Sahya: 21 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Sahya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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 Sahy.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaSahya (सह्य).—One of the seven holy mountains (kulaparvata) situated in Bhārata, a region south of mount Meru, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. In the settlements (janapada) along these mountains dwell Āryas and Mlecchas who drink water from the rivers flowing there. Meru is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, which is ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSahya (सह्य).—A mountain on the plain of Lavaṇasamudra (salt sea). Monkeys, in the course of their search for Sītā crossed this mountain, which is one of the saptakulaparvatas (seven great mountains) in India. Nahuṣa once picnicked on this mountain along with apsarā women. (Udyoga Parva, Chapters 11 and 12; Vana Parva, Chapter 282; Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSahya (सह्य) or Sahyādri is the name of a mountain from where the Rudrākṣa trees are said to be very sacred, according to the Śivapurāṇa 1.25, while explaining the greatness of Rudrākṣa:—“[...] Rudrākṣas grown in Gauḍa land became great favourites of Śiva. They were grown in Mathurā, Laṅkā, Ayodhyā, Malaya, Sahya mountain, Kāśī and other places. They are competent to break asunder the clustered sins unbearable to the others, as the sacred texts have declared”.
Note: Sahya is one of the seven principal ranges, the other six being Mahendra, Malaya, Sūktimat, Rikṣa, Vindhya and Pāripātra or Pāriyātra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSahya (सह्य).—(also Sahyādri): a Kulaparvata; mountain in Bhārtavarṣa; from this the Kāverī rises. Sages of this place visited Dvārakā.1 A Kulaparvata where sages performed penance; recovered from the sea with cities and villages.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 16; VII. 13. 12; X. 90. 28 [4]; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 89. 104; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 3.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 8; III. 56. 22 and 57; 57. 27; 58. 24; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 17, 29.
Sahya (सह्य) refers to the name of a Mountain mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.10). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Sahya) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraSahya (सह्य) is the name of a mountain said to be located within the Dākṣiṇāpatha (Deccan) region. Countries within this region pertain to the Dākṣinātyā local usage (pravṛtti) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 14. These pravṛttis provide information regarding costumes, languages, and manners in different countries of the world.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (śāstra) of performing arts, (nāṭya, e.g., theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing dramatic plays (nataka) and poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikathaSahya (सह्य).—One of the eight kulaparvatas (boundary-mountains) mentioned by Soḍḍhala.—Sahya is also one of the seven principal chains of mountain in India, It.is still known as Sahyādri and is the same as the northern portico of western ghāts as far as their junction with the Nīlagiri, north of Malaya. It is situated between the river Kāveri in the South and the Godāvarī in the North.
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaSahya (सह्य) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—The northern part of Western Ghats, which is situated between the river Kāverī in the south side and the Godāvarī in the north.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)Sahya (सह्य) is the name of a region whose waters (i.e., rivers) produce negative conditions, as mentioned in verse 5.11-12 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] (those) [rivers, viz., nadī] again springing from the Sahya and Vindhya; [produce] leprosy, jaundice, and diseases of the head; (those) coming from the Pāriyātra (are) destructive of the (three) humours (and) promotive of strength and virility”.
Note: The Sahya is the northern part of the Western Ghats, as distinguished from the Malaya or southern part of them.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geogprahy
Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsSahya (सह्य) is the name of one of the seven kulaparvata (clan mountain) of Bhāratavarṣa, associated with a distinct country or tribe.—As ascertained by Professor Hemachandra Raychaudhuri, Sahya is the mountain par excellence of the Aparāntas.
Sahya, which also finds mention in the Nasik eulogy, is represented by the Western Ghats, which form analmost continuous wall with an elevation of about four thousand feet for the greater part of its length. Kālidāsa describes this mountain as nitamba of the earth, and connects it with the Aparāntas.
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)Sahya (सह्य) refers to one of the seven kulaparvatas (chief mountains) mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. Sahya refers to western Ghats above the Coimbatore gap.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysahya (सह्य).—a S (Possible, purposed, necessary &c.) to be borne, suffered, endured, tolerated.
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sahya (सह्य).—m S sahyādri m (S sahya & adri Mountain.) One of the principal ranges of the mountains of India,--that on the north-west side of the peninsula, dividing the Konkan̤s from the Desh.
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sāhya (साह्य).—n (S) Assistance, aid, help. 2 Companionship, fellowship, combination, association.
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sāhyā (साह्या).—m (Or sāyā from sāya or śāka) The Teak tree or wood.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsahya (सह्य).—a (Possible) to be borne, suffered, endured.
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sāhya (साह्य).—n Assistance. Companionship.
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 dictionarySahya (सह्य).—a.
1) Bearable, supportable, endurable; अपि सह्या ते शिरोवेदना (api sahyā te śirovedanā) Mu.5; M.3.4.
2) To be borne or endured; कथं तूष्णीं सह्यो निरवधिरिदानीं तु विरहः (kathaṃ tūṣṇīṃ sahyo niravadhiridānīṃ tu virahaḥ) U.3.44.
3) Able to bear.
4) Adequate or equal to.
5) Sweet, agreeable.
6) Strong, powerful.
-hyaḥ Name of one of the seven principal mountain ranges in India, a part of the western Ghāts at some distance from the sea; रामास्रोत्सारितोऽप्यासीत् सह्यलग्न इवार्णवः (rāmāsrotsārito'pyāsīt sahyalagna ivārṇavaḥ) R.4.53,52; Ki.18.5.
-hyam 1 Health, convalescence.
2) Assistance.
3) Fitness, adequacy.
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Sāhya (साह्य).—
1) Conjunction, union, fellowship, society,
2) Assistance, help.
Derivable forms: sāhyam (साह्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySahya (सह्य).—nt. (= Sanskrit Lex. id.), health, welfare, fortune: [Page589-a+ 71] Divyāvadāna 258.16, see s.v. asahya, to which this is probably a secondary back-formation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySahya (सह्य).—mfn.
(-hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) 1. To be borne or suffered. 2. Equal or adequate to. 3. Sweet, agreeable. 4. Powerful, strong. n.
(-hyaṃ) 1. Health, convalescence. 2. Assistance. m.
(-hyaḥ) One of the seven principal ranges of the mountains of India; the mountainous country on north-west side of the Peninsula or towards Poonah, &c., and in which the river Godavari takes its rise. E. ṣah to bear, aff. yat .
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Sāhya (साह्य).—n.
(-hyaṃ) Society, conjunction. 2. Aid, assistance. E. saha with, together with, aff. of the abstract ṣyañ or ṇyat aff; or sahya-aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySahya (सह्य).—A. See sah. B. i. e. saha + ya, I. adj. Powerful, strong. Ii. n. 1. Health, convalescence. 2. Assistance, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 3, 26. C. m. The name of a range of mountains, [Kirātārjunīya] 18, 5.
— Cf. perhaps and in [Latin] sanus, but questionable on account of [Anglo-Saxon.] sund; [Old High German.] ga-sunt (perhaps = saha + vant).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySahya (सह्य).—[adjective] to be borne or endured, tolerable, resistibls ([abstract] tā [feminine]); [Name] of a mountain.
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Sāhya (साह्य).—[neuter] assistance, help.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sahya (सह्य):—[from sah] mfn. to be borne or endured, endurable, tolerable, resistible, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] able to bear, equal to, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] powerful, strong, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] sweet, agreeable, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of the 7 principal ranges of mountains in India (See kula-giri)
6) [v.s. ...] of a mountainous district (in which the Go-dāvarī rises in the Name W of the Deccan), [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc.
7) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vivasvat ([varia lectio] mahya), [Mahābhārata]
8) [v.s. ...] mn. help. assistance (oftener sāhya), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
9) [v.s. ...] m. health, convalescence, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Sāhya (साह्य):—[from sāh] a n. conquering, overthrowing, victory (See abhimāti-, nṛ-, and pṛtanā-ṣāhya)
11) [v.s. ...] aid, assistance (often [varia lectio] sahya; with √kṛ or dā, ‘to give assistance’), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
12) [v.s. ...] conjunction, society, fellowship (in this meaning perhaps [from] saha or contracted from sāhāyya), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [from sāhitya] b See [column]1.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Sahya-dash-aparadha, Sahyabhuta, Sahyadhriti, Sahyadri, Sahyadrikhanda, Sahyaja, Sahyakara, Sahyakarman, Sahyakrit, Sahyamahibhrit, Sahyams, Sahyaparvata, Sahyara, Sahyarela, Sahyari, Sahyas, Sahyata, Sahyatem, Sahyatmaja, Sahyavarnana.
Ends with: Abhimatishahya, Abhishahya, Aprasahya, Asahya, Avishahya, Dauhsahya, Durvishahya, Nrishahya, Prasahya, Pritanashahya, Samprasahya, Vishahya.
Full-text (+60): Sahyakrit, Sahyadri, Bhimarathi, Asahya, Sahyavarnana, Tungabhadra, Sahyatmaja, Godavari, Sahyakara, Kulacala, Sahyas, Sahyamahibhrit, Vanjula, Sahyaparvata, Sahyata, Suprayoga, Sahyakarman, Kulaparvata, Prasahyakarin, Sahyavasini.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 39 - Krishna Meets with Parasurama < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 38 - The Sons of Yadu and Their Conquests < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 110 - Baladeva’s Mantra for Protecting Pradyumna < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 12 - The narrative of Śiva’s holy centres and temples < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Chapter 36 - The statements of the seven sages < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 41 - Description of the Altar-Structure < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LXV - Story of bhasa and vilasa < [Book V - Upasama khanda (upashama khanda)]
Chapter CXII - Flight of the foreign foes < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter XXXVII - Catalogue of the forces continued < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 25 - Bhārata Subcontinent
Chapter 61 - In praise of Mahājyeṣṭhi Full moon day in the month of Jyeṣṭha
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 111 - The Greatness of Kṛṣṇā and Veṇī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
One hundred and eight (108) names of Sāvitrī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]