Gayana, Gāyana, Gayanā, Gāyanā: 19 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Dharmashastra
2. Purana
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Prakrit
6. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Gayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Gayan.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Gāyana (गायन) is a Sanskrit word referring to “one who makes a living by singing”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 4.210)

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Gāyana (गायन).—A Bhārgava gotrakara.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 195. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 83. 61.

1b) Unfit for śrāddha.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 79. 69.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Gayanā (गयना) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.62) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Gayanā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Gāyanā is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.62) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gāyana : (nt.) singing.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gāyana, (nt.) singing VvA.315 (naccana+). (Page 249)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gāyana (गायन).—n (S) Singing.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gāyana (गायन).—n Singing. gāyanī a That sings.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gāyana (गायन).—(-nī f.) [gai-lyuṭ] A singer; गायनैश्च विरोविण्यो वादनैश्च तथापरैः । विरेजुर्विपुलास्तत्र सर्वरत्नसमन्विताः (gāyanaiśca viroviṇyo vādanaiśca tathāparaiḥ | virejurvipulāstatra sarvaratnasamanvitāḥ) || Rām.1.18. 19; तथैव तत्पौरुषगायनीकृताः (tathaiva tatpauruṣagāyanīkṛtāḥ) N.1.13; Bhartṛhari 3.27 v. l.

-nam 1 Singing a song.

2) Practising singing as a means of subsistence.

Derivable forms: gāyanaḥ (गायनः).

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

Gāyana (गायन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nī-naṃ) Singing, a singer. m.

(-naḥ) 1. A singer. 2. A chatterer, a gossip. n.

(-naṃ) 1. Singing 2. Professing or practising singing as a livelihood. E. gai to sing. aff. lyuṭ.

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

Gāyana (गायन).—i. e. gai + ana, I. m. A public singer, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 210. Ii. n. A song, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 9, 43.

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

Gāyana (गायन).—[masculine] singer, chanter; [neuter] song.

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

1) Gāyana (गायन):—[from gā] m. ([Pāṇini 3-1, 147]) a singer, praiser, [Mahābhārata i, iii, v, xiii; Rāmāyaṇa i; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] a talker, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of an attendant in Skanda’s retinue, [Mahābhārata ix, 2569]

4) [from gā] n. singing, song, [Cāṇakya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, vii; Purāṇa-sarvasva]

5) [v.s. ...] professing or practising singing as a livelihood, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Gāyana (गायन):—(naḥ) 1. m. A singer; a gossip. n. A singing. a. Singing.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gāyana (गायन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gāaṇa, Gāṇa, Gāyaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gayana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Gāyana (गायन) [Also spelled gayan]:—(nm) singing; vocal music.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Gayaṇa (गयण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gagana.

2) Gayaṇa (गयण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gagana.

3) Gāyaṇa (गायण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gāyana.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gāyana (ಗಾಯನ):—[noun] the act or an instance of singing.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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