Anadhyaya, Anadhyāya: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraAnadhyāya (अनध्याय) refers to the “supension of study”, as in, the study of the Vedas. Various sources are valid for stopping the study of the Vedas (e.g. heavy weather, holidays, dangerous animals). It is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti and the Baudhāyana-dharmasūtra.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryanadhyāya (अनध्याय).—m (S) pop. anadhyā m Suspension or interruption of the reading of the Veda &c.: also a day (or other portion of time) on which the reading of it is prohibited. Ex. kiṃ anadhyāyāmājīṃ rasāḷa || vēdādhyayana rāhilēṃ ||
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishanadhyāya (अनध्याय).—m A day on which reading or study (of Veda or any other) is pro- hibited or suspension of study is allowed.
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 dictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय).—[na. ta.] Not studying, intermission of study; the time when there is or ought to be such intermission, a holiday (°divasaḥ); अद्य शिष्टानध्यायः (adya śiṣṭānadhyāyaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 4 a holiday (given) in honour of distinguished guests. See Manusmṛti 2.15-6;4.13-4;15-8;117-8, 126 &c.
Derivable forms: anadhyāyaḥ (अनध्यायः).
See also (synonyms): anadhyayana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय).—m.
(-yaḥ) Intermission of study. E. an neg. adhyāya reading.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय).—[masculine] = anadhyayana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anadhyāya (अनध्याय):—[=an-adhyāya] [from an-adhyayana] m. idem
2) [v.s. ...] a time when there is intermission of study, [Manu-smṛti]
3) [v.s. ...] non-recitation, silence, [Naiṣadha-carita]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-yaḥ) Time on which it is improper and forbidden to read or to study the Vedas; also used in the sense of ‘a holy-day’ or ‘vacation’. E. a priv. and adhyāya, sc. kāla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय):—[ana+dhyāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Intermission of study.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anadhyāya (अनध्याय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇajbhāya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय):—(nm) an offday; cessation of work; -[kāla] vacation, intermission.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnadhyāya (ಅನಧ್ಯಾಯ):—
1) [noun] a day or a period of time, set aside by custom for the suspension of studying, esp. of the Vedas.
2) [noun] a man who does not study the Vēdas.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAnadhyāya (अनध्याय):—n. off day; holiday;
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: Aan, An, Adhyaya.
Starts with: Anadhyayadivasa, Anadhyayana.
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