In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Ammayā (अम्मया) is the mother of Puruṣasiṃha: the fifth Vāsudeva (“violent heroes”) according to both Śvetāmbara and Digambara sources. She is also known as Ammakā or Ammā. Since they enjoy half the power of a Cakravartin (universal monarch) they are also known as Ardhacakrins. Jain legends describe nine such Vāsudevas usually appearing together with their “gentler” twins known as the Baladevas. The legends of these twin-heroes usually involve their antagonistic counterpart known as the Prativāsudevas (anti-heroes).

The stories of queen Ammayā, king Śiva and their son, Puruṣasiṃha are related in texts such as the Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacarita (“the lives of the sixty-three illustrious persons”), a twelfth-century Śvetāmbara work by Hemacandra.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ammaya (अम्मय).—a. (-yī f.) [अप्-मय (ap-maya)] Watery, formed from water; R.1.58.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ammaya (अम्मय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Watery, formed from, or consisting of water, (as froth, &c.) E. ap water, and mayaṭ affix; pa is changed to ma, and the fem. takes ṅīp.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ammaya (अम्मय).—i. e. ap + maya, adj., f. yī, Consisting of water, watery.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aṃmaya (अंमय):—[=am-maya] mf(ī)n. (for ap-maya, [Pāṇini 4-3, 144; Siddhānta-kaumudī]), formed from or consisting of water, watery, [Raghuvaṃśa x, 59; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ammaya in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ammayā (अम्मया) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ambā.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ammaya (ಅಮ್ಮಯ):—

1) [adjective] filled with or covered by, water.

2) [adjective] made of water.

context information

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: Maya, Am.

Ends with: Ahammaya, Bammaya, Idammaya, Kammaya, Mahammaya, Nammaya, Rammaya, Sammaya, Susammaya, Tammaya.

Full-text: Amba, Amma, Ammaka, Shiva, Vasudeva, Nrisimha, Purushasimha.

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