Dhairya, Dhairyya: 20 definitions
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Dhairya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Dhairy.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraDhairya (धैर्य, “self-control”) refers to one of the ten “ involuntary graces” of women (svābhāvikā), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 24. These involuntary (spontaneous) graces, represent one of the three aspects of graces (alaṃkāra) which forms which forms the support of sentiments (rasa) in drama. These involuntary graces (such as dhairya) are defined according to the science of sāmānyābhinaya, or “harmonious representation”.
According to the Nāṭyaśāstra, “a natural bent of the mind which in all matters is free from rashness and boasting, is called ‘self-control’ (dhairya)”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDhairya (धैर्य) refers to “(supreme) courage”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “He, the lord of individual souls, said to Pārvatī in the company of her maids—‘You can serve me everyday You can go (as you please). You can stay here fearlessly’. Saying this, He accepted the goddess in his service. Śiva is free from aberrations. He is a great Yogin, the lord who indulges in different kinds of divine sports. This is the supreme courage [i.e., mahat-dhairya] of great ascetics possessed of fortitude that though surrounded by obstacles they are not overpowered by them. [...]”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Dhairya (धैर्य) refers to “constancy” and represents one of the achievements of Haṭhayoga, according to the 17th-century Haṭhayogasaṃhitā: a compilation on Haṭhayoga that borrows extensively from the Haṭhapradīpikā.—[...] The stated aim of Haṭhayoga is to achieve purification (śodhana), firmness (dṛḍhatā), steadiness (sthairya), constancy (dhairya), lightness (lāghava), direct perception (pratyakṣa) and liberation (nirlipta) of the body (ghaṭa). Its Haṭhayoga has seven auxiliaries: the ṣaṭkarma, āsana, mudrā, pratyāhāra, prāṇasaṃyāma, dhyāna and samādhi.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusDhairya (धैर्य) refers to “(being gifted with) fortitude”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “9. Whose body is variegated with spots like one thickly painted with vermilion, provided with eighteen or twenty toenails (cf. verse 3) curved like a tortoise and moon-colored, gifted with strength, spirit, and fortitude (dhairya) [sahito balasattvadhairyaiḥ], also characterized by fragrance of the water he spurts from his trunk, such an elephant is worthy of a king”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaDhairya (धैर्य) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Saṃcālanī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vajracakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vajracakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Dhairya] each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum and a knife; they are dark-bluish-black in color.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhairya (धैर्य).—n (S) Patience, calmness, forbearance, fortitude, resolution, firmness. See dhīra.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhairya (धैर्य).—n Fortitude, resolution, firmness.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhairya (धैर्य).—[dhīrasya bhāvaḥ karma vā ṣyañ]
1) Firmness, durability, strength, constancy, steadiness, stability, fortitude, courage; धैर्यमवष्टभ्य (dhairyamavaṣṭabhya) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1; विपदि धैर्यम् (vipadi dhairyam) Bhartṛhari 2.63;
2) Calmness, composure.
3) Gravity, patience.
4) Inflexibility. उदस्य धैर्यं दयितेन सादरम् (udasya dhairyaṃ dayitena sādaram) Kirātārjunīya 8.5.
5) Boldness, forwardness; तस्मादस्याः कुमुदविशदार्न्यहसि त्वं न धैर्यान्मोघीकर्तुं चटुलशफरोद्वर्तनप्रेक्षितानि (tasmādasyāḥ kumudaviśadārnyahasi tvaṃ na dhairyānmoghīkartuṃ caṭulaśapharodvartanaprekṣitāni) Meghadūta 4. (dhārṣṭya Malli.).
Derivable forms: dhairyam (धैर्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhairyya (धैर्य्य) or Dhairya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Steadiness, firmness. E. dhīra firm. ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhairya (धैर्य) or Dhairyya.—n.
(-ryaṃ) Steadiness, firmness. E. dhīra firm. ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhairya (धैर्य).—i. e. dhīra + ya, n. 1. Gravity, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 8408. 2. Firmness, constancy, Mahābhārata 3, 17381; [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 63, 47. 3. Courage, [Pañcatantra] 21, 8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhairya (धैर्य).—1. [neuter] wisdom, prudence.
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Dhairya (धैर्य).—2. [neuter] firmness, constancy, courage, calmness, gravity (also tā [feminine]), p. vant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhairya (धैर्य):—1. dhairya n. (1. dhīra) intelligence, forethought (opp. to mālvya), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka]
2) 2. dhairya n. (2. dhīra) firmness, constancy, calmness, patience, gravity, fortitude, courage, (ryaṃ-√kṛ or ava-lamb or ā-lamb, to compose one’s self, gather courage), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) precision of diction, [Śikṣā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhairya (धैर्य):—(ryyaṃ) 1. n. Steadiness, firmness.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dhairya (धैर्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Dhijja, Dhīra.
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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 dictionaryDhairya (धैर्य) [Also spelled dhairy]:—(nm) patience; fortitude, endurance; -[parīkṣā] test of one’s endurance/patience; —[dharanā/rakhanā] to hold one’s horse; —[baṃdhānā] to console.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDhairya (ಧೈರ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] boldness; courage; braveness.
2) [noun] steadfastness; resoluteness.
3) [noun] patience; ಧೈರ್ಯ ತುಂಬು [dhairya tumbu] dhairya tumbu to make a shy or disheartened person become brave or confident; to bring out someone; to embolden.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhairya (धैर्य):—n. 1. firmness; strength; constancy; stability; endurance; 2. calmness; composure; peacefulness; 3. gravity; patience;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+8): Dhairyadaridra, Dhairyadaridre, Dhairyadhara, Dhairyadhvamsa, Dhairyagara, Dhairyagedisu, Dhairyagedu, Dhairyagolisu, Dhairyagollu, Dhairyagumdu, Dhairyakarshini, Dhairyakshati, Dhairyamgedu, Dhairyamgidu, Dhairyamitra, Dhairyanasha, Dhairyaparamita, Dhairyashali, Dhairyaskhalana, Dhairyastha.
Full-text (+59): Adhairya, Dhairyavat, Dhairyakalita, Dhairyamitra, Dhairyata, Dhairyavritti, Dhairyaparamita, Sabhadhairya, Dhairyadhara, Malvya, Dhairyavant, Dhairyakarshini, Dhairyadhvamsa, Dhairyayukta, Paramita, Akshatadhairya, Dhairyakshati, Dhairyalakshmi, Antardhairya, Gamdudhairya.
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