Mrigavya, Mṛgavya: 12 definitions
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Mrigavya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Mṛgavya can be transliterated into English as Mrgavya or Mrigavya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Mṛgavya (मृगव्य) refers to “hunting”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] The very life and soul of sexual enjeyment are pride, the self-importance, and pleasure. Therefore for one fatigued with hunting (mṛgavya-aśrānta) are prescribed, the plaster of sandal paste and other things, the shampooing by the leaf-like soft hands of women, syrups, the five elixirs of life, and fanning with palm-leaves. [...]”.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMṛgavya (मृगव्य).—
1) The chase, hunting; अयमेव मृगव्यसत्रकामः (ayameva mṛgavyasatrakāmaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 13.9.
2) A target, butt (in archery).
Derivable forms: mṛgavyam (मृगव्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMṛgavyā (मृगव्या).—(probably blend of Sanskrit mṛgayā and mṛgavya, nt.; compare Pali migavā, which could represent this form), hunting, the chase: °vyāṃ aṇvati (Senart em. aṇvanti) Mahāvastu ii.101.18; mss. (ed. em. °vyaṃ) ib. i.360.6; 361.3, 15.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgavya (मृगव्य).—n.
(-vyaṃ) 1. Chase, hunting. 2. The butt or mark in archery. E. mṛga a deer, vyath to destroy, aff. ḍa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgavya (मृगव्य).—[mṛga + vya], n. Chase, hunting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgavya (मृगव्य).—[neuter] hunting, chase.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mṛgavya (मृगव्य):—[from mṛg] n. hunting, the chase, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] the butt or mark in archery, a target, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMṛgavya (मृगव्य):—(vyaṃ) 1. n. Chase, hunting; the mark in archery.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mṛgavya (मृगव्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Migavva.
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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 corpusMṛgavya (ಮೃಗವ್ಯ):—[noun] = ಮೃಗಯಾವ್ಯಸನ [mrigayavyasana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Mrigavyadha, Mrigavyadhakathanaka, Mrigavyadhasarpasukara, Mrigavyadhiya, Mrigavyalanishevita, Mrigavyasana, Mrigavyashranta.
Full-text: Mrigavyashranta, Migavva, Nishkasati, Ashranta, Sattra.
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