Vacaniya, Vacanīya: 10 definitions

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Vacaniya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Vachaniya.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vacanīya, (adj.) (grd. formation fr. vacana) to be spoken to, or to be answered D. I, 175; Sn. p. 140. (Page 592)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vacanīya (वचनीय).—a S (Proper or fit) to be spoken or said; also to be uttered or expressed.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vacanīya (वचनीय).—a. [vac-anīyar]

1) To be said, spoken, or related.

2) Censurable, blamable; वचनीयस्य यो भुङ्क्ते तमाहुः शोणितं ह्रदम् (vacanīyasya yo bhuṅkte tamāhuḥ śoṇitaṃ hradam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.135.16.

-yam Blame, censure, reproach; न कामवृत्तिर्वचनीयमीक्षते (na kāmavṛttirvacanīyamīkṣate) Kumārasambhava 5.82; वचनीयमिदं व्यवस्थितं रमण त्वामनुयामि यद्यपि (vacanīyamidaṃ vyavasthitaṃ ramaṇa tvāmanuyāmi yadyapi) 4.21; भवति योजयितुर्वचनीयता (bhavati yojayiturvacanīyatā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.75; Kirātārjunīya 9.39,65; Mṛcchakaṭika 4.1.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanīya (वचनीय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) 1. To be spoken or said. 2. Censurable, to be noticed or reproved. n.

(-yaṃ) Censure. E. vac to speak. anīyar aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanīya (वचनीय).—[adjective] to be spoken, mentioned, called, or reproved; [neuter] reproach, censure. Abstr. [feminine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vacanīya (वचनीय):—[from vac] mfn. to be spoken or uttered, mentionable, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] to be called or named, [Nirukta, by Yāska]

3) [v.s. ...] to be spoken about or against, censurable, liable to reproach, [Harivaṃśa]

4) [v.s. ...] n. reproach, censure, blame, [Kālidāsa; Uttararāma-carita]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vacanīya (वचनीय):—[(yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a.] That should be spoken; censurable.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vacanīya (वचनीय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vayaṇijja.

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Vacaniya in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vacanīya (ವಚನೀಯ):—

1) [adjective] that can be or is fit to be spoken.

2) [adjective] fit to be condemned, censured.

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Vacanīya (ವಚನೀಯ):—[noun] a condemning as wrong; strong disapproval; censure.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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