Gunashraya, Guṇāśraya, Guna-ashraya: 7 definitions
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Gunashraya 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.
The Sanskrit term Guṇāśraya can be transliterated into English as Gunasraya or Gunashraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramGuṇāśraya (गुणाश्रय) refers to “qualities and supports”, according to the Devīpañcaśataka, an important source of the Kālīkrama that developed in Kashmir after the Kālī Mata of the Jayadrathayāmala.—Accordingly, “The Great God—Mahādeva—is beyond Śakti, supreme bliss, free of qualities and supports [i.e., guṇāśraya-vivarjita], unchanging, supreme, pure, free of cause and (without) example, present within all existing things, beyond the Void, free of defects, omnipresent, the doer of all things, free, full of nectar and, unconditioned, is present in all living beings. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇāśraya (गुणाश्रय).—a. virtuous, excellent.
Guṇāśraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and āśraya (आश्रय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇāśraya (गुणाश्रय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Virtuous, excellent, able, endowed with good qualities. E. guṇa, and āśraya a Anasylum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇāśraya (गुणाश्रय).—[masculine] the seat of the qualities, also = [preceding] ([masculine] & adj.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Guṇāśraya (गुणाश्रय):—[from guṇa] m. ‘abode of qualities’, substance, matter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] one endowed with virtues, a very virtuous man, [Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇāśraya (गुणाश्रय):—[guṇā-śraya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Meritorious.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shraya, Ashraya, Guna.
Ends with: Ashtagunashraya.
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