Ayama, Āyāma: 24 definitions
Introduction:
Ayama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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 Aayam.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: PMC: Effect of Grīvā VastiAyama (feeling of stretching).
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsĀyāma (आयाम):—Stretching of vein
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarĀyāma (आयाम).—Tension of the limbs or organs producing sound, which is noticed in the utterance of a vowel which is accented acute (उदात्त (udātta)) आयामो गात्राणां दैघ्र्यमाकर्षणं वा (āyāmo gātrāṇāṃ daighryamākarṣaṇaṃ vā); com. on Tait. Prāt. XXII. 9; cf. ऊर्ध्वगमनं गात्राणाम् वायुनिमित्तं (ūrdhvagamanaṃ gātrāṇām vāyunimittaṃ) Uv.on R. Prāt. III.1; cf. also ऊर्ध्वगमनं शरीरस्य (ūrdhvagamanaṃ śarīrasya) com. on Vāj. Prāt I.31; cf. also आयामो दारुण्यमणुता रवत्येत्युच्चैःकराणि शाब्दस्य (āyāmo dāruṇyamaṇutā ravatyetyuccaiḥkarāṇi śābdasya) M.Bh. on P. I.2.29.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsĀyāma (आयाम).—Breadth of an object; sometimes, length as opposed to breadth. Note: Āyāma is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaĀyāma (आयाम) refers to “length § 2.5.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra SuriĀyāma (आयाम) is a synonym of ‘Bauddha’, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 51, l. 28]
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General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IĀyāma (आयाम) (in Prakrit) refers to Usāmaṇa, or “rice-water” and represents one of 21 kinds of liquids (which the Jain mendicant should consider before rejecting or accepting them), according to the “Sajjhāya ekavīsa pāṇī nī” (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This topic is explained with reference to the first aṅga (i.e. Ācārāṅgasūtra). This matter is distributed over the end of section 7 and the beginning of section 8 of the Piṇḍesaṇā chapter. [...] The technical terms [e.g., āyāma] used here are either borrowed from the Prakrit or rendered into the vernacular equivalents.—Note: Usāmaṇa is known in Prakrit as āyāma and in Hindi as osāmaṇa or māṃḍ.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāyāma : (m.) length. (adj.) (in cpds.) having the length of.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀyāma, (fr. ā + yam, see āyamati) — 1. (lit.) stretching, stretching out, extension Vin. I, 349 = J. III, 488 (mukh°). ‹-› 2. (appl.) usually as linear measure: extension, length (often combd. with and contrasted to vitthāra breadth or width & ubbedha height), as n. (esp. in Abl. āyāmato & Instr. āyāmena in length) or as adj. (-°): J. I, 7, 49 (°ato tīṇi yojanasatāni, vitthārato aḍḍhatiyāni); III, 389; Miln. 17 (ratanaṃ soḷasahatthaṃ āyāmena aṭṭhahatthaṃ vitthārena), 282 (ratanaṃ catuhatth’āyāmaṃ); Vism. 205 (+ vitth°); Khb 133 (+ vitthāra & parikkhepa); VvA. 188 (soḷasayojan°), 199 (°vitthārehi), 221 (°ato + vitth°); PvA. 77 (+ vitth°), 113 (id. + ubbedha); DhA. I, 17 (saṭṭhi-yojan°). (Page 106)
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryāyāma (आयाम).—m S Length.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishāyāma (आयाम).—m Length.
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 dictionaryĀyāma (आयाम).—[ā-yam-ghañ]
1) Length; तिर्यगायामशोभी (tiryagāyāmaśobhī) Me. 59.
2) Expansion, extension; Kirātārjunīya 7.6.
3) Stretching, extending.
4) Restraint, control, stopping; प्राणायाम- परायणाः (prāṇāyāma- parāyaṇāḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4.29; प्राणायामः परं तपः (prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṃ tapaḥ) Manusmṛti 2.83.
Derivable forms: āyāmaḥ (आयामः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀyāma (आयाम).—m.
(-maḥ) 1. Length, either in space or time. 2. Breadth, (in mensuration.) 3. Restraint, restraining. E. āṅ before yama to cease, ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀyāma (आयाम).—i. e. ā-yam + a, m. 1. Stopping, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Āyāma (आयाम).—[masculine] stretching out, extension, length (poss. mavant or min); stopping, restraint (poss. min).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ayāma (अयाम):—[=a-yāma] m. not a path, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] not a night-watch, any time during daylight.
3) Āyāma (आयाम):—[=ā-yāma] [from ā-yam] m. stretching, extending, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Suśruta] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] restraining, restrained, stopping, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Bhagavad-gītā] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] expansion, length (either in space or time), breadth (in mensuration), [Suśruta; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Rāmāyaṇa; Meghadūta etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀyāma (आयाम):—[ā-yāma] (maḥ) 1. m. Length in time or space; breadth; restraining.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Āyama (आयम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āyāma.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryĀyāma (आयाम) [Also spelled aayam]:—(nm) magnitude, dimension; amplitude; regulation (as in [prāṇāyāma]).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Āyama (आयम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ācam.
2) Āyāma (आयाम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āyama.
3) Āyāma (आयाम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āyam.
4) Āyāma (आयाम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āyāma.
5) Āyāma (आयाम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ācāmla.
6) Āyāma (आयाम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ācāma.
Āyāma has the following synonyms: Āyāmaga.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAyama (ಅಯಮ):—[noun] the state of being unrestrained; want of self-restraint.
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Āyāma (ಆಯಾಮ):—
1) [noun] (of time or space) the extent from end to end.
2) [noun] the measure of a bounded region on a plane, of the surface of a solid or of a period of time.
3) [noun] (pl.) measurements in length and width, and often depth.
4) [noun] (fig.) the importance, influence or effect of something.
5) [noun] a controlling of one’s passion; self-restraint.
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: Ayamaga, Ayamaka, Ayamam, Ayaman, Ayaman-kilat, Ayamana, Ayamanam, Ayamanata, Ayamanaya, Ayamarga, Ayamasya, Ayamatas, Ayamati, Ayamavant, Ayamavat, Ayamavati.
Ends with (+61): Abhyantarayama, Adhayama, Agnishomayama, Aidayama, Anilanishadhayama, Anilayama, Apatayama, Arddhayama, Ardhayama, Atyayama, Avinodadirghayama, Avyayama, Ayatayama, Bahirayama, Bahuvyayama, Bahyayama, Bayama, Citrayama, Dakshinottarayama, Dandayama.
Full-text (+43): Ayamam, Pranayama, Abhyantarayama, Ayamavant, Acama, Ayamavat, Ayamin, Anvavasarga, Yamadutaka, Vyayamaprayoga, Vyayamashala, Ayamatas, Anugava, Acam, Vyayamavid, Vyayamabhumi, Vyayamakarshita, Vyayamakalaha, Vyayamavidya, Vyayamin.
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