Asamaya: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Asamaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Asamay.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAsamaya (असमय) refers to an “untimely arrival”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.13 (“The birth of Gaṇeśa”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “[...] Goddess Pārvatī to whom this charming suggestion was made by the two friends considered it wholesome and resolved to carry it out. Once when Pārvatī was taking her bath, Sadāśiva rebuked Nandin and came into the inner apartment. The mother of the universe, seeing the untimely arrival (asamaya) of Śiva in the midst of her bath and toilet stood up. The beautiful lady was very shy then. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureAsamaya (असमय) refers to “absence of (knowing) the vow”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [after as the Nāga congregation said to the Bhagavān], “[...] Bhagavān, we will therefore utter the advancing mantrapadas for the sake of the hostile and harming Nāgas who do not know the vow (asamaya-jñānī). May the Bhagavān give his empowerment—[O serpent chief, I empower the vow mantra]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsamaya (असमय).—
1) Unseasonableness.
2) Unfit or unfavourable time; असमये मतिरुन्मिषति ध्रुवम् (asamaye matirunmiṣati dhruvam) N.4.57.
Derivable forms: asamayaḥ (असमयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsamaya (असमय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Unseasonableness. 2. Unfit or unfavourable time. E. a neg. samaya season.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsamaya (असमय).—[masculine] wrong time.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asamaya (असमय):—[=a-samaya] m. non-obligation, absence of contract or agreement, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] unseasonableness
3) [v.s. ...] unfit or unfavourable time, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Veṇīs.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsamaya (असमय):—[a-samaya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Unseasonable.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAsamaya (असमय) [Also spelled asamay]:—(adv and a) untimely; out of season; (nm) time of adversity; unseasonableness; ~[yocita] inopportune, untimely.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAsamaya (ಅಸಮಯ):—[noun] an improper time; an unsuitable occasion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Acamayam, Asamayakrita, Asamayavimukta, Asamayavyukta.
Ends with (+94): Agamasamaya, Akashamaya, Akkharasamaya, Ambasamaya, Ambhahpatanasamaya, Anagarasamaya, Annarasamaya, Anyasamaya, Aryasamaya, Asheshasamaya, Astamayasamaya, Astasamaya, Avasanasamaya, Ayasamaya, Ayattasamaya, Bhojanasamaya, Bhutabhashamaya, Buddhasamaya, Caramasamaya, Cashamaya.
Full-text: Asamay, Asamayavyukta, Samayavimukta, Acamayam, Vimokkha, Samaya.
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Nagar < [Chapter X - Temples of Rajadhjraja II’s Time]
Chenian Short Lectures in America (by Yogi C. M. Chen)
Chapter 3 - Some Questions Answered < [Part Two]
Kalpa-sutra (Lives of the Jinas) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Ardhanārīśvara Dīkṣita and the Birth of Samayin Śrīvidyā < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]