Paryayashayana, Paryāyaśayana, Paryaya-shayana: 4 definitions
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Paryayashayana 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 Paryāyaśayana can be transliterated into English as Paryayasayana or Paryayashayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParyāyaśayana (पर्यायशयन).—alternate sleeping and watching.
Derivable forms: paryāyaśayanam (पर्यायशयनम्).
Paryāyaśayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms paryāya and śayana (शयन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParyāyaśayana (पर्यायशयन) or Paryyāyaśayana.—n.
(-naṃ) Alternate sleeping and watching. E. paryāya order, śayana sleeping.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParyāyaśayana (पर्यायशयन):—[=pary-āya-śayana] [from pary-āya > parī] n. alternate sleeping and watching, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParyāyaśayana (पर्यायशयन):—[paryāya-śayana] (naṃ) 1. n. Alternate sleeping and watching.
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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Partial matches: Sayana, Paryaya.
Full-text: Paryyayashayana.
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