Khadya, Khaḍyā: 17 definitions
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Khadya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Khady.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Khādya (खाद्य) refers to “foods to be eaten” (e.g., during spring), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “33. Daily lingering in fragrant parks, rice porridge with wheat, food mixed with sour milk and oil, little burden bearing and road work (travel), salutary dipping of the elephants at will into rivers, etc.,—this is the regimen for the spring. The foods to be eaten (khādya) then are Sida cordifolia, kalāya (a kind of pulse), and chickpeas”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Khādya (खाद्य) refers to “food (to be enjoyed)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ an offering of eatables all combined, full of food to be enjoyed (khādya-bhojya-samanvita), Provided with drink to be enjoyed, an acceptable offering from her, Five kinds of virtuous conduct, completely full of egg-born fish, Of one mind with the Nirvikalpa, eat and enjoy Hūṃ”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Khādya (खाद्य, “fruit”) refers to “solid food” and represents one of the four types of food, as mentioned in chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “[...] together with abandonment of all censurable activities the noble man [i.e., Mahābala] renounced the four kinds of food [viz., khādya]. Constantly immersed in the pool of nectar of abstract meditation, he, like a lotus-bed, did not fade at all. He, the crest-jewel of the noble, had undiminished beauty, as if he had been eating food and taking drink”.
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
khaḍyā (खड्या).—m The name of a very large red seafish.
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khādya (खाद्य).—a (S) Eatable, edible, esculent, i. e. possible, proper, purposed &c. to be eaten.
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khādyā (खाद्या).—a That eats; and fig. that undergoes or bears. See khādarā.
khādya (खाद्य).—a Eatable, edible, esculent.
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
Khādya (खाद्य).—a. Eatable.
-dyam Food, victuals.
Khādya (खाद्य).—nt. (also khajja; = Pali khajja; in Sanskrit seems to mean food in general), hard food (as in Pali); regularly associated with bhojya, soft food: °ya-bhojyaṃ Mahāvastu i.352.21; ii.171.10; 189.17, 18; 462.1; khādya-bhojya- svādanīya (see this last), Lalitavistara 96.21. Cf. khādanīya.
Khādya (खाद्य).—mfn.
(-dya-dyā-dyaṃ) Edible, to be eaten, what is to be or may be eaten. n.
(-dyaṃ) Food, victuals. E. khād to eat, yat aff.
Khādya (खाद्य).—[adjective] = khādanīya.
1) Khādya (खाद्य):—[from khād] n. ‘eatable, edible’, food, victuals, [Mahābhārata ii, 98; Pañcatantra i; Bhartṛhari]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (= khadira) Acacia Catechu, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes] (cf. khaṇḍa-kh.)
Khādya (खाद्य):—[(dyaḥ-dyā-dyaṃ) a.] Edible. n. Food.
Khadya (खद्य):—(khaṭya?) adj. von khada (khaṭa?) gaṇa gavādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 2.]
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Khādya (खाद्य):—(von khād) adj. subst. n. kaubar, essbar; eine kaubare, essbare Speise: cūṣyalehyakhādyāhāra [Pañcatantra 61, 13.] māṃsaprakārairvividhaiḥ khādyaiḥ [Mahābhārata 2, 98.] kiṃ (uttamaṃ) khādyeṣu tadoṣṭhapallavarasaḥ [Bhartṛhari 1, 7.]
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Khādya (खाद्य):—vgl. khaṇḍa .
Khādya (खाद्य):——
1) Adj. kaubar , essbar. —
2) *m. = khadira Acacia Catechu [Galano's Wörterbuch]
Khādya (खाद्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khajja.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Khādya (खाद्य) [Also spelled khady]:—(nm) food; (a) eatable; —[akhādya] eatable and non-eatable, edible and inedible; good and/or bad food.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Khādya (ಖಾದ್ಯ):—[adjective] that can be, fit to be, eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
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Khādya (ಖಾದ್ಯ):—[noun] a substance that can be or fit to be eaten as food; an eatable; an esculent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Khādya (खाद्य):—adj. eatable; edible; n. food; victuals;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+7): Khadya Tankanakhara, Khadya-ghataca, Khadya-samagri, Khadyabhojya, Khadyaka, Khadyakacaraka, Khadyakhadya, Khadyakutapakika, Khadyala, Khadyamana, Khadyanag, Khadyanaga, Khadyanakhada, Khadyann, Khadyanna, Khadyapadaarth, Khadyapadartha, Khadyapatri, Khadyasancaya, Khadyasanchay.
Full-text (+37): Akhadya, Khandana-khanda-khadya, Khandakhadya, Khadyavagha, Pancakhadya, Nyayakhandanakhandakhadya, Khadya-samagri, Vishva-khadya-parishad, Vishwa-khaadya-parishad, Vishva-khadya-tatha-krishi-sangathana, Vishwa-khaadya-tathaa-krishi-sanghathan, Khadya-ghataca, Khadya Tankanakhara, Khajja, Khadyataila, Khandakhattaka, Bhojya, Khandakhadyakarana, Avakhada, Khadyabhojya.
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