Introduction

Kraya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kraya (क्रय).—m (S) Buying. 2 Selling.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kraya (क्रय).—m Buying. Selling.

context information

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-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kraya (क्रय).—[krī bhāve ac] Buying, purchasing.

Derivable forms: krayaḥ (क्रयः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kraya (क्रय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Buying, purchase. E. krī to buy, ac aff.

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Kraya (क्रय) or Krayya.—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Purchasable. E. krī to buy, yat affix, deriv. irr.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kraya (क्रय).—i. e. krī + a, m. 1. Purchase, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 201. 2. Purchased obiects, 8, 209.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kraya (क्रय).—[masculine] purchase, purchase-money.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kraya-cirika, Krayadigana, Krayaka, Krayakraya, Krayakrita, Krayalekhya, Krayana, Krayanaka, Krayanalekhya, Krayaniya, Krayaroha, Krayashirsha, Krayavikraya, Krayavikrayanushaya, Krayavikrayi, Krayavikrayika, Krayavikrayin.

Ends with (+17): Akraya, Apatyavikraya, Asvamikavikraya, Asvamivikraya, Atmavikraya, Avakraya, Avikraya, Hayavikraya, Krayakraya, Krayavikraya, Kritakraya, Madyannavikraya, Madyavikraya, Mahamamsavikraya, Mamsavikraya, Mithyakraya, Nicakraya, Nishakraya, Nishkraya, Panyavikraya.

Full-text (+20): Krayakrita, Krayavikrayika, Krayavikraya, Krayalekhya, Kritakraya, Krayavikrayin, Mithyakraya, Sukraya, Krayaroha, Prakashakraya, Krayavikrayanushaya, Vikraya, Akraya, Kraya-cirika, Rajakraya, Vikrayin, Vikrayya, Vikrayanushaya, Shvahkraya, Vikrayika.

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Satapatha Brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)

Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]

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