Tiryac: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Tiryac 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Tiryach.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiryac (तिर्यच्) or Tiryyac.—or tiryañc mfn. (tiryaṅ tiraścī tiryak) Moving tortuously, going crookedly or awry, (the neuter is also used adverbially: see tiryak m. (-ryaṅ) 1. An animal, a quadruped. 2. A bird, or any animal moving tortuously. f. (-ryañcī) The female of an animal, a beast or bird. E. tiras crookedly, añc to go, affix kvip.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiryac (तिर्यच्):—[tiryyañja (tiryyaṅ-tiraścī-tiryyak) a.] Moving tortuously; an animal; a bird. f. ryyañcī.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tiryac (तिर्यच्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tiria, Tiriaṃca, Tirikkha, Tiriccha.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tiryach, Tiryagantara, Tiryagayana, Tiryagdish, Tiryagga, Tiryaggunana, Tiryagiksha, Tiryagisha, Tiryagja, Tiryagjana, Tiryagjati, Tiryagjya, Tiryagyana, Tiryagyona, Tiryakpramana, Tiryakprekshana, Tiryakprekshin, Tiryaksutra.
Full-text (+16): Tiryagja, Tiryagyana, Tiryagjati, Tiryagiksha, Tiryakprekshana, Tiryagyona, Tiryaggunana, Tiryagga, Tiryagjana, Tiryagisha, Tiryakprekshin, Tiryagdish, Tiryakpramana, Tiryagantara, Tiryagayana, Tiriccha, Tiryagjya, Tiryaksutra, Tiryanc, Tiria.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Tiryac; (plurals include: Tiryacs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
Biology in Bhaskarakantha’s Cittanubodhasastra < [Volume 3 (1993)]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
3. Meditation in the Ācārāṅga Sūtra < [Chapter 2 - Pre-Modern History of Meditation in Jainism]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
1. Language and Grammar of the Paumacariyam < [Chapter 11 - Literary Evaluation]