Ayi: 10 definitions
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Ayi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAyi (अयि).—ind.
1) As a gentle address in the sense of 'friend', 'oh', 'ah' (komalāmantraṇe); or simply as a vocative particle; अयि विवेकविश्रान्तमभिहितम् (ayi vivekaviśrāntamabhihitam) M.1; अयि कठोर (ayi kaṭhora) U.3.27 Oh you ruthless one; अयि भो महर्षिपुत्र (ayi bho maharṣiputra) S.7; अयि विद्युत्प्रमदानां त्वमपि च दुखं न जानासि (ayi vidyutpramadānāṃ tvamapi ca dukhaṃ na jānāsi) Mk.5.32; अयि मातर्देवयजनसंभवे देवि सीते (ayi mātardevayajanasaṃbhave devi sīte) U.4; see also Bv.1.5,11,44.
2) As a particle of entreaty or solicitation (anunaya), 'I pray', 'prythee'; अयि संप्रति हि दर्शनम् (ayi saṃprati hi darśanam) Ku.4.28; also of encouragement or persuation; अयि मन्दस्मितमधुरं वदनं तन्वङ्गि यदि मनाक्कुरुषे (ayi mandasmitamadhuraṃ vadanaṃ tanvaṅgi yadi manākkuruṣe) Bv.2.15.
3) As a particle of gentle or kind inquiry (praśna); अयि जीवितनाथ जीवसि (ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi) Ku.4.3; अयीदमेवं परिहासः (ayīdamevaṃ parihāsaḥ) 5.62; अयि जानीषे रेभिलस्य सार्थवाहस्य गृहम् (ayi jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham) Mk.3. cf. अयि प्रश्नानुनययोः (ayi praśnānunayayoḥ)...Nm.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyi (अयि).—ind. A particle of encouragement, and asking; also a vocative particle. E. i to go, and in affix. by which one goes; what leads or calls.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyi (अयि).—1. A vocative particle, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Ayi (अयि).—vocat. or interrog. particle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ayi (अयि):—ind. a vocative particle (especially used in dramas)
2) a particle of encouragement or introducing a kind inquiry.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyi (अयि):—interj. Eh, oh.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ayi (अयि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ai.
[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 corpusĀyi (ಆಯಿ):—[verb] = ಆಯು [ayu]1.
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Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—
1) [noun] the female parent; mother.
2) [noun] an honourable, affectionate suffix to the names of women.
3) [noun] the mother of one’s grand mother; great grand mother.
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Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—[noun] a person whose profession is grazing cattle.
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 (+18): Ayibu, Ayidare, Ayide, Ayidene, Ayidu, Ayigamduga, Ayigayi, Ayigula, Ayiguli, Ayijan, Ayika, Ayikapada, Ayike, Ayikuli, Ayila, Ayilamgol, Ayilapu, Ayilu, Ayilupayilu, Ayimule.
Ends with (+785): Aanethoradu-kaayi, Aatatayi, Abdhishayi, Abhibhavadayi, Abhidhayi, Abhijjhayi, Abhivayi, Abhiyayi, Acamdrasthayi, Acirasthayi, Acyutarayi, Adahayi, Adayi, Addabayi, Adhyavasayi, Adugayi, Adupayi, Agilayi, Agnayi, Agrayi.
Full-text (+15): Ai, Aye, Bata, Abhivaṇṇeti, Avamanin, Uddhumayati, Vipariyadikata, Urikri, Maranda, Marandaka, Nihsaha, Bayi, Malayaja, Guj, Manju, Bhos, Paryutsuka, Ced, Mahiman, Samprati.
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 7 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Text 1 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Text 6 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.381 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.100 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 13 - Status of Women in the Rukmiṇīharaṇa < [Chapter 9 - Īhāmṛga (critical study)]
Decolonizing the Mind: Dialectic of the Personal and the Continental in Ayi Kwei Armah’s “Why are we so best” < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
Black Orpheus Unveiled: A note on African Writing in English < [January - March 1977]
The African Scene and Wole Scyinka’s Fiction < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.84 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 1.9.154 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]