Kalyana, Kalyāṇa, Kalyāna: 32 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraKalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to a variety of prāsāda (‘superstructure’, or, upper storey of any building), according to the Mayamata (5th-century guidebook on Dravidian architecture). It is part of the Dvitala (two-storey) group of prāsādas.
The Kalyāṇa variety has the following specifications and decorative motif components:
Number of talas (levels): 2;
Shape of grīva (neck) and śikhara (head): Square;
Number of śālas: 4;
Number of kūṭas: 4;
Number of pañjaras: 8 (shorter that śāla and kūṭa);
Number of alpanāsis: 72;
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureKalyāṇa (कल्याण) is the alternative name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) mentioned by Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the Chandonuśāsana. Kalyāṇa corresponds to Kāñcana. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of gaṇas or letters do not differ.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKalyāṇa (कल्याण).—A sage. Once certain Aṅgirases including this sage observed sattra (sacrifice) for the attainment of Heaven. But nobody was sure about the Devayāna path which leads to Heaven. So they selected Kalyāṇa to find out the path. He went in search of the Devayāna path and on the way he met Ūrṇāyu, a Gandharva who was in the company of some apsarā women. The gandharva disclosed the Sāma which would enable Kalyāṇa to find out the Devayāna path. On his return, Kalyāṇa told the other Ṛṣis that he had received the Sāma, but he refused to disclose from whom he obtained it. With the help of that Sāma known as Aurṇāyuva, the Aṅgirases attained Heaven, but because of his failure to disclose the whole truth, Kalyāṇa was denied access to Heaven. Besides that, he became a victim to the disease of leprosy. (Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇam).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKalyāṇa (कल्याण) or Kalyāṇarūpin refers to “one who is auspicious-featured” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin): “[...] Whenever the lord of the gods wants to see Śiva he has to propitiate His gate-keepers, the ghosts etc., otherwise his crown becomes shattered by batons. Really Śiva is a great lord. He has no need for many attendants. What is it that cannot befall one who serves the auspicious-featured (kalyāṇa-rūpin) Śiva. What is deficient in that lord? Does Sadāśiva like me?”.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to “good fortune”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—If the disciple transgresses the Command [i.e., ājñā] of the deity and the teacher, it will progressively lose its potency. [...] Then, like someone who has been expelled for some misdeed from his caste, other initiates should not talk to him and avoid his company on pain of themselves forfeiting the Command. Condemned to hell after death and without any good fortune (kalyāṇa) in this life6 and overcome with worry day by day, he will be worse off than before.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to “auspiciousness”, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[Now the pala-verses]: [...] May the Sun [i.e., mārtāṇḍa], the Moon [i.e., tārānātha], Mars [i.e., kṣoṇīsūnu], Mercury [i.e., indusūnu], Jupiter [i.e., vāgīśa], Venus [i.e., daityācārya], Saturn [i.e., chāyāputra], Rāhu and Ketu, all these, together with the lunar mansions beginning with Aśvinī, and all these stars, produce auspiciousness [i.e., kalyāṇa], constant good health, prosperity, and longevity [for the couple]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: The Annals of the Research Project Center for the Comparative Study of Logic: A Study of Rāmānuja’s TheologyKalyāṇa (कल्याण) or Kalyāṇaguṇa refers to “auspicious (qualities)”, according to Koki Ishimoto in his paper, A Study of Rāmānuja’s Theology : Three Aspects of viśiṣṭatva of Brahman.—Rāmānuja (1017-1137) is known as a philosopher who tried to harmonize the Vedānta philosophy with Vaiṣṇava theology. In later times his theory came to be called viśiṣṭādvaitavāda ‘qualified monisim’, since, in his view, Brahman is supposed to be qualified by three real factors: specifiers or differentiators (viśeṣa), auspicious qualities (kalyāṇa-guṇa), and a twofold body (śarīra, spiritual and physical).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Pondicherry University: Consciousness in Viśiṣṭādvaita and DvaitaKalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to “virtues” and represents one of the seven moral and spiritual disciplines (sādhana-saptaka), according to the religious practices of Rāmānuja’s ethics (sādhanās) for attaining liberation.—Virtues (kalyāṇa): Refers to the practice of virtues like honesty (satya), straightforwardness (ārjava), compassion (dayā), charity (dāna) and love for all beings (ahiṃsā). [...] Rāmānuja emphasizes that persistent and sincere practise of these ethical disciplines [e.g., kalyāṇa], together with detachment, discrimination, and performance of one’s duties, practise of attention and constant contemplation on God, will purify the mind of an aspirant and produce competence for realizing God as one’s inner self.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA king of the Mahasammata race. He was the son of Vararoja and one of the ancestors of the Sakyans. His son was Varakalyana. DA.i.258; SnA.i.352; J.ii.311; iii.464; Mhv.ii.2; Dpv.iii.4; Mtu.i.345.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to “fortune”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] The officiant with special knowledge of architecture who is skilled in the examination [of omens] should abandon inauspicious [, extraneous] things by all means. By doing this, fortune (kalyāṇa) and auspiciousness will certainly be brought to the donor, the king, and all people who live in the region. [Therefore, the officiant] should first examine the [omens], and then undertake the rite [to follow] when the combination of fixed stars and planets, and the day are auspicious. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: BuddhismKalyāṇa (कल्याण) (son of Vararoca and father of Varakalyāna) is the name of an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Dīpavaṃśa and the Mahāvaṃśa. Kalyāṇa is also mentioned in the Mahāvastu of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). He is also mentioned in the Dulva (the Tibetan translation of the Vinaya of the Sarvāstivādins).
Kalyāṇa is also mentioned as Kaḷyāna (Kalyāna) in the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. These twenty-eight kings were of long lives of asaṅkhyeyya (asaṃkhyeya) years. The twenty-seven kings [viz., Kalyāṇa] after Mahāsammata were his descendants. Some of these twenty-eight kings reigned in Kusavatī City, others in Rājagaha and still others in Mithilā.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) is a technical word for five important occasions in the life of a Tīrthaṅkara: conception, birth, initiation, attainment of omniscience, and nīrvāṇa.
2) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) is the name of an ancient Muni, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
3) Kalyāṇā (कल्याणा) refers to one of the eight chief-queens of Lakṣmaṇa (son of Sumitrā and Daśaratha), according to chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā].—Accordingly, “In Lakṣmaṇa’s household there were sixteen thousand women. Among them were eight chief-queens: [e.g., Kalyāṇā, ...]. There were two hundred and fifty sons and among these were eight born of the chief-queens: [e.g., Maṅgala, son of Kalyāṇā]”.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to “happiness”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Brother, deceived by living beings, you do not obtain happiness (kalyāṇa—nāsādayasi kalyāṇaṃ), you do not contemplate your own true nature, you do not perceive the sorrow of life”.
Synonyms: Śreyasa.
2) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) refers to “auspicious (events)”, according to the Jñānārṇava.—Accordingly, “The doctrine freely bestows the power of the venerable omniscient one which is furnished with the great eminences [and] is the great abode of the auspicious [events] (kalyāṇa-uddāmamandira). It goes along with [sentient beings to the other world], then it protects, produces benefit always [and], having saved [them] from the mire of life it sets [them] on the pure path [of liberation]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKalyāṇa.—(CII 1), a good deed which is beneficial to the people; a ceremony to bring health and prosperity to a person (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXXV, p. 147); cf. maṅgala in the same senses. (EI 19), a festival (especially, marriage); cf. kalyāṇa- maṇdapa. Note: kalyāṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykalyāṇa : (adj.) charming; morally good. (nt.), goodness; merit; virtue; welfare.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
Kalyāṇa, (& kallāṇa) (Vedic kalyāṇa) 1. (adj.) beautiful, charming; auspicious, helpful, morally good. Syn. bhaddaka PvA. 9, 116) and kusala (S. II, 118; PvA. 9, 122); opp. pāpa (S. I, 83; M. I, 43; PvA. 101, 116 and under °mitta). kata°=katûpakāra PvA. 116 applied to dhamma in phrase ādi° majjhe° pariyosāne° D. I, 62 and ≈; S. V, 152; Sn. p. 103; VvA. 87; Vism. 213 sq. (in var. applications); etc.—As m. one who observes the sīlapadaṃ (opp. pāpa, who violates it) A. II, 222, cp. k°-mittā=sīlâdīhi adhikā SnA 341.—S. IV, 303; V, 2, 29, 78; A. III, 77; IV, 361; Vin. II, 8, 95; J. I, 4; Miln. 297;—kata° (opp. kata-pāpa) of good, virtuous character, in phrase k° katakusala, etc. It. 25, etc. (see kata II. 1 a). k° of kitti (-sadda) D. I, 49 (=DA. I, 146 seṭṭha); S. IV, 374; V, 352; of jhāna (tividha°) Bdhd 96, 98, 99; of mittā, friends in general (see also cpd.) Dh. 78 (na bhaje pāpake mitte ... bhajetha m° kalyāṇe), 116, 375 (=suddhâjīvin); Sn. 338.—2. (nt.) (a) a good or useful thing, good things Vin. I, 117; A. III, 109; cp. bhadraṃ. ‹-› (b) goodness, virtue, merit, meritorious action J. V, 49 (kalyāṇā here nt. Nom. in sense of pl.; cp. Vedic nt.), 492;— °ṃ karoti to perform good deeds S. I, 72; A. I, 138 sq.; Vin. I, 73; PvA. 122.—(c) kindness, good service J. I, 378; III, 12 (=upakāra), 68 (°ṃ karoti). ‹-› (d) beauty, attraction, perfection; enumerated as 5 kalyāṇāni, viz. kesa°, maṃsa°, aṭṭhi°, chavi°, vaya° i.e. beauty of hair, flesh, teeth, skin, youth J. I, 394; DhA. I, 387.
—ajjhāsaya the wish or intention to do good DhA. I, 9;—âdhimuttika disposed towards virtue, bent on goodness S. II, 154, 158; It. 70, 78; Vbh. 341;—kāma desiring what is good A. III, 109;—kārin (a) doing good, virtuous (opp. pāpa°) S. I, 227, cp. J. II, 202=III, 158; DhsA. 390; (m.) who has rendered a service J. VI, 182;—carita walking in goodness, practising virtue Vbh. 341;—jātika one whose nature is pleasantness, agreeable J. III, 82;—dassana looking nice, lovely, handsome Sn. 551=Th. 1, 821 (+kañcanasannibhattaca);—dhamma (1) of virtuous character, of good conduct, virtuous Vin. I, 73; III, 133; S. V, 352; Pug. 26; It. 96; Pv IV. 135; Miln. 129; DhA. I, 380; J. II, 65 (=sundara°), PvA. 230 (=sundara-sīla); sīlavā+k° (of bhikkhu, etc.) M. I, 334; S. IV, 303; PvA. 13.—k°ena k°atara perfectly good or virtuous A. II, 224.—(2) the Good Doctrine DhA. I, 7.—°tā the state of having a virtuous character A. II, 36;—pañña “wise in goodness” possessed of true wisdom Th. 1, 506; It. 97;—paṭipadā the path of goodness or virtue, consisting of dāna, uposathakamma & dasakusalakammapathā J. III, 342;—paṭibhāṇa of happy retort, of good reply A. III, 58, cp. Miln. 3;—pāpaka good and bad J. V, 238; VI, 225; Kvu 45; (nt.) goodness and evil J. V, 493;—pīti one who delights in what is good Sn. 969;—bhattika having good, nice food Vin. II, 77; III, 160 (of a householder);—mitta 1. a good companion, a virtuous friend, an honest, pure friend; at Pug. 24 he is said to “have faith, be virtuous, learned, liberal and wise”; M. I, 43 (opp. pāpa°); S. I, 83, 87 (do.); A. IV, 30, 357; Pug. 37, 41; J. III, 197; Bdhd 90; a° not a virtuous friend DhsA. 247.—2. as t. t. a spiritual guide, spiritual adviser. The Buddha is the spiritual friend par excellence, but any other Arahant can act as such S. V, 3; Vism. 89, 98, 121; cp. kammaṭṭhāna-dāyaka.—mittatā friendship with the good and virtuous, association with the virtuous S. I, 87; such friendship is of immense help for the attainment of the Path and Perfection S. V, 3, 32; it is the sign that the bhikkhu will realize the 7 bojjhaṅgas S. V, 78=101; A. I, 16, 83, it is one of the 7 things conducive to the welfare of a bhikkhu D. III, 212; A. IV, 29, 282; Th. 2, 213; It. 10; Dhs. 1328=Pug. 24; Vism. 107.—a° not having a virtuous friend and good adviser DhsA. 247. —rūpa beautiful, handsome J. III, 82; V, 204; —vākkaraṇa, usually comb. with °vāca, of pleasant conversation, of good address or enunciation, reciting clearly D. I, 93, 115; A. II, 97; III, 114, 263; IV, 279; Vin. II, 139; Miln. 21; DA. I, 263 (=madhura-vacana); a° not pronouncing or reciting clearly D. I, 94. 122; —°tā the fact of being of good and pleasing address A. I, 38; —vāca, usually in form. k° k°-vākkaraṇo poriyā vācāya samannāgato D. I, 114; A. II, 97; III, 114, 195, 263; IV, 279; Vin. II, 139; DA. I, 282; —sadda a lucky word or speech J. II, 64; —sampavaṅka a good companion A. IV, 357 (in phrase k°-mitta k°-sahāya k°-s°); Pug. 37; —°tā companionship with a virtuous friend S. I, 87. —sahāya a good, virtuous companion A. IV, 284; 357; Pug. 37; cp. prec. , —°tā=prec. S. I, 87; —sīla practising virtue, of good conduct, virtuous Th. 1, 1008; It. 96. (Page 199)
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 Dictionarykalyāṇa (कल्याण).—n (S) Well-being, welfare, weal. 2 m A Rag or musical mode. See rāga.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkalyāṇa (कल्याण).—n Welfare, wellbeing. A musical mode.
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 dictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण).—a. (-ṇā or -ṇī f.) [कल्ये प्रातः अण्यते शब्द्यते, अण्-घञ् (kalye prātaḥ aṇyate śabdyate, aṇ-ghañ)]
1) Blessed, happy, lucky, fortunate; त्वमेव कल्याणि तयोस्तृतीया (tvameva kalyāṇi tayostṛtīyā) R.6.29; Meghadūta 111.
2) Beautiful, agreeable, lovely.
3) Excellent, illustrious; यत् कल्याणं जिघ्रति तदात्माने (yat kalyāṇaṃ jighrati tadātmāne) Bṛ. Up.1.3.3; Mu.4.4.
4) Auspicious, salutary, propitious, good; Uttararāmacarita 2.2; कल्याणानां त्वमसि महतां भाजनं विश्वमूर्ते (kalyāṇānāṃ tvamasi mahatāṃ bhājanaṃ viśvamūrte) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.3.
5) True, authentic; कल्याणी बत गाथेयम् (kalyāṇī bata gātheyam) Rām.5.34.6.
-ṇam 1 Good fortune, happiness, good, prosperity; कल्याणं कुरुतां जनस्य भगवां- श्चन्द्रार्धचूडामणिः (kalyāṇaṃ kurutāṃ janasya bhagavāṃ- ścandrārdhacūḍāmaṇiḥ) H.1.185; तद्रक्ष कल्याणपरंपराणां भोक्तारमूर्ज- स्वलमात्मदेहम् (tadrakṣa kalyāṇaparaṃparāṇāṃ bhoktāramūrja- svalamātmadeham) R.2.5;17.11; Manusmṛti 3.6; so °अभिनिवेशी (abhiniveśī) K.14.
2) Virtue.
3) Festival.
4) Gold.
5) Heaven.
6) A class of five-storeyed buildings; Māna.23.3. 32.
-ṇaḥ 1 An elephant in the fourth decade. Mātaṅga L.5.14,6.6,9.26.
2) A particular Rāga.
-ṇī 1 A cow.
2) Holy or sacred cow; उपस्थितेयं कल्याणी नाम्नि कीर्तित एव यत् (upasthiteyaṃ kalyāṇī nāmni kīrtita eva yat) R.1.87.
3) A young cow, heifer; Uttararāmacarita 4.
4) A Particular Rāgiṇī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण).—(= Pali id.), name of a mythical early king: Mahāvyutpatti 3554; Mahāvastu i.348.8. In Mahāvyutpatti son of Roca and grandson of Mahāsaṃmata; in Mahāvastu son of the latter; in Pali son of Vararoja, the son of Roja = Roca.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇī-ṇaṃ) Happy, well, right, prosperous, lucky. f. (-ṇī) 1. A cow. 2. A leguminous shrub, (Glycine debilis.) n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Good fortune, happiness, prosperity. 2. Gold. E. kalya healthy, &c. a to be, to sound, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण).— (cf. kalya), I. adj., f. (nā, and) ṇī. 1. Prosperous, [Nala] 12, 92. 2. Blessed, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 91; [Nala] 8, 10. Ii. n. 1. Prosperity, welfare, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 60. 2. A virtuous action, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 54, 29. 3. An entertainment, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 392.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण).—([feminine] kalyāṇī) beautiful, lovely, good, excellent, noble, auspicious, fortunate. [feminine] ṇī a kind of shrub; [neuter] fortune, happiness, virtue (p. ṇin†); festival.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Gaṅgādāsa, son of Nārāyaṇa, patron of Kṛṣṇa (Prakriyākaumudīṭīkā). Io. 2065. 2066.
2) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—father of Rājarṣi (Daśācintāmaṇi). L. 2970.
3) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—poet, pupil of Alakadatta, contemporary of Maṅkha. Śrīkaṇṭhacarita 25, 80.
4) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—Agniṣṭomaprayogaṭippaṇa. NW. 8. Āśvalāyanasūtraṭippaṇa. NW. 10. Kātyāyanasūtraṭippaṇa. NW. 10. Pavamānaṭippaṇa. NW. 8. Puruṣasūktaṭippaṇa. NW. 8. Rātrisūktaṭippaṇa. NW. 8.
Kalyāṇa has the following synonyms: Kalyāṇajī.
5) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—Gītagaṅgādharakāvya. Oxf. 129^a.
6) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—Tithikalpadruma jy. B. 4, 146.
7) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—son of Mahīdhara, grandson of Rāmadāsa, composed in 1587: Bālatantra (med.). L. 818. K. 214. Peters. 3, 399.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—[from kalya] mf(ī)n. ([gana] bahv-ādi) beautiful, agreeable, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] illustrious, noble, generous
3) [v.s. ...] excellent, virtuous, good (kalyāṇa [vocative case] ‘good sir’; kalyāṇi, ‘good lady’)
4) [v.s. ...] beneficial, salutary, auspicious
5) [v.s. ...] happy, prosperous, fortunate, lucky, well, right, [Ṛg-veda i, 31, 9; iii, 53, 6; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Nirukta, by Yāska ii, 3; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] m. a particular Rāga (sung at night)
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a Gandharva
8) [v.s. ...] of a prince (also called Bhaṭṭa-śrī-kalyāṇa)
9) [v.s. ...] of the author of the poem Gītā-gaṅgā-dhara
10) [from kalya] n. good fortune, happiness, prosperity
11) [v.s. ...] good conduct, virtue (opposed to pāpa), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Bhagavad-gītā; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa; Pañcatantra; Manu-smṛti iii, 60, 65; Suśruta]
12) [v.s. ...] a festival, [Manu-smṛti viii, 292]
13) [v.s. ...] gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
14) [v.s. ...] heaven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
15) [v.s. ...] Name of the eleventh of the fourteen Pūrvas or most ancient writings of the Jainas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] a form of salutation (‘Hail!’ ‘May luck attend you!’), [Śāntiśataka]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Good fortune. f. (ṇo) a cow; a shrub. a. Happy.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kalyāṇa (कल्याण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kallāṇa.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKalyāṇa (कल्याण) [Also spelled kalyan]:—(nm) welfare, benediction; ~[kārī] propitious, auspicious; good, beneficial; —[rājya] welfare state.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKalyāṇa (ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ):—
1) [adjective] agreeable to sight; attractive; delightful; beautiful.
2) [adjective] bringing or likely to bring good; auspicious; favourable.
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Kalyāṇa (ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ):—
1) [noun] that which is a) good, acceptable; b) morally right; virtuous; c) contributing to welfare, happiness.
2) [noun] gold.
3) [noun] the act of marrying; wedding; marriage.
4) [noun] an occasion of feasting or celebration; a religious or social celebration; a festival.
5) [noun] magnificent richness or glory; pomp; grandeur; splendour.
6) [noun] (rhet.) a kind of metre regulated by the number of syllables, having three groups of three syllables each, followed by a long one (—-, uu-, u-u, -).
7) [noun] heaven.
8) [noun] general moral excellence; right action and thinking; goodness or morality; virtue.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Kalyāṇa (कल्याण):—n. 1. welfare; prosperity; 2. a virtuous/auspicious action; 3. Mus. name of a raga (sung at night);
2) Kalyāna (कल्यान):—n. terrace; ridge;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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