Chayapatha, Chaya-patha, Chāyāpatha: 7 definitions
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Chayapatha 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhayapatha.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChāyāpatha (छायापथ).—the galaxy, the atmosphere; R.13.2.
Derivable forms: chāyāpathaḥ (छायापथः).
Chāyāpatha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms chāyā and patha (पथ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryChāyāpatha (छायापथ).—m.
(-thaḥ) Æther, the Akas or firmament. E. chāyā light, and patha a road. chāyāyuktaḥ panthāḥ . ākāśasthe jyotiścakramadhyavarttini dakṣiṇottarāyate tiraścīne ākāśasthānabhede .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChāyāpatha (छायापथ):—[=chāyā-patha] [from chāyā > chāya] m. the milky way, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryChāyāpatha (छायापथ):—[chāyā-patha] (thaḥ) 1. m. Æther, sky.
[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 corpusChāyāpatha (ಛಾಯಾಪಥ):—[noun] the spiral galaxy containing our sun, seen from the earth as a broad, faintly luminous band of stars and interstellar gas, arching across the night sky; the milky-way.
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)
Partial matches: Chaya, Patha, Pata, Patta.
Full-text: Haritala.
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