Anayana, Ānayana, Anāyana: 18 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Jyotisha
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
6. Pali
See also

Introduction:

Anayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Anayan.

In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Google Books: The goladhyaya in Nityananda’s Sarvasiddhanta-raja

Ānayana (आनयन) refers to “working” (of astronomical phenomenon), according to a particular manuscript of Nityānanda’s Sarvasiddhāntarāja.

Source: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tājika Astrology

Ānayana (आनयन) refers to the “calculation (of periods)”, as discussed in the tenth chapter of the Karmaprakāśa—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tājika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.— Chapter 10 (daśā-ānayana-adhikāra) begins (10.1–3) as a summary of the next section of the Kitāb al-mawālīd, on the directed motion of the ascendant through the terms (hadda, from Arabic ḥadd) and the aspects of the planets. These verses include Abū Bakr’s example of the ascendant being directed through the terms of Mercury, once using the technical designation kisimā (from Ar. qisma ‘division’) for such a period, but otherwise the generic Sanskrit word daśā. [...]

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: The Original Paṇhavāyaraṇa/Praśnavyākaraṇa Discovered

Ānayana (आनयन) refers to the “reckoning” (of time or stars), as taught in the Paṇhavāgaraṇa (Sanskrit: Praśnavyākaraṇa): the tenth Anga of the Jain canon which deals with the prophetic explanation of queries regarding divination.—The Praśnavyākaraṇa deals with the praśnavidyā in a rather complex way. It is divided into at least 33 short chapters, some of which are further divided into sub-chapters. Some contents of the text, mainly those related with articulation and pronunciation can have significance far beyond the scope of the praśnavidyā.

There are two topics involved with Ānayana (“reckoning”):

kāla-ānayana-prakaraṇa (on reckoning of the time [when the lost or stolen object is found again]);
nakṣatra-ānayana-prakaraṇa (on reckoning of the star involved).

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ānayana (आनयन).—n S Bringing or fetching.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ānayana (आनयन).—n Fetching, bringing.

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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 dictionary

Anāyana (अनायन).—a. [na āyanaṃ cālanaṃ yatra] Invariable (ekānta).

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Ānayana (आनयन).—

1) Bringing.

2) Investiture with the sacred thread (cf. upanaya).

Derivable forms: ānayanam (आनयनम्).

[Sanskrit to German]

Anayana in German

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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 dictionary

Ānayana (आनयन) [Also spelled anayan]:—(nm) to bring closer/nearer, to carry towards.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Āṇayaṇa (आणयण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ānayana.

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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

Ānayana (ಆನಯನ):—

1) [noun] the act of conveying inwards; a bringing.

2) [noun] investitute with the sacred thread.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Pali-English dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

ānayana—

(Burmese text): (၁) ဆောင်ယူခြင်း၊ ရှေးရှူဆောင်ခြင်း။ (၂) ဆွဲငင်ခြင်း။ အာနယနပစ္စုပဋ္ဌာန-ကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Carrying, holding. (2) Pulling. See the Department of Trade.

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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.

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