Dyau: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Dyau 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 TranslationDyau (द्यौ) refers to the “firmament”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.49 (“The delusion of Brahmā”).—Accordingly, as the Gods eulogised Śiva: “[...] The seven oceans are your clothes. The quarters are your long arms. The firmament (dyau) is your head, O allpervasive. The sky is your navel. The wind is your nose. O lord, the fire, the sun and the moon are your eyes. The clouds are your hair. The planets and the stars are your ornaments. O lord of gods, how shall I eulogise you? O supreme lord, you are beyond description. O Śiva, you are incomprehensible to the mind. [...]”.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDyau (द्यौ).—(dyu) One of the Aṣṭavasus (eight Vasus). (For particulars see under Aṣṭavasus).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDyau (द्यौ).—Sky; presented flowers to Pṛthu on his accession.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 15. 18.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismSanskrit word meaning: "heaven", "the sky".
Source: Wisdom Library: ĀraṇyakaDyau (द्यौ, “heaven”) refers to one of the lokapañcaka (fivefold worlds), defined in the Taittirīya-āraṇyaka 7.7.1. The lokapañcaka, and other such fivefold divisions, are associated with the elemental aspect (adhibhūta) of the three-fold division of reality (adhibhūta, adhidaiva and adhyātma) which attempts to explain the phenomenal nature of the universe. Adhibhūta denotes all that belongs to the material or elemental creation.
The Taittirīya-āraṇyaka is associated with the Kṛṣṇa-yajurveda and dates from at least the 6th century BCE. It is composed of 10 chapters and discusses vedic rituals and sacrifices (such as the mahāyajña) but also includes the Taittirīya-upaniṣad and the Mahānārāyaṇa-upaniṣad.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDyau (द्यौ):—[from dyu] Vṛddhi form of dyu in [compound]
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)
Starts with: Dyaukami, Dyauloka, Dyaurda, Dyaurloka, Dyausamshita, Dyauta, Dyautana, Dyautpitri, Dyautra, Dyauttra.
Full-text (+25): Dyo, Pilumati, Dyausamshita, Dyaurda, Dyu, Pradiv, Dyaukami, Div, Dyauloka, Dib, Paryasa, Tridiva, Pilumant, Dyavabhumi, Dyavaprithivi, Gurtavasu, Divokas, Dhulimaya, Svarvaidya, Dyavakshama.
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Search found 39 books and stories containing Dyau; (plurals include: Dyaus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Second Adhyaya, Second Khanda (3 Mantras)
Fifth Adhyaya, Eleventh through Twenty-fourth Khandas (36 mantras)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
16. Goddess Oṣadhayaḥ (Oṣadhayas) < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
18. Goddess Pṛthivī < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
3(j). Charm to Cause the Return of a Truant Woman < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 352 - Narration of the finished forms of the substantives in the feminine
Chapter 351 - Perfected forms of inflection in the nouns
Chapter 360 - Synonyms denoting the celestial region and the nether world
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.20 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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