Alternative spellings of this word include Kayar.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Kayara (कयर) refers to “kareel-juice” (Capparis decidua) and represents one of 21 kinds of liquids (which the Jain mendicant should consider before rejecting or accepting them), according to the “Sajjhāya ekavīsa pāṇī nī” (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This topic is explained with reference to the first aṅga (i.e. Ācārāṅgasūtra). This matter is distributed over the end of section 7 and the beginning of section 8 of the Piṇḍesaṇā chapter. [...] The technical terms [e.g., kayara] used here are either borrowed from the Prakrit or rendered into the vernacular equivalents.—Note: Kayara is known in Prakrit as Karīra.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kayarā (कयरा).—&c. See under kai.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kāyara (कायर) [Also spelled kayar]:—(a) coward, timid; ~[tā] cowardice, timidity.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kayara (कयर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Katara.

2) Kayara (कयर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Krakara.

3) Kāyara (कायर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kātara.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kayaratha, Kayarokam.

Full-text: Katara, Krakara, Kayar, Karira, Kareel juice, Muruku.

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