Kaniyasa, Kanīyasa, Kānīyasa: 10 definitions
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Kaniyasa 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Kanīyasa (कनीयस) refers to the “(lineage of the) youngest” according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Śiva, that is, Śrīnātha has entered the four sacred seats (i.e., Oḍḍiyāṇa, Jālandhara, Pūrṇagiri and Kāmarūpa) along with Umā, the goddess. [...] Thus that Siddha has attained repose in knowledge. He has acquired knowledge and is famous in the world. His body has come down into the Lineage of the Youngest (kanīyasa-ovallī). Who is he? He is said to be the sun, the husband of the dawn. The other name he has assumed is Mitra and so (this Siddha) is called Mitrīśa. [...]”.
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
Kanīyasa (कनीयस).—a.
1) Smaller, less.
2) Younger.
-sam Copper.
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Kānīyasa (कानीयस).—a. younger ततः कानीयसा एव देवाः (tataḥ kānīyasā eva devāḥ) Bṛ. Up.I.3.1.
Kanīyasa (कनीयस).—n.
(-saṃ) Copper. E. kan to shine, īyasac aff.
Kanīyasa (कनीयस).—i. e. kanīyaṃs + a, adj. 1. Smaller, Mahābhārata 13, 2560. 2. Younger, Mahābhārata 1, 3518.
Kanīyasa (कनीयस).—[adjective] smaller, less, younger.
1) Kanīyasa (कनीयस):—[from kana] mfn. younger, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] smaller, less, [Mahābhārata xiii, 2560]
3) [v.s. ...] n. ‘of less value’, copper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kānīyasa (कानीयस):—m. [plural] ([from] kanīyas), less in number, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv, 4, 1, 1.]
Kanīyasa (कनीयस):—(saṃ) 1. n. Copper.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Kanīyasa (ಕನೀಯಸ):—[noun] a petty, small-minded 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: Kaniyasauvalli.
Full-text: Jyayasa, Kaniyasauvalli, Gatvara, Kaniyas, Upara, Ghra.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
21. Date of the Asvacikitsita of Nakula < [Volume 2 (1954)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 53 < [Volume 10 (1890)]
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