Palayana, Palāyana: 17 definitions

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Palayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Palayan.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Palāyana (पलायन) refers to “fleeing (from the battlefield)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.8 (“The battle between the gods and Asuras”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] In the same manner, O dear, the guardians of the quarters, though powerful, were defeated in battle by the Asuras, great experts in warfare. The other gods too were fought and defeated by the Asuras. Unable to bear their ferocity they took to flight (palāyana-parāyaṇa). The victorious Asuras, their effort having been successful, roared like lions and raised shouts of jubilation. [...]”

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Palayana in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

palāyana : (nt.) running away.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Palāyana, (nt.) (fr. palāy) running away DhA. I, 164. See also pālana. (Page 440)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

palāyana (पलायन).—n (S) Running away, fleeing, flight.

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

palāyana (पलायन).—n Running away, flight.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Palāyana (पलायन).—

1) Running away, retreat, flight, escape; युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् (yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam) (kṣatrakarma svabhāvajam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18.43; R.19.31.

2) A saddle.

Derivable forms: palāyanam (पलायनम्).

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

Palāyana (पलायन).—n.

(-naṃ) Flight, retreat. E. parā from, ay to go, lyuṭ aff. ra changed to la.

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

Palāyana (पलायन).—i. e. palā (for parā) -i + ana, n. Flight, running away, [Pañcatantra] 63, 9.

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

Palāyana (पलायन).—[neuter] flight, escape.

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

1) Palāyana (पलायन):—[from palāy] n. fleeing, flight, escape, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (-kriyāṃ-√kṛ, to take to flight, [Pañcatantra])

2) [v.s. ...] a saddle, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. paly-ayana, paryāṇa)

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

Palāyana (पलायन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Flight.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Palāyana (पलायन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Palāṇa, Palāyaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Palayana 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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Palāyana (पलायन) [Also spelled palayan]:—(nm) escape, fleeing; ~[vāda] escapism; hence ~[vāditā] (nf); ~[vādi] (an) escapist.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Palāyaṇa (पलायण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Palāyana.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Palāyana (ಪಲಾಯನ):—

1) [noun] a running away from.

2) [noun] an act or instance or escaping.

3) [noun] (fig.) an escaping from reality, the responsibilities and routine of real life.

4) [noun] a seat for a rider on a horse, usu. padded and of leather.

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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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