Asteya, Astēya: 13 definitions
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Asteya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Astey.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsAsteya (अस्तेय) refers to one of the ten Yama-practices, as discussed in chapter 1 (Yogapāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [āsanabheda-lakṣaṇa]:—Brahmā asks to know about Yogas. Bhagavān replies that there are two kinds of Yoga—karmayoga and jñānayoga. [...] A devotee may achieve liberation by either method [...] however, in the case of karmayoga it is to be noted that the eight steps are especially defined— Yama involves ten practices: [e.g., asteya].
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAsteya (अस्तेय, “honesty”) refers to one of the five types of Saṃyakcaritra (“right-conduct”), as mentioned in chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as mentioned in Ṛṣabha’s sermon:—
“[...] mokṣa is attained by those who practice unceasingly the brilliant triad of knowledge, faith, and conduct. The abandonment of all censurable activities will lead to right-conduct (cāritra), known by its five divisions, the vow of non-injury, etc. Non-injury, truthfulness, honesty, chastity, and poverty, with five supporting clauses each, lead to mokṣa. [...] That which is unpleasant and unbeneficial is not truthful, even though truthful. Not taking what is not given, that is called the vow of honesty (asteya)”.
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 Dictionaryastēya (अस्तेय).—n S Refraining from theft. See yōgadharma.
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 dictionaryAsteya (अस्तेय).—Not stealing.
Derivable forms: asteyam (अस्तेयम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsteya (अस्तेय).—n.
(-yaṃ) Honesty. E. a neg. steya theft.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsteya (अस्तेय).—n. not stealing, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Asteya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and steya (स्तेय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsteya (अस्तेय).—[neuter] non-theft, honesty.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asteya (अस्तेय):—[=a-steya] [from a-stena] n. not stealing, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya etc.]
2) Āsteya (आस्तेय):—[from āstika] mfn. ([Pāṇini 4-3, 56]) belonging to something existent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsteya (अस्तेय):—[a-steya] (yaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
[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 dictionaryAsteya (अस्तेय) [Also spelled astey]:—(nm) not stealing.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAstēya (ಅಸ್ತೇಯ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of refraining from stealing, as one of the vow in yogic system.
2) [noun] ((Jain.) the religious vow of refraining from stealing.
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: Asteyabhavane, Asteyam, Asteyavrata.
Full-text (+4): Asteyavrata, Asteyam, Astey, Ashtanga Yoga, Yama, Sacitta, Ubhaya, Acitta, Apadana, Yogadharma, Svamyadatta, Tirthankaradatta, Gurvadatta, Jivadatta, Samyakcaritra, Vrata, Dvipada, Kutatulakutamana, Catushpada, Stenahritadana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 166 < [Hindi-Malayalam-English Volume 2]
Page 166 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Page 166 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 2]
Yoga Upanishads (study) (by Heena B. Kotak)
Part 7 - Summary of the Darshana-upanishad (Darsanopanisad) < [Chapter 2 - Brief survey of the 20 Yoga Upanishads]
Part 3.1 - Restraint (Yama) according to the Yoga-Upanishads < [Chapter 3 - Analytical and Critical study of 20 Yoga-Upanishads]
Part 1 - The Patanjala Yoga Sutras and Yogopanisads < [Chapter 4 - Comparative study of the Yoga-Upanishads with the other Yogic texts]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 28.3 - Introduction to the Yoga school of Philosophy < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Chapter 29.2 - Introduction to Jainism and its philosophy < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 38 < [Second Stabaka]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
3.1. Subhasitas in the Puranas < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
6.2. The concept of Dharma (righteousness) < [Volume 7 - Society and Culture]
12. Secular Concepts in World Religions in the Light of Hinduism < [Volume 5 - Philosophy and Religion]
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