Dhyama, Dhyāma: 12 definitions
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Dhyama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Dhyāma (ध्याम) [=Dhyāmī?] refers to “(making something) dark”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Then, son of good family, the Tathāgata Vimalaprabhānantaraśmirāja, having known the king Puṇyālaṃkāra’ thought, said this to Siṃhavikrāntagāmin: ‘By teaching the power of insight, supernatural knowledges , merits, and knowledges, son of good family, make all the assembly happy, make all abodes of Māra darken (dhyāmī-kṛta), illuminate the way of awakening, satisfy all living beings, defeat all opponents, light the lamp of the dharma, purify all vices, and demonstrate the miraculous play of the Bodhisattva’”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dhyāma (ध्याम).—a. Unclean, dirty, black, soiled; Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.71.
-mam A kind of grass.
Dhyāma (ध्याम).—adj. (Sanskrit Lex. and late lit., Schmidt, Nachtr.; also Sanskrit dhyāmala; according to Senart Mahāvastu i note 407, hyper-Sanskrit for Pali jhāma = Sanskrit kṣāma, burnt; the meaning does not fit very well, but compare AMg. jhāma-vaṇṇa, black color), dark, darkened, eclipsed, lacking luster: dhyā- māni ca abhunsuḥ (abhūnsuḥ) mārabhavanāni Mahāvastu i.41.12; 230.7; 240.16 (in all these mss. dhyānāni); ii.162.16 (here mss. vyāmāni); māraḥ…svakaṃ balaṃ dhyāma-balaṃ (mss. dhyāna°) saṃjānati Mahāvastu ii.314.14; °tā, abstr., (kra- mau mune, the Buddha's feet) dhyāmatām (mss. mostly dhyāyatāṃ; em. certain) upagatau, become less resplendent, Mahāvastu i.68.2 (verse). Cf. the next two.
Dhyāma (ध्याम).—mfn.
(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Black. n.
(-maṃ) 1. A fragrant grass. 2. A plant, (Artemisia.) E. dhyai to think, karmaṇi man aff. gandhatṛṇe, madanavṛkṣe, rohiṣatṛṇeca .
Dhyāma (ध्याम).—n. A fragrant grass, [Suśruta] 1, 103, 16.
Dhyāma (ध्याम).—[neuter] a kind of fragrant grass.
1) Dhyāma (ध्याम):—mfn. dark-coloured, black, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. śyāma)
2) n. any or a [particular] fragrant grass, [Suśruta]
3) Artemisia Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Dhyāma (ध्याम):—(maṃ) 1. n. A fragrant grass; a plant (Artemisia). a. Black.
Dhyāma (ध्याम):—
1) adj. dunkelfarbig [Medinīkoṣa Manu’s Gesetzbuch 17.] dhyāmīkṛta und dhyāmīkaraṇa [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 153.] Vgl. śyāma . —
2) n. a) ein wohlriechendes Gras überh. oder ein bestimmtes [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 32.] [Medinīkoṣa] [Suśruta 1, 103, 16.] — b) Artemisia indica (damanaka) [Medinīkoṣa] — Was ist aber kṣaumadhyāma [Suśruta 1, 94,] [8]?
Dhyāma (ध्याम):——
1) *Adj. dunkelfarbig. —
2) n. — a) wohlriechendes Gras oder ein best. w. G. — b) *Artemisia indica.
Dhyāma (ध्याम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jhāma.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dhyāma (ಧ್ಯಾಮ):—
1) [noun] a kind of fragrant grass.
2) [noun] the grass, Aristida depressa of Poaceae family, whose thin, long stem-like portion is used for making broomstick.
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 (+0): Dhyamadhuma, Dhyamaka, Dhyamakah, Dhyamala, Dhyamalikri, Dhyamalita, Dhyamamurddhaja, Dhyaman, Dhyamaya, Dhyamaya.
Full-text (+0): Dhyamamurddhaja, Dhyamaka, Dhyamala, Jhama, Dhyamalikri, Dhyamikaroti, Dhyamikrita, Yavamadhya, Dhyamikarana, Tanumadhya, Dhyami, Candrayana.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Concept of rakshogna dhoopana - the role of aparajita dhoopa choorna as a sterilization agent in new normal pandemic scenario- an overview < [2022, Issue 09 September]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter III - Gotama’s youth < [Volume II]
Chapter IV(a) - The story of Abhiya < [Volume I]
Chapter XXX - The second Avalokita-sūtra < [Volume II]
Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
Aparajita dhoopa fumigant: vis-a-vis a community disinfectant < [Volume 7, Issue 3: July–September (2021)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Therapeutic review on an auspicious grass < [2015: Volume 4, October issue 10]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A critical review on Tarkshya Agada < [Vol. 6 No. 6 (2021)]
Efficacy of Ayurvedic medications over contemporary management in Dengue < [Vol. 5 No. 03 (2020)]
Evaluation of the effect of Bala Tailam Nasya and Baladi Kwatha Pana in the... < [Vol. 9 No. 3 (2024)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Concept of dhumapana in Shalakya tantra < [Volume 12, issue 1 (2024)]