Dirghayus, Dīrghāyus, Dirgha-ayus: 12 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Dirghayus in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्).—Brother of Śrutāyus, the King of Kaliṅga. Arjuna killed him in the war. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 94, Verse 29).

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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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Universität Wien: Sudarśana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्) refers to a “long life”, according to the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā, belonging to the Pāñcarātra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.—Accordingly, “Such a Court Officiant who is [himself] like a Guru to Kings is difficult to find. Such a one is verily capable of warding off the flood of misdeeds [and their consequences] for Kings. Therefore, he alone is able to perform the rituals of protection of Kings. He who has such a Guru [by his side] shall become a sovereign King, one with a long life (dīrghāyus), one free of enemies and diseases and a slayer of hostile heroes”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्) refers to “one having a long life”, according to the Mokṣopāya.—Accordingly: “[He is] known as Bhuśuṇḍa [because] his long life (dīrghāyus) is known throughout the world. He is strong-minded because he has seen the coming and going of the Ages [of the world], and he is exhausted counting the successions of cycles in each cosmic period”.

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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).

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्) refers to “one who lives long”, according to chapter 50 of the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “Now, I will explain the characteristic of Mahākaṅkāla. [...] The corporeal [ones], Lāmā and so on, are seen residing there by means of meditation. [They are] all in the form of a donkey, [have] bloody mouths, and [have] tridents. He sees [and distinguishes between] a consciousness of one who is dying and [a consciousness of] one who lives long (dīrghāyus). He, a hero, sees himself [having] the form [that is] according to [the bodily constituents] starting with an elephant. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dirghayus in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्).—a. longlived. (-m.)

1) a crow.

2) Name of Mārkaṇḍeya.

Dīrghāyus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and āyus (आयुस्). See also (synonyms): dīrghāyuṣya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्).—mfn.

(-yuḥ-yuḥ-yuḥ) Long-lived. m.

(-yuḥ) 1. The saint Markandeya. 2. The silk cotton tree, (Bombax heptaphyllum.) 3. A crow. 4. A tree.: see jīvaka. n.

(-yuḥ) Long life. E. dīrgha long, and āyus life.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्).—adj. 1. long. lived, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 6, 18. 2. wished to be long-lived, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 1, 11.

Dīrghāyus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and āyus (आयुस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्).—[adjective] long-lived or who may live long.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्):—[from dīrgha] mfn. l°-lived, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] wished to be l°-lived, [Rāmāyaṇa iii, 1, 11] (cf. āyuṣmat)

3) [v.s. ...] m. a crow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of 2 trees (jīvaka and śāmali), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] of Mārkaṇḍeya, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dīrghāyus (दीर्घायुस्):—[dīrghā+yus] (yuḥ) 2. m. The sage Mārkandeya; the silk-cotton tree; a crow. n. Long life. a. Long-lived.

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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.

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