Jyaya, Jyāya: 3 definitions
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Jyaya 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyāya (ज्याय).—a denominat. derived from the last [Ātmanepada.] To represent a bow-string, [Daśakumāracarita] 2, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyāya (ज्याय):—[from jyāni > jyā] See nṛ-jyāya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJyāya (ಜ್ಯಾಯ):—
1) [noun] an older person; an elder.
2) [noun] an elder brother.
3) [noun] a man of good qualities; a respectable man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jyayamana, Jyayams, Jyayamsa, Jyayas, Jyayasa, Jyayastva, Jyayasvant, Jyayasvat.
Ends with: Balajyaya, Nrijyaya.
Full-text: Jyayas, Jyayamsa, Jyayasvat, Jya, Jyayastva, Nrijyaya, Varnajyayas, Ajyayas, Prashasya, Jyeshtha, Kaniyas, Vriddha.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.8 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.4.39 < [Adhikaraṇa 9 - Sūtras 36-39]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
2. The theory of rīti < [Chapter 5 - Adoption of Style and Language in Mudrārākṣasa]