Kriyapada, Kriya-pada, Kriyāpada, Kriyāpāda: 14 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Shaivism
2. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
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Introduction:

Kriyapada 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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In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra (shaivism)

Kriyāpada (क्रियापद) or kriyā refers to the second division of the āgamas.—The four classes of devotees (bhakta) or the states of spiritual life somewhat correspond to the four divisions of the Āgamas and the four modes of sādhana, spiritual practice, they entail. Thus, sālokya corresponds to carya, ritual and moral conduct, sāmīpya to kriyā, architectural and iconographic making, sārūpya to yoga, meditation, and sāyūjya ta jñāna, theology and gnosis.

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva

Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद) refers to one of the four divisions of the Śaivāgamas, one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—The kriyāpāda deals with the rituals starting from the selection of site up to construction of temple. The materials to be collected for the construction of the building as well as the idols, the rituals dealing with consecration of temples, the rituals that are to be conducted daily, occasionally, yearly, special and expiatory ceremonies are dealt in this section.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (h)

Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद) deals with “rituals, festivals, worship, duties, initiation, etc.” and represents one of the four traditions divisions of the Āgamas: ancient spiritual texts representing the very essence of all the Śāstras (systematized knowledge).—The Kriyāpāda is said to be the parallel to the Vedic yajñas. The yāgaśālas of temples gain prime importance at the commencement of any festival or rituals like the Samprokṣaṇa or Kumbhābhiṣeka. The Kriyā aspect of temple is parārtha, aimed at the welfare of the public at large unlike the svārthapūjā performed by an individual at home for the welfare of just one’s welfare. Temple construction, selection of its site making of icons, pratiṣṭhā or consecration, other related rituals like pūjāvidhi, prāyaścitta or corrective rituals are all covered in this section . The Kriyāpāda constitute probably the longest part of the extant Āgamas.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kriyāpada (क्रियापद).—n (S) In grammar. A verb.

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

kriyāpada (क्रियापद).—n A verb.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kriyāpada (क्रियापद).—a verb.

Derivable forms: kriyāpadam (क्रियापदम्).

Kriyāpada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kriyā and pada (पद).

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Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद).—the third division of a legal plaint; that is, witnesses, documents and other proofs adduced by the plaintiff or complainant.

Derivable forms: kriyāpādaḥ (क्रियापादः).

Kriyāpāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kriyā and pāda (पाद).

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

Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद).—m.

(-daḥ) The third division of a suit at law, the proof or rejoinder of the plaintiff. E. kriyā an affair, and pāda a fourth part.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a part of some work by Kamalākara. Ben. 147.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kriyāpada (क्रियापद):—[=kriyā-pada] [from kriyā > kriyamāṇa] n. ‘action-word’, a verb.

2) Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद):—[=kriyā-pāda] [from kriyā > kriyamāṇa] m. the third division of a suit at law (witnesses, written documents, and other proofs adduced by the complainants, rejoinder of the plaintiff).

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

Kriyāpāda (क्रियापाद):—[kriyā-pāda] (daḥ) 1. m. The third division of a suit at law, the proof or rejoinder of the plaintiff.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kriyapada in German

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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 corpus

Kriyāpada (ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದ):—[noun] any of a class of words expressing action, existence or occurrence; a verb.

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Kriyāpāda (ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪಾದ):—

1) [noun] that part of āgamas (auxiliary scriptures to Vedas) that deal with the procedures to be followed in worshipping a God or gods.

2) [noun] (law) the third division of a legal plain, that is, witnesses, documents and others proofs adduced by the plaintiff or complainant.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kriyāpada (क्रियापद):—n. Gram. verb form (i.e. जान्छन्, जान्छिन्, गयो, जाला [jānchan, jānchin, gayo, jālā] );

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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.

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