Asahaya, Asahāya: 21 definitions
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Asahaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Asahay.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Asahāya (असहाय) refers to “(one who is) without a ritual assistant”, according to the Kiraṇatantra chapter 49 (dealing with vratacaryā).—Accordingly, “Garuḍa spoke: ‘You have taught me, O great Lord, the activities of the Neophyte, the Putraka and the Ācārya. Tell me those of the Sādhaka’. The Lord spoke: ‘[...] Accompanied by his ritual assistant, he should go to the forest and begin the practice of his religious observance. [If he is] without a ritual assistant (asahāya), then his spouted water-pot is his ritual assistant in that [practice].’”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
asahaya : (adj.) lonely; friendless.
Asahāya, (adj.) (a + sahāya) one who is without friends; who is dependent on himself Miln. 225. (Page 88)
[Pali to Burmese]
asahāya—
(Burmese text): အဖော်သဟဲ မရှိသော၊ (ခန္ဓာကိုယ် အတ္တဘောအားဖြင့် ၎င်း,ထိုးထွင်း၍ သိအပ်သော တရားအားဖြင့်၎င်း) မိမိနှင့် တန်းတူရည်တူ အရည်အခြင်းတူ ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်မရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): A person who has no equal, who is not similar in essence or nature to oneself, and who cannot be comprehended through direct experience or understanding.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
asahāya (असहाय).—a (S) Lone, solitary, single; wanting a companion, follower, friend.
asahāya (असहाय).—a Solitary; wanting a friend.
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
Asahāya (असहाय).—a.
1) Friendless, lonely, solitary; एकमसहायमगारम (ekamasahāyamagārama) P.V.1.113 Com.
2) Without companions or assistants; Manusmṛti 7.3. अपि यत्सुकरं कर्म यदप्येकेन दुष्करम् । विशेषतोऽसहायेन किं नु राज्यं महोदयम् (api yatsukaraṃ karma yadapyekena duṣkaram | viśeṣato'sahāyena kiṃ nu rājyaṃ mahodayam) || 55; °ता (tā),
-tvam loneliness, solitude; Manusmṛti 6.44; °वत् (vat) without companions, friendless; एक एव चरेन्नित्यं सिद्धयर्थमसहायवान् (eka eva carennityaṃ siddhayarthamasahāyavān) Manusmṛti 6.42.
Asahāya (असहाय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Lonely, solitary, friendless. E. a neg. sahāya an associate.
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Asāhāya (असाहाय) or Asāhāyya.—n.
(-yaṃ) Want of assistance or co-operation. E. a neg. sāhāya alliance, friendship.
Asahāya (असहाय).—adj. one who has no assistant, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 30; no allies, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 54.
Asahāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and sahāya (सहाय).
Asahāya (असहाय).—[adjective] friendless, lonely; [abstract] tā [feminine]
Asahāya (असहाय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—
—[commentary] to Nāradasmṛti. Bühler 546. See Jolly's edition p. 15. Quoted by Caṇḍeśvara in Vivādaratnākara.
1) Asahāya (असहाय):—[=a-sahāya] mfn. without companions, friendless, [Manu-smṛti vii, 30 and 55; Śārṅgadhara]
2) [v.s. ...] solitary (as a house), [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Asahāya (असहाय):—[a-sahāya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Friendless.
Asahāya (असहाय):—(3. a + sa) adj. der keinen Genossen hat [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 30. 55.] alleinstehend, isolirt: ekamasahāyamagāram [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 113,] [Scholiast 1, 1, 21,] [Scholiast] Davon nom. abstr. yatā [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 44.]
Asahāya (असहाय):——
1) Adj. ohne Genossen [169,15.] alleinstehend , isolirt. Dazu Nom.abstr. tā f. —
2) *m. ein best. Schauspieler [Galano's Wörterbuch]
Asahāya (असहाय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asahāya.
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
Asahāya (असहाय) [Also spelled asahay]:—(a) helpless; lonesome.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Asahāya (असहाय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Asahāya.
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
Asahāya (ಅಸಹಾಯ):—
1) [noun] not supported or helped (by another); lacking help or support from outside; helpless.
2) [noun] capable of performing without otheṛs help; self-supporting.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Asahāya (असहाय):—adj. 1. helpless; 2. friendless; lonely; solitary;
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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