Alternative spellings of this word include Savinay.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Savinaya (सविनय) refers to “humility”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, “Thinking like this and consulting one another they, in their bewilderment, decided to send god Bṛhaspati there. O Nārada, then Indra and other gods, went to Bṛhaspati’s abode lovingly with humility (savinaya), in their eagerness to achieve their self-interest. Reaching there, all the gods including Indra bowed to Bṛhaspati and submitted every detail to him”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय).—a. Modest, humble.

-yam ind. Modestly, respectfully.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Modest, well-behaved. n.

(-yaṃ) Modestly, respectfully. E. sa with, vinaya propriety.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय).—adj. well-behaved, modest, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 21. [ºyam-], adv. humbly, modestly, [Pañcatantra] 47, 1; [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 86, 10; graciously, [Hitopadeśa] 12, 2, M.M.

Savinaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and vinaya (विनय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय).—[adjective] well-bred, modest, polite; [neuter] [adverb]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय):—[=sa-vinaya] [from sa > sa-vaṃśā] mfn. having good behaviour or propriety, well-conducted, well-behaved, modest (am ind.), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय):—[sa-vinaya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Respectful.

[Sanskrit to German]

Savinaya in German

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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 dictionary

Savinaya (सविनय) [Also spelled savinay]:—(a and adv) courteous(ly), modest(ly), polite(ly); civil; —[avajñā] civil disobedience; •[āṃdolana] civil disobedience movement (launched by Gandhiji during the Indian freedom movement).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Savinaya (ಸವಿನಯ):—[adjective] polite and humble.

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Savinaya (ಸವಿನಯ):—[noun] politeness and humbleness.

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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)

Partial matches: Sha, Vinaya, Ca.

Starts with: Savinaya-anurodha, Savinaya-avajna, Savinayam, Savinayastha.

Ends with: Kilesavinaya, Parokshavinaya.

Full-text: Savinayam, Savinaya-anurodha, Savinay-anurodh, Savinay, Paryakula, Paricar, Sha.

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