Raya: 22 definitions
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Raya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Raya (रय):—One of the six sons of Purūravā (son of Budha) by the womb of Urvaśī. He had a son named Eka. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.15.1-2)
Raya (रय).—A King of the lunar dynasty and son of Purūravas. Urvaśī, who had many sons like Āyus, Śrutāyus, Satyāyus, Raya, Vijaya and Jaya. (Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha).
Raya (रय).—Son of Purūravas and Ūrvaśī. Father of Eka.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 15. 1-2.
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India history and geography
Rāya.—(IE 8-2; BL), title of nobility; derived from Sans- krit Rājan; cf. Rāva. Note: rāya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Raya, (fr. ri, riṇāti to let loose or flow, which is taken as ray at Dhtp 234, defd as “gamana, ” and at Dhtm 336 as “gati. ” The root ri itself is given at Dhtm 351 in meaning “santati, ” i.e. continuation.—On etym. cp. Vedic retaḥ; Lat. rivus river=Gall, Rēnos “Rhine. ” See Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. rivus) speed, lit. current Abhp 40. See rava1. (Page 565)
raya (ရယ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[raya+a．nīti,dhātu．139．rayanti gacchanti etenāti rayo．,ṭī．4va．raya-saṃ,prā．]
[ရယ+အ။ နီတိ၊ဓာတု။၁၃၉။ ရယန္တိ ဂစ္ဆန္တိ ဧတေနာတိ ရယော။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၄ဝ။ ရယ-သံ၊ပြာ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
raya—
(Burmese text): အရှိန်အဟုန်။
(Auto-Translation): Acceleration.
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
rayā (रया).—f Virtue, value, weight, worth, lustre, flavor, goodness, excellence (of a person, thing, business, act, or state). 2 Honor or dignity; credit or character. Ex. gavatālā jī rayā tī malā nāhīṃ. rayā jāṇēṃ g. of s. To lose its virtue or value; to become worthless.
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rāya (राय).—m (rājā) A king. See further under rāva.
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rāyā (राया).—m (rāya King.) A title of majesty or grandeur, assumed by blades, swells, opium-eaters &c. in speaking pompously.
rayā (रया).—f Virtue, value. Honour; credit. rayā jāṇēṃ Become worthless.
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rāya (राय).—m A king; a title of honour.
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
Raya (रय).—[ray-ac]
1) The stream of a river, current; जम्बूकुञ्जप्रतिहतरयं तोयमादाय गच्छेः (jambūkuñjapratihatarayaṃ toyamādāya gaccheḥ) Meghadūta 2.
2) Force, speed, velocity; तोयस्येवाप्रतिहतरयः सैकतं सेतुमोघः (toyasyevāpratihatarayaḥ saikataṃ setumoghaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.36; Bhāg. 5.3.14.
3) Zeal, ardour, vehemence, impetuosity.
Derivable forms: rayaḥ (रयः).
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Rāya (राय).—A king, prince (often at the beginning or end of proper names; it is a corruption of rājan).
Derivable forms: rāyaḥ (रायः).
Raya (रय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Speed, velocity. 2. The stream or current of a river. 3. Violence, ardour, zeal. E. ray to go, gha aff.
Raya (रय).—i. e. rī + a, m. 1. The stream of a river, [Hitopadeśa] iii. [distich] 49. 2. Speed, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 20.
Raya (रय).—[masculine] current, stream, course, quick motion, haste; [instrumental] & [ablative] quickly, rapidly.
1) Raya (रय):—m. (√rī) the stream of a river, current, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) quick motion, speed, swiftness (yeṇa ind. and yāt ind. quickly, immediately, straightway), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
3) course (cf. saṃvatsarar)
4) impetuosity, vehemence, ardour, zeal, [Śiśupāla-vadha; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) Name of a son of Purū-ravas, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
6) of another king, [Catalogue(s)]
7) Rāya (राय):—1. rāya See a-rāya.
8) 2. rāya m. (at the beginning or end of a proper Name used as a title of honour = rājan, of which it is a corruption) a king, prince
9) Name of a son of Purū-ravas, [Horace H. Wilson] ([probably] [wrong reading] for raya).
Raya (रय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. Speed; current of a river.
Raya (रय):—(von rī) m.
1) Strömung, Strom [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1087.] [Halāyudha 3, 47.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 40.] nadī sg. und pl. [Mahābhārata 2, 681.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 64, 69.] [Spr. 2142.] ambu [Rāmāyaṇa.2, 63, 43.] ambhasām [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 24, 28.] nimnagā [31, 235.] jambūṣaṇḍapratihatarayaṃ toyam [Meghadūta 20.] schnelle Bewegung, Geschwindigkeit [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 59.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 494.] [Halāyudha 2, 288.] hayaṃ gatarayam [Spr. 2899.] rathena anudghātarayeṇa [Raghuvaṃśa ed. Calc. 2, 72.] rathacaraṇaparibhramaṇa [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 8, 6.] āśurayolmukagraha [13, 3.] [PAÑCAR. 3, 14, 19.] rayāt eiligst, stracks [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 14, 130.] rayeṇa dass. [Oxforder Handschriften 280,b,5.] Lauf in übertr. Bed. saṃvatsara [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 29, 18.] āśurayaḥ prajvāraḥ [23.] heftiger Drang, Heftigkeit, Innigkeit: viṣayaviṣa [5, 3, 14.] roṣa [Spr. 4074.] bhaktiranudinamedhamānarayā [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 7, 7.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Purūravas [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 15, 1. 2.] eines andern Fürsten [Oxforder Handschriften 280,b,5.] — Vgl. payo, bhūta .
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Rāya (राय):—m. am Anfange und am Ende von Personennamen = rājan Fürst; vgl. ānanda, kalyāṇa, khānā, govinda, bukka, māṇikya, mūkala, yātala, yādava . Nach [WILSON] in [Viṣṇupurāṇa 398, Nalopākhyāna 1] ist rāya im [Bhāgavatapurāṇa] ein Sohn des Purūravas; die gedruckten Ausgg. ( [9, 15, 1]) haben aber raya . Im Index des [Oxforder Handschriften] wird rāya als ein Sohn Viśokadeva’s aufgeführt, der Text [280,b,5] hat aber raya .
Raya (रय):—m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) —
1) Stromung , Strom. —
2) schnelle Bewegung , Geschwindigkeit. rayeṇa ([Kād. (1872) 2,12,3]) und rayāt eiligst , stracks. —
3) Lauf in übertragener Bed. —
4) heftiger Drang , Heftigkeit , Innigkeit. —
5) Nomen proprium zweier Fürsten.
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Rāya (राय):—1. in arāya und arāya.
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Rāya (राय):—2. m. —
1) am Anfange und am Ende von Personennamen = rāja Fürst. —
2) Nomen proprium Richtig raya.
Raya (रय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Raya.
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
Rāya (राय) [Also spelled ray]:—(nf) opinion, view; advice; (nm) a king; —[kāyama karanā] to form an opinion; —[māṃganā] to seek the advice of; —[milanā] to see eye to eye; —[milānā] to compare notes, to exchange views.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Rāya (राय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Rāja.
2) Raya (रय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Raj.
3) Raya (रय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Raca.
4) Raya (रय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rajas.
5) Raya (रय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rata.
6) Raya (रय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Raya.
7) Rāya (राय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rāj.
8) Rāya (राय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rāga.
9) Rāya (राय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rājan.
10) Rāya (राय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rātra.
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
Raya (ರಯ):—
1) [noun] speed or vehemence of an action.
2) [noun] a forceful flow of water; a stream.
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Rāya (ರಾಯ):—
1) [noun] a king; a ruler; a monarch.
2) [noun] a suffix used in the names of men (sometimes, as a surname).
3) [noun] a master; a lord.
4) [noun] ಬರುತ್ತಾ ಬರುತ್ತಾ ರಾಯರ ಕುದುರೆ ಕತ್ತೆಯಾಯಿತು [barutta barutta rayara kudure katteyayitu] baruttābaruttārāyara kudure katteyāyitu (prov.) over a period of time an intelligent person has turned to be stupid.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Rāya (राय):—n. 1. opinion; idea; thought; principle; theory; judgment; view; 2. suggestion; advice; counsel;
2) Rāyā (राया):—[rāyā / rāyo] n. brown mustard;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches (+0): Raya, A.
Starts with (+25): Raya raghava, Raya ramashankara, Raya-balsa, Raya-dekhaunu, Raya-katnu, Raya-rauta, Raya-rekha, Rayabhara, Rayabhari, Rayabharitana, Rayabheri, Rayabherige, Rayabidi, Rayabogari, Rayabore, Rayacanda, Rayacara, Rayagidibidi, Rayagidiga, Rayagili.
Full-text (+931): Araya, Bhutaraya, Raya raghava, Rayas, Govindaraya, Rayamukuta, Kalyanaraya, Anandaraya, Shantaraya, Rayambhatta, Khanaraya, Rayarangala, Kacuraya, Rudraraya, Kharanaraya, Yadavaraya, Hariraya, Vedangaraya, Nadiraya, Payoraya.
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