Caurya: 15 definitions
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Caurya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Chaurya.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Caurya (चौर्य) refers to “theft” which is specified as the consequence of a doorway (dvāraphala) at Ambara (one of the peripheral padas of the 9 by 9 deity map), according to the Devyāmata (chapter 105).—Accordingly, [while describing the consequences of a doorway]—“[...] At Bhṛśa is awfulness. And at Ambara there is theft (caurya—cauryaṃ caiva tathāmbare). At Agni there is a lack of sons. At Pūṣan is servitude. At Vitatha the householder comes to a lack of decorum, at Gṛhakṣata he gains wisdom. At Yama he attains savagery. At Gāndharva he acquires glory. [...]
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
caurya (चौर्य).—n S Thieving, theft, stealing.
caurya (चौर्य).—n Theft, stealing.
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
Caurya (चौर्य).—
1) Theft, robbery.
2) Trickery.
3) Secrecy, concealment.
Derivable forms: cauryam (चौर्यम्).
Caurya (चौर्य).—(nt.; not recorded in this sense), stealth, in the sense of secrecy: (ya imaṃ dharmaparyāyaṃ…) rahasi cauryeṇāpi kasyacid…saṃprakāśayed Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 227.3 (prose), who should declare this dharma-paryāya even by stealth in secret to anyone…
Caurya (चौर्य) or Cauryya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Theft, robbing. E. cora a thief, ṣyaña aff.
Caurya (चौर्य).—i. e. caura + ya, n. 1. Theft, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9. 276. 2. Fraud, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 15163. 3. Stealth, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 190 (caurya-rata, literally, enjoyment of love by stealth, i. e. adultery).
Caurya (चौर्य).—[neuter] theft.
1) Caurya (चौर्य):—[from caura] a n. ([gana] brāhmaṇādi) = ra-karman, [Manu-smṛti ix, xi; Yājñavalkya ii, 72; Mṛcchakaṭikā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] trickery, [Harivaṃśa 15163 f.]
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc. with śulka) defraudation, [Pañcatantra iv, 5, 0/1.]
4) b yaka See caura.
Caurya (चौर्य):—(ryyaṃ) 1. n. Idem.
Caurya (चौर्य):—(von cora oder caura) n. Dieberei, Diebstahl gaṇa brāhmaṇādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 124.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 26. 3, 4, 25, 170.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 383.] kar [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 276.] dhānyānnadhanacauryāṇi kṛtvā [11, 162.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 72.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 46, 22.] kāsī vivarjayeccauryam [Pañcatantra V, 41.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 52, 72. 68, 21.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 1, 22.] Hinterlist [Harivaṃśa 15163. fg.] cauryarata Liebesgenuss, der verstohlener Weise vollbracht wird, [Pañcatantra I, 190.]
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Caurya (चौर्य):—, śulka Defraudation [Pañcatantra 222, 3.]
Caurya (चौर्य):—n. Dieberei , Diebstahl. śulka Defraudation.
Caurya (चौर्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cojja, Coria, Coriā.
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
Caurya (चौर्य):—(nm) theft, stealing; -[karma/-vṛtti] theft, stealing, pilferage.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Caurya (ಚೌರ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the habit of or living made by, stealing, committing burglary regularly.
2) [noun] an instance of stealing, burglary, etc.; theft.
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: Cauriyahattara, Cauriyannava, Cauriyashi, Cauriyashi Asanem, Cauriyashica Garaka, Cauriyashica-phera, Cauriyayashi, Cauryaka, Cauryanandi, Cauryarata, Cauryarjita, Cauryarjjita, Cauryasurata, Cauryavidya, Cauryavritti, Cauryavyasani.
Full-text (+20): Cauryavritti, Cauryarata, Pratirodha, Drutacaurya, Bhayacaurya, Cauryasurata, Cauryavidya, Kavyacaurya, Kriticaurya, Cauriya, Cauryaka, Shauri, Supracchanna, Cauryavyasani, Cauryanandi, Cauryya, Cauryarjita, Coria, Cauryyarjjita, Cauryarjjita.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.17.37 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
Verse 5.12.6 < [Chapter 12 - Pancajana’s Previous Birth]
Verse 8.13.101 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 11 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 127 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 689 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 1]
Page 670 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.276-277 < [Section XXXVIII - Treatment of Criminals and their Punishment]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.4.40 < [Part 4 - Parenthood (vātsalya-rasa)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 171 < [Volume 24 (1918)]