Divasvapna, Divāsvapna, Diva-svapna: 8 definitions
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Divasvapna 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
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न) refers to “sleeping during the day”, which is considered as harmful, according to the Manusmṛti 7.50. Accordingly, “[...] hunting (mṛgayā), dice (akṣa), sleeping during the day (divāsvapna), censoriousness (parivāda), women (strī), intoxication (mada), musical triad (tauryatrika) and listless wandering (vṛthāṭyā) constitute the ten-fold set arising from the love of pleasure (kāmaja). [...] in the set arising from love of pleasure (kāmaja),—drinking (pāna), dice (akṣa), women (strī) and hunting (mṛgayā) are to be regarded as the four most pernicious (kaṣṭatama), in the order in which they are named”.
Divāsvapna (‘sleeping during the day’) refers to “not acting at the time at which a certain action should be done”. The term ‘divā’ here does not stand for the day only; this same idea being expressed elsewhere by means of the phrase ‘sleeping at the time of waking’.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न):—Sleeping during day time
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न) (or Ahaḥsvapna) refers to “sleeping in the day”, and represents one of the eighteen Addictions or Vices (vyasana) which are to be practised within proper bounds for the delight of the enjoyments of the world, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] It has been said that there are eighteen addictions. These are the outcome of the desire for earthly enjovments. [...] Sleep by day (divāsvapna) in all seasons of the year requires no explanation. It is beneficial to children and to persons suffering from dysentery or any wasting disease or from indigestion. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न).—sleep during day-time.
-paḥ an owl.
Derivable forms: divāsvapnaḥ (दिवास्वप्नः).
Divāsvapna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divā and svapna (स्वप्न). See also (synonyms): divāsvāpa.
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न).—m.
(-pnaḥ) A sleep by day. E. divā, and svapna sleep.
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न).—m. sleeping by day, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 47.
Divāsvapna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms divā and svapna (स्वप्न).
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न):—[=divā-svapna] [from divā > div] m. (n. only, [Mahābhārata xiii, 5094]) sleep by day, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Suśruta]
Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न):—(divā + svapna) m. Schlaf bei Tage (der für schädlich gilt und untersagt wird) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 47.] [Mahābhārata 14, 465.] [Suśruta 1, 130, 6. 255, 12. 316, 3. 330, 9.]
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Divāsvapna (दिवास्वप्न):—n. [Mahābhārata 13, 5094.]
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)
Partial matches: Svapna, Diva.
Full-text: Naktamcarya, Divasvapa, Pragenisha, Vyasana, Ahahsvapna, Tauryatrika, Pana, Mrigaya, Mada, Vrithatya, Kamaja, Parivada, Aksha.
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