Tyaktva, Tyaktvā: 10 definitions
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Tyaktva 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा):—Omitted / rejected
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to “abandoning all ties”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “He is called Tūṣṇīśa because of (his) silence (tūṣṇī). This is because, born into the three worlds, and observing a vow of silence he always practised (the knowledge of) Gaurī and Nirvāṇa. O Umā, abandoning all ties (tyaktvā) he, that sage who had washed away all sin, wandered (all over) the earth and sea in disguse. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to “destruction”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If the eclipses should fall in the lunar month of Śrāvaṇa, the people of Kāśmīra, of Pulinda and of Cīna (China), the Yavanas, the Kurus, the Gāndhāras and the people of Madhyadeśa (Central Provinces), the horses of Kāmboja and the crops of Śarat will perish [i.e., tyaktvā]; the rest of mankind will enjoy prosperity and will be happy”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to “casting off (one’s necklaces)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] Saying thus with great grief, Menā entered the chamber of anger. Casting off (tyaktvā) her necklaces she lay downon the ground sighing and sobbing. O dear, in the meantime all those seven celestial sages were remembered by Śiva whose mind was agitated by the pangs of separation from Pārvatī. All those seven sages, as soon as they were remembered by Śiva, came there in person as though they were another set of wish-yielding Kalpa trees. [...]”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to “having abandoned (divisible objects)”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Therefore, having abandoned (tyaktvā) divisible objects through meditation on the indivisible self, the breath disappears. After that, the mind [disappears] and because of the disappearance. of the [mind], liberation [occurs]. Having reflected thus [on this sequence], O adepts, make an effort to obtain the natural, pure, undivided and unchangeable no-mind [state] right from the start. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to the “casting off (of old feathers)” (of a hawk), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “[...] In the rainy season, when the breeze surcharged with the fragrance of the Kadamba flowers blows in every direction, when the river-water becomes dirty with the washings by the rain, when the crickets fill the whole space with their noise, these birds should be tended in such a way that regaining their vigour they may cast off (tyaktvā) their old feathers and assume new ones just as snakes assume a new slough. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to “abandoning” (thoughts regarding the unthinkable), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] Owing to the distraction of such things as wrong identification, one is driven to strive for mental stillness. Recognising this pattern I am now established. [...] Trying to think the unthinkable, is doing something unnatural to thought. Abandoning (tyaktvā) such a practice therefore, I am now established [tyaktvā tadbhāvanaṃ tasmādevamevāhamāsthitaḥ]. He who has achieved this has achieved the goal of life. He who is of such a nature has done what has to be done”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा) refers to “having disposed” (one’s wealth), according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “After accepting a vessel, a cleaning implement, a garment, and any other material means of Dharma, an ascetic should purify these [objects] by [performing] prāṇāyāmas. (1) [...] Gold, sesame seeds, cows, a land grant, and a woman’s property: by accepting these things an ascetic falls [from the state of renunciant]; there can be no doubt about this. (6) Having disposed (tyaktvā) of all that wealth, [he should observe] a fast of three days, and then recite ten thousand times the Gāyatrī; then he should attain purity. (7)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा).—ind. Having left or abandoned. E. tyaj, and ktvā aff.
Tyaktvā (त्यक्त्वा).—[gerund] having left, i.e. excepting, with exception of ([accusative]).
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: Tyaktvarjita, Tyaktvarjita.
Full-text (+28): Naikatika, Samdarshanapatha, Tyaktvarjita, Meghamaya, Nihsva, Dattha, Pankteya, Munivrata, Nirargala, Vrittibhanga, Vrittivaikalya, Madhyasthata, Atmashuddhi, Asanga, Avamanyana, Duratas, Abhimanyamana, Abhimana, Vijvara, Parivraj.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.14.22 < [Chapter 14 - The Meeting of King Nanda and Uddhava]
Verse 2.6.20 < [Chapter 6 - The Liberation of Aghāsura]
Verse 1.7.33 < [Chapter 7 - Description of the Conquest of All Directions]
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 49 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
Page 131 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Page 256 < [Volume 1, Part 3 (1905)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)