Tryayusha, Tryāyuṣa: 6 definitions
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Tryayusha 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 Tryāyuṣa can be transliterated into English as Tryayusa or Tryayusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual TheoryTryāyuṣa (त्र्यायुष) refers to the “three lives”, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Tryāyuṣa-karaṇa rite is mentioned under the header called Concluding rites (homa, etc.).
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Heidelberg Asian Studies Publishing: Das brahmanische Initiationsritual der Bāhun und Chetrī im Kathmandu-TalTryāyuṣa (त्र्यायुष) refers to the “threefold life” (Cf. Tryāyuṣakaraṇa), according to Nepali textbooks dealing with rituals, such as the Karmakāṇḍabhāskara by Dadhirāma Marāsini and the Vratabandhapaddhati (Bratabandha Paddhati) by Ṛṣirāma Śarmā Ghimire.
Tryāyuṣa is sometimes interpreted as the three ages:
- childhood (bālya),
- youth (yuvā) and
- old age (jarā).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTryāyuṣa (त्र्यायुष).—[neuter] the threefold life (childhood, youth, & old age).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tryāyuṣa (त्र्यायुष):—[=try-āyuṣa] [from try] n. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 77]) threefold vital power (‘threefold period of life id est. childhood, youth, and old age’ [Scholiast or Commentator]), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā iii, 62]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xii, 9, 1, 8.]
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