Deya: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Deya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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 Dey.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Deya (देय) refers to the “granting” or “giving” (of a boon), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka said to Brahmā: “O Pitāmaha, if you are glad and ready to grant me the boon what is it that cannot be achieved by me? Hence I request you for this boon. Please listen. O lord of gods, if you are pleased and if a boon is to be given [i.e., deya] to me, be kind enough to grant [i.e., deya] me two boons. O great lord, there should certainly be no man equal to me in strength in this entire universe created by you. [...]”.
1a) Deya (देय).—A Sukha god.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 19.
1b) A Mukhya gaṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 18.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Deya (देय) refers to “rewarding (one’s hawk)” (with food) (as part of its training), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the training of hawks]: “In calling the hawk, either its wings should be tied or it should be covered with cloth. When it comes it should be rewarded (deya) by food, so that it may not be disappointed. [...] If highly fed, they grow naughty ; if starved, they do not grow attached or strong. Birds of this clas are like low people. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Deya (देय) refers to “(that which is to be) given”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “This dharma of generosity favors the adept if he seeks the Path. Why is that? Nirvāṇa is called the cessation of the fetters (saṃyojana-nirodha). Now, when generosity is practiced, the afflictions (kleśa) diminish. Thus generosity favors nirvāṇa. Actually, i) by sacrificing the thing to be given (deya-dravya), greed (mātsarya) is opposed; ii) by honoring the receiver of the gift (pratigrāhaka), envy (īrya) is opposed; [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Deya (देय) refers to an “offering”, according to Kuladatta’s Kriyāsaṃgrahapañjikā, a text within Tantric Buddhism representing a construction manual for monasteries.—Accordingly, [while describing pratiṣṭhā in chapter 6]—“[The Ācārya should] also entertain spectators with tāmbūla etc. [In addition,] food and a bali should be offered (deya) for [their] good fortune”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Deya.—(IE 8-5), periodical offerings to be presented to the king or landlord; cf. ādeya, deya-meya. Note: deya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
dēya (देय).—a S To be given; fit or necessary or proposed to be given; due.
dēya (देय).—a To be given; fit or necessary or proposed to be given.
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
Deya (देय).—a. [dā karmaṇi yat]
1) To be given, offered or presented; R.3.16; (see adeya).
2) Fit to be given, proper for a gift.
3) To be returned; or restored; विभावितैकदेशेन देयं यदभियुज्यते (vibhāvitaikadeśena deyaṃ yadabhiyujyate) V.4.33; Manusmṛti 8.139,185.
4) To be shown.
5) To be given in marriage.
6) To be paid (as a debt &c.).
7) To be placed, put, applied, laid, &c.; see दा (dā) above.
8) To be ceded (road); पन्था देयो वरस्य च (panthā deyo varasya ca) Manusmṛti 2.138.
-yam A gift, donation,
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Deya (देय).—See under दा (dā).
Deya (देय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) To given, fit or proper for a gift. E. dā to give, karmaṇi yat affix, and the vowel changed.
Deya (देय).—[adjective] to be given, granted, married, restored, committed; [neuter] impers, as subst. gift, offering, present, pay.
1) Deya (देय):—mfn. (√1. dā) to be given or presented or granted or shown
2) fit or proper for a gift, [Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) to be or being given in matrimony (cf. brahma-)
4) to be delivered or handed over, [Manu-smṛti viii, 185]
5) to be ceded (road), [Manu-smṛti ii, 138]
6) to be returned, [Vikramorvaśī iv, 33]
7) to be paid (as a debt, wages, taxes etc.), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]
8) to be laid or set to (as fire), [Mahābhārata; Bhāvaprakāśa]
9) n. giving, gift (cf. a-, bala-, magha-, rādho-, vasu-, vaira-)
10) tax, tribute, [Mahābhārata xii, 3308]
11) water (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Deya (देय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] Fit to be given.
Deya (देय):—(von 1. dā) [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 5.]
1) adj. a) zu geben, zu schenken; zu verleihen, zu gewähren [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 5, 7. 10, 4, 10.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 1, 5, 1, 2.] [TAITT. Upakośā 1, 11, 3.] bahu deyaṃ ca no stu möchten wir viel zu geben haben [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 259. 8, 212. 10, 54. 11, 2. 3.] pradiṣṭāni ca deyāni na dadyuḥ [Mahābhārata 3, 1039. 13, 1532.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 16.] daivena deyamiti kāpuruṣā vadanti [Prooemium im Hitopadeśa 30.] ajñātakulaśīlasya vāso na deyaḥ [I, 49.] yadi deyo varo mahyam zu gewähren [Mahābhārata 13, 945.] atithitvena varṇānāṃ deyaṃ śaktyānupūrvaśaḥ so v. a. Gastfreundschaft ist zu erweisen [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 107.] saṃprāptayauvanāṃ paśyandeyāṃ duhitaraṃ tu tām zur Ehe zu geben [Mahābhārata 1, 6526.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 67, 23.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 9, 39. 17, 69.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 16, 10.] yo brahmadeyāṃ tu dadāti kanyām eine einem Brahmanen zur Ehe zu gebende Tochter [Mahābhārata 3, 12729. 13, 2950. 2957.] nikṣepopanidhī nityaṃ na deyau pratyanantare zu übergeben, einzuhändigen [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 185.] vibhāvitaikadeśena deyaṃ yadabhiyujyate abzugeben, wiederzugeben [Vikramorvaśī 96.] ṛṇa abzutragen, zu bezahlen (Schuld) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 47.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 139.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 90.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 16, 56.] vetana zu zahlen (Lohn) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 215. 217. 7, 126.] adattvā tantriṇāṃ deyam so v. a. Lohn [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 292.] ghaṭṭādideyam als Abgabe zu zahlen [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 27.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 724.] rājñaśca panthā deyaḥ dem Könige ist der Weg zu geben d. i. ihm ist aus dem Wege zu gehen [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 138.] [Mahābhārata 1, 6703.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 117.] — b) anzulegen (Feuer): agnistvayā tato deyo dvāratastasya veśmanaḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 5730.] —
2) n. a) Gabe, Darbringung: devāya deyaṃ karoti [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 86.] — b) Wasser (?) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 163.] — Vgl. a, bala, magha, rādho, vasu, vaira .
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Deya (देय):—
1) a) [Z. 9. fgg.] die richtige Bed. von brahmadeya ist u. d. W. gegeben. n. so v. a. Abgabe [Mahābhārata 12, 3308]; vgl.
2) a).
Deya (देय):——
1) Adj. — a) zu geben , zu verleihen , zu schenken , zur Ehe zu geben (eine Tochter). atithitvena śaktyā deyam (n. impers.) man gebe nach Kräften ist. Berücksichtigung des Gastverhältnisses [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1,107.] — b) abzugeben , wiederzugeben , abzutragen , zu bezahlen , zu zahlen. — c) zu übergeben , einzuhändigen. — d) zu gewähren , zu bewilligen. rājñaḥ panthāḥ einem Fürsten soll man den Weg gewähren , so v.a. aus dem Wege gehen. — e) anzulegen (Feuer an) [Bhāvaprakāśa 3,89.] —
2) n. — a) Gabe , Darbringung. — b) Abgabe. — c) Lohn. — d) *Wasser (?).
Deya (देय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dijja.
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
Deya (देय) [Also spelled dey]:—(a) worth giving; payable; due; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dēya (ದೇಯ):—[noun] the physical structure of a human being or any other animal; the body.
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Dēya (ದೇಯ):—
1) [adjective] that is payable.
2) [adjective] that is to be given as a gift.
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Dēya (ದೇಯ):—[noun] a thing that is given or to be given as a gift.
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: De yan lin, De yao, Deya-meya, Deyadharma, Deyadharma-parityaga, Deyadravya, Deyaka, Deyar, Deyarthi, Deyatada, Deyavastu, Teyacu, Teyam, Teyamani, Teyamantilam, Teyamati, Teyan, Teyanam, Teyapariccetam, Teyaviyarkai.
Full-text (+112): Brahmadeya, Adeya, Upadeya, Pratideya, Pradeya, Deyadharma, Pathideya, Masadeya, Radhodeya, Baladeya, Maghadeya, Deva-deya, Anudeya, Shraddhadeya, Bahudeya, Vasudeya, Vairadeya, Yavaddeya, Videya, Avadeya.
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Special Dharmasastric maxims in the Narada Purana < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 2) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Amplification of the Vedas by the Dharmasastra, Itihasa and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
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Page 351 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 909 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 1]
Page 354 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 3]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verse 1.17.37 < [Chapter 17 - Description of the Yogurt Theft]
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