Dhyayat, Dhyāyat: 3 definitions
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Dhyayat means something in 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDhyāyat (ध्यायत्) refers to “meditating”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as the seven Sages said (with false words) to Pārvatī: “[...] O great Goddess, daughter of the mountain, you alone think within yourself how much pleasure could be derived by getting such a bridegroom. At first he [Śiva] married Satī, the chaste daughter of Dakṣa, eagerly but the fool that he was he could not maintain the household even for a few days. He accused her and forsook her Himself. The lord went on meditating [i.e., dhyāyat] on His own form, free from stains and sorrows and sported happily. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyāyat (ध्यायत्).—mfn. (-yan-yantī-yat) Thinking of, meditating upon. E. dhyai to think, śatṛ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyāyat (ध्यायत्):—[from dhyai] mf(antī)n. thinking, meditating, imagining, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
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.
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Starts with: Dhyayati.
Ends with: Abhidhyayat.
Full-text: Dhyayati, Dhyayamana, Dhyayam, Nirdhyai, Dhyayin, Adhyai.
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