Preyas, Preya: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyPreya (प्रेय) refers to one of the various Alaṅkāras (‘figures of speech’) classified as Artha (‘sense’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—The poet has also made the use of this ‘preya-alaṅkāra’ in the poem Bhīṣmacarita. This one is full of sentiments. For instance, in VII.41 Satyavatī says that her eyes have become meaningful as she sees him. She further says that she does not doubt in the fact that the merits of her previous birth have indeed resulted. Here the deep sense of affection and devotion is reflected here.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPreyas (प्रेयस्).—a. (-sī f.) Dearer, more beloved or agreeable &c. (compar. of priya q. v.). -m.
1) A lover, husband; प्रेयसः परमां प्रीतिमुवाह प्रेयसी रहः (preyasaḥ paramāṃ prītimuvāha preyasī rahaḥ) Bhāgavata 9.18.47.
2) A dear friend; निष्णातश्च समागमोऽपि विहितस्त्वत्प्रेयसः कान्तया, संप्रीतौ नृपनन्दनौ यदपरं प्रेयस्तदप्युच्यताम् (niṣṇātaśca samāgamo'pi vihitastvatpreyasaḥ kāntayā, saṃprītau nṛpanandanau yadaparaṃ preyastadapyucyatām) || Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.24. -m., -n.
1) Flattery.
2) The desired fruit of 'heaven' etc. but not a means to salvation; श्रेयश्च प्रेयश्च मनुष्य- मेतस्तौ संपरीत्य विविनक्ति धीरः (śreyaśca preyaśca manuṣya- metastau saṃparītya vivinakti dhīraḥ) Kaṭh.
3) Good service, welfare; प्रेयो विधास्यन्ति वाम् (preyo vidhāsyanti vām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.19.
-sī A wife, mistress; Bhāgavata 9.18.47.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreyas (प्रेयस्).—mfn.
(-yān-yasī-yaḥ) Dearest, most beloved, very dear. f. (-sī) A wife, a mistress. E. priya dear, and īyasun aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Preyas (प्रेयस्):—[from prī] mfn. ([Comparative degree] [from] priya) dearer, more agreeable, m° desired, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. a lover, [Amaru-śataka; Kathāsaritsāgara]
3) [v.s. ...] a dear friend, [Mālatīmādhava]
4) [from prī] n. (in [rhetoric]) flattery, [Pratāparudrīya; Kuvalayānanda; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPreyas (प्रेयस्):—[(yān-yasī-yaḥ) a.] Dearest, very dear. f. A wife, a mistress.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Preyas (प्रेयस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pejja.
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 dictionaryPreya (प्रेय) [Also spelled prey]:—(nm) mundane achievement, worldly pleasure/acquirement; ~[vāda] hedonism; ~[vādī] a hedonist; hedonistic.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrēya (ಪ್ರೇಯ):—
1) [noun] 'a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterised by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: well-being.'2) [noun] (peot.) a style that is tender and expressive of love, affection, etc.
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: Preyahkara, Preyasa, Preyasi, Preyassu, Preyasta, Preyastva, Preyasvin.
Full-text (+1): Pejja, Preyopatya, Preyahkara, Preyastva, Preyasvin, Preyasta, Preyasi, Preyams, Abhishtata, Preyassu, Vatsapreya, Vajabhojin, Prey, Antaratara, Prema, Shreya, Srey, Shabdaguna, Priya, Vacyalankara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 5.7 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 5.3 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Text 5.6 < [Chapter 5 - Second-rate Poetry]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
4. Subhāṣitāvalī in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 5 - Kuntaka’s Evaluation of some Stray Verses]
4. Kumārasambhava in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 2 - Kuntaka’s appraisal of Kālidāsa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.14.57 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Verse 2.1.277 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 8.4.3 < [Section 8.4]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Vidyā and Avidyā in Yoga Philosophy < [Chapter 3 - The Philosophical Tenets in the Śānti-parva]
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