Lay: 8 definitions

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Lay means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lay (लय्).—1 Ā. (layate) To go, move.

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

Lay (लय्).—r. 1st cl. (layate) To go, to move.

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

Lay (लय्).—see ray.

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

Lay (लय्):—(cf.ray) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] layate, to go, [Dhātupāṭha xiv, 10] ([Vopadeva])

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

Lay (लय्):—(ṅa) layate 1. d. To go.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Lay in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) rhythm; concord; cadence, melody, tune; fusion, merging; disappearance; destruction, annihilation (of the world); ~[baddha] rhythmic, attuned; —[mem] in a rhythmic fashion; measured in tune; ~[hina] rhythmless; •[karana] to attune; to mould in a rhythm; —[hona] to be merged; to disappear; to be annihilated..—lay (लय) is alternatively transliterated as Laya.

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