, Trägheit, Mangel an Energie [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 121.] gaṇa brāhmaṇādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 124.] dharmaniṣkriyatālasyam [Mahābhārata 3, 17379.] sukhasparśaprasajñitvaṃ (prasaṅgitvaṃ?) duḥkhadvapaṇalolatā . śaktasya cāpyanutsāhaḥ karmasvālasyamucyate .. [Suśruta 1, 331, 20.] ālasyaṃ śramagarbhādyairjāḍyaṃ jṛmbhāsitādikṛt [Sāhityadarpana 68, 18.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 315.] [Hārāvalī 137.] [ADBH. BR.] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 40.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 4.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 158.] [Bhagavadgītā 14, 8. 18, 39.] [Mahābhārata 2, 241. 260. 3, 17241.] [Suśruta 1, 7, 6. 79, 15. 156, 6. 242, 18. 273, 3.] [Bhartṛhari 2, 74.] [Pañcatantra I, 20. 45. III, 2.] [Hitopadeśa 6, 9. I, 29. II, 4.] anālasya [Cāṇakya 71.]
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Ālasya (आलस्य):—2. adj. = alasa [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 19.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 383.]
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Ālāsya (आलास्य):—(āla 1. + āsya) m. Krokodil [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1349.]
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Alāsya (अलास्य):—lies nicht tanzend und vgl. noch na laghvalāsyāni gatāni haṃsavat [Spr. 1357.]
Alāsya (अलास्य):—Adj. nicht tanzend.
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Ālasya (आलस्य):——
1) n. Trägheit , Schlaffheit , Mangel an Energie. —
2) *Adj. = alasa.
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Ālāsya (आलास्य):—m. Krokodil.
Ālasya (आलस्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ālassa.
Ālasyā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 嬾 [lǎn]: “laziness”.
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
Ālasya (आलस्य) [Also spelled alasy]:—(nm) same as [ālasa] (see).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ālasya (ಆಲಸ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] = ಆಲಸ [alasa]2 - 3.
2) [noun] want of health; sickness.
3) [noun] a lazy, indolent man.
4) [noun] weariness caused by mental or bodily labour; fatigue.
5) [noun] the condition or quality of being tiresome, wearisome, boring; tedium; boredom.
6) [noun] (dance) expression of the lethargic feeling, as one of the thirty three minor sentiments.
7) [noun] ಆಲಸ್ಯಂ ಅಮೃತಂ ವಿಷಂ [alasyam amritam visham] ālasyam a mṛtam viṣam (sent.) idleness is the root of all evils; ಆಲಸ್ಯದವನಿಗೆ ಎರಡು ಕೆಲಸ, ಲೋಭಿಗೆ ಮೂರು ಖರ್ಚು [alasyadavanige eradu kelasa, lobhige muru kharcu] ālasyadavanige eraḍu kelasa, lōbhige mūru kharcu idle folks have the most labour.
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Ālāsya (ಆಲಾಸ್ಯ):—[noun] any of large, flesh-eating, lizardlike crocodilian reptiles of Crocodylinae sub-family living in or around tropical streams and having thick, horny skin composed of scales and plates, a long tail, and a long, narrow, triangular head with massive jaws; a crocodile.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ālasya (आलस्य):—adj. idle; slothful; apathetic; n. idleness; sloth; want of energy;
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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Partial matches: Lasya, Nya, Alasa, A.
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