Pashyanti, aka: Paśyantī; 4 Definition(s)

Introduction

Pashyanti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Paśyantī can be transliterated into English as Pasyanti or Pashyanti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Paśyantī (पश्यन्ती).—Name of the second out of the four successive stages in the origination or utterance of a word from the mouth. According to the ancient writers on Phonetics, sound or word (वाक् (vāk)) which is constituted of air (वायु (vāyu)) originates at the Mulaadhaaracakra where it is called परा (parā). It then springs up and it is called पश्यन्ती (paśyantī) in the second stage. Thence it comes up and is called मध्यमा (madhyamā) in the third stage; rising up from the third stage when the air strikes against the vocal chords in the glottis and comes in contact with the different parts of the mouth, it becomes articulate and is heard in the form of different sounds. when it is called वैखरी (vaikharī); cf. वैखर्या मध्यमायाश्च पश्यन्त्याश्चैतदद्भुतम् । अनेकतीर्थ-भेदायास्त्रय्या वाचः परं पदम् (vaikharyā madhyamāyāśca paśyantyāścaitadadbhutam | anekatīrtha-bhedāyāstrayyā vācaḥ paraṃ padam) Vaakyapadiya I. 144, and also cf. पश्यन्ती तु सा चलाचलप्रतिबद्धसमाधाना संनिविष्टज्ञेयाकारा प्रतिलीनाकारा निराकारा च परिच्छिन्नार्थप्रत्ययव-भासा संसृष्टार्थप्रत्यवभासा च प्रशान्तसर्वार्थ-प्रत्यवभासा चेत्यपरिमितभेदा । पश्यन्त्या रूप-मनपभ्रंशामसंकीर्ण लोकव्यवह्यरातीतम् । (paśyantī tu sā calācalapratibaddhasamādhānā saṃniviṣṭajñeyākārā pratilīnākārā nirākārā ca paricchinnārthapratyayava-bhāsā saṃsṛṣṭārthapratyavabhāsā ca praśāntasarvārtha-pratyavabhāsā cetyaparimitabhedā | paśyantyā rūpa-manapabhraṃśāmasaṃkīrṇa lokavyavahyarātītam |) com. on Vaakyapadiya I. 144. cf. also तत्र श्रोत्रविषया वैखरी । मध्यमा हृदयदशेस्था पदप्रत्यक्षानुपपत्त्या व्यवहारकारणम् । पश्यन्ती तु लोकव्यवहारातीता। योगिनां तु तत्रापि प्रकृतिप्रत्ययविभागावगतिरस्ति (tatra śrotraviṣayā vaikharī | madhyamā hṛdayadaśesthā padapratyakṣānupapattyā vyavahārakāraṇam | paśyantī tu lokavyavahārātītā| yogināṃ tu tatrāpi prakṛtipratyayavibhāgāvagatirasti) | परायां तु न इति त्रय्या इत्युक्तम् । (parāyāṃ tu na iti trayyā ityuktam |) Uddyota on चत्वारि वाक्परिमिता पदानि । (catvāri vākparimitā padāni |) M. Bh. Ahnika 1.

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Paśyantī (पश्यन्ती).—Parā, Paśyantī, Madhyamā and Vaikharī are the four stages through which sounds pass through before they become audible. At first, it is in the form of air. Then it teaches the stage of Paśyantī. The next stage is called Madhyamā (Kal P. 182) and the last one is Vaikharī where it is uttered, tridhā: into three.

context information

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

paśyantī (पश्यंती).—f S Speech in the second of its four stages from the first stirring of the air or breath to articulate utterance; the faint whispering at the breast. See parā, madhyamā, vaikharī.

Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paśyantī (पश्यन्ती).—

1) A harlot, courtezan.

2) A particular sound; cf. वैखरी शब्दनिष्पत्तिर्मध्यमा श्रुतिगोचरा । द्योतितार्था च पश्यन्ती सूक्ष्मा वागनपायिनी (vaikharī śabdaniṣpattirmadhyamā śrutigocarā | dyotitārthā ca paśyantī sūkṣmā vāganapāyinī) || Malli. on Ku.2.17; अविभागा तु पश्यन्ती सर्वतः संहृतक्रमा (avibhāgā tu paśyantī sarvataḥ saṃhṛtakramā) Mañjūṣā.

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