Nyasya: 5 definitions
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Nyasya 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraNyasya (न्यस्य) refers to “having placed” (oṃ), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 2.17-19]—“The pure-souled Ācārya should draw an eight petaled lotus, in smooth, pure earth [that is] smeared with sandal and aloe wood [and] scented [with] fragrant camphor and strong saffron. After he has drawn [the lotus] with a great undertaking, [the Ācarya,] decorated and adorned with a crown, smeared with sandalwood, [writes] the mātṛkā. Having placed oṃ in the middle (nyasya—tritanuṃ madhyato nyasya) [on the pericarp of the lotus], he should draw [the phonemes of the mātṛkā on the petals] starting in the East”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNyasya (न्यस्य).—[adjective] to be put (down).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nyasya (न्यस्य):—[=ny-asya] [from ny-as] a mfn. to be laid down or deposited or delivered or appointed to ([locative case]), [Mahābhārata 2.]
2) [v.s. ...] b ind. having laid down or deposited etc., [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asya.
Ends with: Panyasya, Sannyasya, Upanyasya, Vanyasya, Vinyasya.
Full-text (+3): Upanyasya, Vinyasya, Pratinyas, Aupanidhika, Mrigavit, Mrigavid, Vyatilu, Ceshtaka, Uttejana, Paravritti, Khinna, Ajnatakaundinya, Nyas, Tritanu, Priyamvada, Anyamanya, Nitamba, Vasana, Shapa, Anya.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.3.5 < [Chapter 3 - The Story of the Mithilā Women]
Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Sandhi (a): Svarasandhi < [Chapter 3 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.383 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.256 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.392 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.14.245 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.84 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
7(f): Personification Created by Painting in Portrait < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]
1.3. Elements of Drama (e): Gatiprasāra (gait extension) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]