Shatayus, Śatāyus, Shata-ayus: 11 definitions
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Shatayus means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śatāyus can be transliterated into English as Satayus or Shatayus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Śatāyus (शतायुस्).—One of the six sons of Purūravas by Urvaśī. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 75, Verse 24).
2) Śatāyus (शतायुस्).—A warrior, who fought on the Kaurava side against the Pāṇḍavas. He fought from the 'waist' position of the Vyūha made by Bhīṣma and courted death. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 75, Verse 22; Śalya Parva, Chapter 2, Verse 19).
Śatāyus (शतायुस्) or Śatāyu is one of the six sons of Aila Purūravas, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] Aila Purūravas, the most illustrious pious king gets married to Urvaśī, the heavenly damsel who is cursed by Brahmā to spend sometime here on earth. Purūravas begets on her six sons—Āyu, Mayu, Amāyu, Viśvāyu, Śatāyus (Śatāyu) and Śrutāyu. All these are celebrated like Semi-divine beings (devayonaya).
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Śatāyus (शतायुस्) is one of the sons of king Cirāyus according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 41. Accordingly, “... and a son of that King Cirāyus, born to him by another wife, named Śatāyus, was placed on his throne by his chief ministers”.
The story of Śatāyus and Cirāyus was narrated by Marubhūti in order to demonstrate that “this world of living beings was appointed by the Creator unstable, and full of grief hard to ward off, and even with hundreds of efforts it is impossible for anyone to do anything here which the Creator does not wish him to do”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śatāyus, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Śatāyus (शतायुस्) refers to the “one hundred years” (of one’s life), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years (śatāyus), should practise dharma, artha and kāma at different times and in such a manner that they may harmonize together and not clash in any way. He should acquire learning in his childhood, in his youth and middle age he should attend to artha and kāma, and in his old age he should perform dharma, and thus seek to gain mokṣa, i.e. release from further transmigration. Or, on account of the uncertainty of life, he may practise them at times when they are enjoined to be practised. But one thing is to be noted, he should lead the life of a religious student until he finishes his education”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śatāyus (शतायुस्).—a. lasting or living for a hundred years.
Śatāyus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and āyus (आयुस्).
Śatāyus (शतायुस्).—m.
(-yuḥ) A man of hundred years old. E. śata, and āyus life.
Śatāyus (शतायुस्).—m. a man a hundred years old, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 32, 18; an old man. Cf. [Latin] aevum, [Gothic.] aivs.
Śatāyus is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and āyus (आयुस्).
Śatāyus (शतायुस्).—[feminine] śatāyuṣī = śatāyu.
1) Śatāyus (शतायुस्):—[from śata] n. an age or life (consisting) of a h° years, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mf(uṣī)n. attaining the age of a h° y°, [Atharva-veda; Kāṭhaka; Lāṭyāyana] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] m. a man a h° years old, a centenarian, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of various men, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Śatāyus (शतायुस्):—[śatā+yus] (yuḥ) a. Hundred years old.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
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