Kashayi, Kaṣāyin, Kāṣāyī, Kaṣāyī, Kashayin: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Kashayi means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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 terms Kaṣāyin and Kāṣāyī and Kaṣāyī can be transliterated into English as Kasayin or Kashayin or Kasayi or Kashayi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: SOAS Research Online: Prekṣā meditation: History and MethodsKaṣāyī (कषायी) refers to “passion”; as opposed to Akaṣāyī—“passionless” which refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the “Practice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)”, according to Jain texts like Ācārāṅga (5.6.123-140), Ṣaṭkhaṇḍāgama (13.5.4.31) and Samayasāra (1.49).—The pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. [...] The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is passionless (a-kaṣāyī)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the niśacaya-naya, which is aligned with Kundakunda’s approach.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kashayi in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus lakoocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus ficifolius W.T. Wang (among others).
2) Kashayi is also identified with Phoenix sylvestris It has the synonym Elate versicolor Salisb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1977)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2006)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· J. Investig. Allergol. Clin. Immunol. (2006)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kashayi, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṣāyin (कषायिन्).—a.
1) Yielding a resinous exudation, astringent.
2) Dyed of a red colour.
3) Worldly-minded. -m. Name of several plants:-खर्जूर, शाल (kharjūra, śāla) &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṣāyin (कषायिन्).—mfn. (-yī-yinī-yi) 1. Yielding a resinous exudation. 2. Astringent. 3. Dyed of a red colour. 4. Worldly minded. m. (-yī) The Sal tree. E. kaṣāya, and ini aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṣāyin (कषायिन्):—[from kaṣāya] mfn. yielding a resinous exudation, astringent, dyed of a red colour
2) [v.s. ...] worldly-minded, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the plant Shorea robusta (śāla), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Artocarpus Lakucha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the wild date-palm (kharjūrī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Kāṣāyin (काषायिन्):—[from kāṣāya] m. ‘wearing a brown-red garment’, a Buddhist monk, [Caraka; Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]
7) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] (iṇas) the school of Kaṣāya [gana] śaunakādi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāṣāyī (काषायी):—[from kāṣāya] f. (with makṣikā) a sort of fly or wasp, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṣāyin (कषायिन्):—(yī) 5. m. Sāl-tree. a. Astringent; resinous; dyed red.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kaṣāyin (कषायिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kasāi.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kāṣāyī (काषायी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kāsāiyā, Kāsaī.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKasāyi (ಕಸಾಯಿ):—
1) [noun] any substance distilled from a herb or herbs used in making medicines.
2) [noun] hot water percolated through coffee powder or water in which tea leaves are boiled and filtered.
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Kasāyi (ಕಸಾಯಿ):—[noun] = ಕಸಾಬ [kasaba].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKasāyi (கஸாயி) noun < Urdu qasāī. Butcher; மாமிசம்விற்போன். [mamisamvirpon.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kashayibhuta, Kashayika, Kashayikri, Kashayikrita, Kashayikritalocana, Kashayina, Kashayita.
Ends with: Akashayi, Catuhkashayi, Hakkashayi, Paryankashayin.
Full-text: Kasai, Kashayikritalocana, Kashayikri, Kasaayi, Kashayikrita, Kashayibhuta, Kacayikkaran, Kasaiya, Kashaya.
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