Dhyai: 8 definitions
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Dhyai means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarDhyai (ध्यै).—Krt afix ध्यै (dhyai) seen in Vedic Literature, substituted for त्या (tyā) optionally; e. g. साढयै, साढ्वा (sāḍhayai, sāḍhvā); cf P. VI. 3.113.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dhyai in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum multiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nyctanthes pubescens Retz. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Bulletin (1984)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1898)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (2874)
· Botanist’s Repository (1807)
· Blumea (1950)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhyai, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhyai (ध्यै).—1 P. (dhyāyati, dhyāta; desid. didhyāsati; pass. dhyāyate) To think of, meditate upon, ponder over, contemplate, reflect upon, imagine, call to mind; ध्यायतो विषयान् पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते (dhyāyato viṣayān puṃsaḥ saṅgasteṣūpajāyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.62; न ध्यातं पदमीश्वरस्य (na dhyātaṃ padamīśvarasya) Bhartṛhari 3.11; पितॄन् ध्यायन् (pitṝn dhyāyan) Manusmṛti 3.224; ध्यायन्ति चान्यं धिया (dhyāyanti cānyaṃ dhiyā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.136; Meghadūta 3; Manusmṛti 5.47;9.21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (ध्यै).—r. 1st cl. (dhyāyati) To recollect, to call to mind, to meditate, to think; with the preposition ni, to see, to look, to look out for. bhvā0 pa0 saka0 aniṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (ध्यै).— (probably akin to adhi -YĀ, but cf. also dīdhī, dīdī), i. 1, dhyāya (in epic poetry also dhyā, ii. 2, e. g. dhyāhi, Mahābhārata 3, 13210), [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [Ātmanepada.], Mahābhārata 13, 1994). 1. To contemplate, Mahābhārata 2, 2563. 2. To think of, 5, 47; to meditate on, 3, 224. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. dhyāta, Thought of, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 46.
— With the prep. anu anu, To meditate on, Mahābhārata 1, 3464. 2. To think of, 12, 9666 (with gen.). 3. To reflect, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 2, 20 (anudhyātvā, instead of ºdhyāya). anudhyāta, 1. Thought of, Mahābhārata 7, 2180. 2. Absorbed in meditation, 12, 4678.
— With samanu sam-anu-, 1. To think of, Mahābhārata 13, 968. 2. To think, 12, 6644.
— With apa apa, To disregard, Mahābhārata 7, 2076. 2. To hurt, 3, 13656.
— With samapa sam-apa, To hurt, Mahābhārata 3, 13655 ([Ātmanepada.]).
— With abhi abhi, 1. To desire, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 134. 2. To think of, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 8, 44. 3. To meditate, to be absorbed in meditation, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 8. 4. To curse (?), Mahābhārata 13, 2144 (abhidhyāsus, 4. Aor. without augment in the sense of an imperat., cf. 2143).
— With samabhi sam-abhi, To reflect, Mahābhārata 5, 2217. 2. To desire, [Suśruta] 1, 323, 15.
— With ava ava, To disregard, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 4, 9.
— With ā ā, 1. To wish that something may happen to another (gen.), Mahābhārata 13, 4900. 2. To be absorbed in meditation, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 14, 43.
— With samā sam-ā, To meditate on, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 14823.
— With upa upa, To think of, Mahābhārata 1, 3847; ([Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 7453, read apadhyāto).
— With ni ni, To be absorbed in meditation, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 15, 44.
— With abhini ahhi-ni, To attend to (acc., [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 28, 7.
— With praṇi pra-ni, To direct one’s attention to (acc.), [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 7, 3.
— With nis nis, 1. To muse ver (acc.), [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 1, 279. 2. To reflect, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 31, 2.
— With pari pari, To muse, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 37, 13 Gorr. (parī on account of the metre).
— With pra pra, 1. To reflect, Mahābhārata 1, 7013. 2. To think of (acc. and prati), [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 10381. 3. To devise, Mahābhārata 5, 3882.
— With saṃpra sam -pra, To reflect, Mahābhārata 3, 1411.
— With prati prati, To devise, Mahābhārata 5, 3880.
— With sam sam, To reflect, Mahābhārata 2, 8.
— Cf.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (ध्यै):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] dhyāyati ([Epic] also te, or [class] 2. dhyāti; [imperative] dhyāhi; [Potential] dhyāyāt, [Brāhmaṇa]; yīta, [Upaniṣad]; perf. dadhyau, [Brāhmaṇa] etc.; [Aorist] adhyāsīt, [Brāhmaṇa]; 3. [plural] dhyāsur, [Mahābhārata]; [future] dhyāsyati, [ib.]; dhyātā, [Brāhmaṇa]; [indeclinable participle] dhyātvā, [ib.]; -dhyāya, [Mahābhārata]; dhyāyam, [Kathāsaritsāgara])
—to think of, imagine, contemplate, meditate on, call to mind, recollect (with or [scilicet] manasā or si, cetasā, dhiyā, hṛdaye etc.), [Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to brood mischief against ([accusative]), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā];
— (alone) to be thoughtful or meditative, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to let the head hang down (said of an animal), [Caraka] :—[Passive voice] dhyāyate, to be thought of, etc., [ib.];—[Causal] dhyāpayati [grammar]:—[Desiderative] didhyāsate, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] :—[Intensive] dādhyāyate, dādhyāti, dādhyeti [grammar]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (ध्यै):—dhyāyati 1. a. To meditate, to recollect, to think closely. With ni to see, to look out for.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dhyai (ध्यै) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jhā, Dhā.
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 (+40): Abhidhyai, Abhinidhyai, Adhyai, Ahuvadhyai, Anudhyai, Apadhyai, Atidhyai, Avadhyai, Bharadhyai, Caradhyai, Dhiyadhyai, Dodhyai, Duhadhyai, Gamadhyai, Hatyai, Huvadhyai, Iradhyai, Irayadhyai, Ishadhyai, Ishayadhyai.
Full-text (+117): Anudhyana, Dhyata, Abhidhyana, Dhyanin, Dhyaniya, Nididhyasana, Dhyayat, Anudhyayin, Dhyana, Apadhyana, Adhya, Dhyayati, Dhya, Upadhyai, Dudhya, Adhyana, Atidhyai, Abhidhyalu, Abhidhya, Dhyanashrayatika.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Svādhyāya or Self study < [Chapter 6 - Methods of Teaching and the Teacher–Student relationship]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 39 - The Śaivite Yoga < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 37 - The Goal of Yoga < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 41 - The Path of Yoga < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Śaiva Philosophy in the Vāyavīya-saṃhitā of the Śiva-mahāpurāṇa < [Chapter XXXVII - The Śaiva Philosophy in the Purāṇas]