Cirayati, Cirāyati: 3 definitions
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Cirayati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Chirayati.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycirāyati : (deno. from cira) tarries; delays.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryCirāyati, (Sk. cirayati, v. denom. fr. cira) to be long, to tarry, to delay, DhA.I, 16; VvA.64, 208; cp. ciraṃ karoti id. J.II, 443. (Page 269)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCirāyati (चिरायति).—Den. P.; also चिरायते (cirāyate) To delay, tarry; कथं चिरयति पाञ्चाली (kathaṃ cirayati pāñcālī) Ve.1; किं चिरायितं भवता (kiṃ cirāyitaṃ bhavatā); सङ्केतके चिरयति प्रवरो विनोदः (saṅketake cirayati pravaro vinodaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 3.3.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Aticirayati.
Full-text: Ciray, Samketaka, Cirayita, Cirayi, Cirayanta, Cirayitva, Aticirayati, Cire, Akuta, Pravara.
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