Palayana, Palāyana: 16 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypalāyana : (nt.) running away.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPalāyana, (nt.) (fr. palāy) running away DhA. I, 164. See also pālana. (Page 440)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypalāyana (पलायन).—n (S) Running away, fleeing, flight.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpalāyana (पलायन).—n Running away, flight.
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 dictionaryPalāyana (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 DictionaryPalāyana (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 DictionaryPalāyana (पलायन).—i. e. palā (for parā) -i + ana, n. Flight, running away, [Pañcatantra] 63, 9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPalāyana (पलायन).—[neuter] flight, escape.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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 DictionaryPalāyana (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.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPalāyana (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 dictionaryPalāyaṇa (पलायण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Palāyana.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPalāyana (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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Palayanagai, Palayanaka, Palayanamanas, Palayanapamdita, Palayanaparayana, Palayanasurekara, Palayanavada, Palayanavadi, Palayanavishaya, Palayanaya.
Ends with: Apalayana, Bhuyahpalayana, Capalayana, Gaupalayana, Karenupalayana, Pippalayana, Prapalayana, Ranapalayana, Vipalayana.
Full-text: Prapalayana, Vipalayana, Palana, Palayanaparayana, Palayanavishaya, Palayanamanas, Apalayana, Bhuyahpalayana, Palayita, Palayan, Kshirashara, Akshama, Palanem, Avashtambha, Nasa.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.11.93 < [Chapter 11 - The Characteristics of Nityānanda]
Verse 2.8.27 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Verse 3.4.308 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 10.3 < [Chapter 10 - Vibhūti-yoga (appreciating the opulences of the Supreme Lord)]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)