Anayya, Ānāyya: 6 definitions

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Anayya 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ānāyya (आनाय्य).—a. To be brought near.

-yyaḥ [ānī-ṇyat āyādeśaḥ P.III.1.127] Consecrated fire taken from गार्हपत्य (gārhapatya) or household fire and placed on the south side (also called dakṣiṇāgni); दक्षिणाग्निविशेष एवेदं स हि गार्हपत्यादा- नीयते अनित्यश्च सततमप्रज्वलनात् (dakṣiṇāgniviśeṣa evedaṃ sa hi gārhapatyādā- nīyate anityaśca satatamaprajvalanāt) Sk.

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

Ānāyya (आनाय्य) or Ānāya.—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) To be brought. m.

(-yaḥ) Consecrated fire, taken from the household fire, and placed on the south side. E. āṅ before ṇīñ to obtain, ṇyat affix: deriv. irregular.

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

1) Ānāyya (आनाय्य):—[=ā-nāyya] [from ā-nī] 1. ā-nāyya mfn. to be brought near

2) [v.s. ...] m. consecrated fire (taken from the Gārhapatya or household fire, and placed on the south side, where it is called dakṣiṇāgni, q.v.)

3) [v.s. ...] 2. ā-nāyya [indeclinable participle] (of the [Causal]) having caused to be brought, having caused to be introduced, having brought together.

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Anayya 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ānāyya (ಆನಾಯ್ಯ):—[adjective] that is to be brought in or near.

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Ānāyya (ಆನಾಯ್ಯ):—[noun] consecrated fire taken from household fire and placed on the south side.

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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.

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