Sudaya, Sudāya, Su-daya: 8 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySudāya (सुदाय).—
1) a good or auspicious gift.
2) a special gift given on particular solemn occasions.
3) one who offers such a gift.
Derivable forms: sudāyaḥ (सुदायः).
Sudāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and dāya (दाय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySudaya (सुदय).—name of a future Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.330.14.
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Sūdayā (सूदया).—(probably [compound] of su- and udaya, [bahuvrīhi]), n. or epithet of a magic herb: °yā nāmauṣadhis, tayā…Divyāvadāna 455.23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySudāya (सुदाय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A special gift, as alms to a student at his initiation, a nuptial present, &c. E. su auspicious, and dāya a gift.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySudāya (सुदाय).—m. A special gift, as a nuptial present, &c.
Sudāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and dāya (दाय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sudāya (सुदाय):—[=su-dāya] [from su > su-tanaya] m. a good or auspicious gift, a special gift on [particular] occasions (e.g. a gift to a student at his investiture with the sacred thread or Yajñôpavīta, a nuptial present etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. one who makes the above gift (e.g. a father, mother, husband etc.), [Dāyabhāga]
3) Sūdayā (सूदया):—f. (= sūd ?) a herb, [Divyāvadāna]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySudāya (सुदाय):—[su-dāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A special gift on a particular occasion.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSudāya (ಸುದಾಯ):—[noun] something that is presented to a bride or bridegroom.
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: Daya, Cu, Taya, Shu.
Starts with: Sudayaka.
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