Cirayu, Cirāyu: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Cirayu 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 Chirayu.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyCirāyu (चिरायु) is another name (synonym) for Tāla, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Borassus flabellifer (doub palm). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.83), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycirāyu (चिरायु).—a (S) Long-lived, longevous.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcirāyu (चिरायु).—a Long-lived.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCirāyu (चिरायु):—[from cira] m. ‘long-lived’, the vine-palm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCirāyu (चिरायु) [Also spelled chirayu]:—(a) blessed with long life, long living; —[ho] ! may you live long !
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCirāyu (ಚಿರಾಯು):—
1) [noun] a long life (of a person).
2) [noun] a long-lived person.
3) [noun] the common black bird Corvus splendens; the crow.
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: Cirayuka, Cirayus, Cirayusha, Cirayushmati, Cirayushya.
Full-text: Cirayus, Nagarjuna, Sucirayus, Shatayus, Chirayu, Papin, Jivahara, Tala, Dhanapara.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XLI < [Book VII - Ratnaprabhā]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.3.36 < [Chapter 3 - Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope]
Verse 1.3.35 < [Chapter 3 - Calculation of the Lord’s Horoscope]