Anukulya, Ānukūlya: 15 definitions
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Anukulya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य) refers to a “favourable turn”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.14 (“The Gaṇas argue and wrangle”).—Accordingly, as her friends said to Pārvatī: “[...] When this man belonging to us is taunted, it amounts to our being taunted. Hence, O gentle lady, you shall not abandon your prestige of high order. Śiva always squeezes you like a crab, O Satī. What will he do now? His pride will take a favourable turn (ānukūlya) for us”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Ānukūlya (आनुकूल्य) refers to “being devoted (to each other)”, 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, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Wise men speak of that wife as a wife who has auspicious marks and who knows the fine arts, who is clever, who is loved by her husband, and who is young and modest. [...] In ancient times, in reply to a question put by Agastya, the god Kumara said that where the husband and wife are devoted to each other (ānukūlya) [yatrānukūlyaṃ], there the three objects of life flourish. [...]”.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Srila Gurudeva - The Supreme TreasureĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य) refers to “being completely free of any attitude that is unfavourable or hostile to the Lord”—Without the complete absence of any attitude that is unfavourable to the Lord, bhakti is not established. According to this definition of bhakti, the fault of ativyapti cannot be applied to the Asuras (in other words the definition of bhakti does not extend to them), because they are always possessed of a malicious attitude towards the Lord. Consequently, because they are not devoid of a hostile attitude, their activities are not regarded as bhakti.
Source: Pure Bhakti: Jaiva-dharmaAnukūlya (अनुकूल्य) refers to “doing that which is favorable” and represents one the three types of desire (i.e., Abhilāṣa or Ruci)—If prema is compared to the sun, bhāva can be compared to a ray of the sun. The constitutional nature of bhāva is that it is a ray of the sun of prema, and its unique characteristic is that it purifies the heart of the jīva and thus causes the heart to become softened or melted. The word ruci signifies three desires. These are, e.g., (2) the desire to do that which is favorable for Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure (anukūlya-abhilāṣa ).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryānukūlya (आनुकूल्य).—n (S) Propitiousness, favorableness, suitableness, opportuneness, towardness. Many
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishānukūlya (आनुकूल्य).—n Propitiousness, suitableness
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 dictionaryĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य).—[anukūlasya bhāvaḥ karma vā ṣyañ]
1) Favourableness, conformity, suitableness; यत्रानुकूल्यं दम्पत्योस्त्रि- वर्गस्तत्र वर्धते (yatrānukūlyaṃ dampatyostri- vargastatra vardhate) Y.1.74.
2) Kindness, favour.
Derivable forms: ānukūlyam (आनुकूल्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य).—n.
(-lyaṃ) Favour, kindness. E. anukūla favourable, ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य).—i. e. anukūla + ya, n. 1. Suitability, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 74. 2. Compliance with (gen.), [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 132. 3. Favour, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 19, 1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ānukūlya (आनुकूल्य):—[from ānukūlika] n. conformity, suitableness, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Mahābhārata; Yājñavalkya]
2) [v.s. ...] favour, kindness, humouring, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) [v.s. ...] agreement of minds, friendliness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य):—[ānu-kūlya] (lyaṃ) 1. n. Kindness.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀnukūlya (ಆನುಕೂಲ್ಯ):—[noun] the means by which something can be done; a circumstance, resource that helps or is being favourable (for a person); necessary arrangement or comforts.
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 DictionaryĀnukūlya (आनुकूल्य):—n. 1. favorableness; conformity; suitableness; 2. kindness; favor;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anukulyabhilasha, Anukulyatas.
Ends with: Ananukulya, Daivanukulya, Dravyanukulya, Grahanukulya, Kalanukulya, Kritanukulya, Lokanukulya, Sanukulya, Vivahanukulya.
Full-text: Anukuliyam, Anukulyatas, Kritanukulya, Avaloma, Sanukulya, Shri.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.23 [Anukūla] < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 1.2.277 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 1 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 18.66 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 5 - The Influence of the Āḻvārs on the followers of Rāmānuja < [Chapter XVIII - An Historical and Literary Survey of the Viśiṣṭādvaita School of Thought]