Vaidhavya: 13 definitions
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Vaidhavya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Vaidhavy.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य) refers to “widowhood”, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[...] Now he tells the fruit of the rotation of the bowl, starting from the east etc., and ending in the middle. According as the bowl rotates in cardinal directions from the east up to the middle of the basin, it causes respectively the good fortune of having the husband alive and devoted (saubhāgya), death, near death of the bride (vadhū-mṛtisama), the body full of diseases, the girl becomes the favourite [of all], resembles a courtesan, (?) virtuous, endowed wit h sons, wealth and relatives. Staying in the middle, [the bowl] grants noble [sons]. If the bowl becomes full (pūrṇā)[ and sinks] in the north, northeast, or in the east, it bestows auspiciousness; if it sinks (magnā) in the remaining directions, it is said to inflict widowhood [i.e., vaidhavya—vaidhavyadā] on the girl”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vaidhavya (वैधव्य).—n S (vidhavā) Widowhood.
vaidhavya (वैधव्य).—n Widowhood.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य).—Widowhood; नववैधव्यमसह्यवेदनम् (navavaidhavyamasahyavedanam) Kumārasambhava 4.1; M.5.
Derivable forms: vaidhavyam (वैधव्यम्).
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य).—i. e. vidhavā + ya, n. Widowhood, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 450.
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य).—[neuter] widowhood.
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य):—[from vaidhaveya] n. widowhood, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature etc.]
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य):—(vyaṃ) 1. n. Widowhood.
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य):—(wie eben) n. Wittwenstand [Mahābhārata 5, 3198. 8, 4483.] [Harivaṃśa 4256. 4794. 4843. 8856.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 68, 19. 3, 62, 15. 4, 18, 29. 6, 95, 27. 7, 24, 30. 25, 43.] [Raghuvaṃśa 12, 6.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 4, 1.] [Spr. (II) 1624. (I) 1563. 2184.] [Kirātārjunīya 11, 67.] [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 307.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 229.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 72.] bāla [Spr. (II) 1203.] avaidhavyāśiṣaḥ (von [BOPP] und [BENFEY] fälschlich als adj. gefasst) [Mahābhārata 3, 16725] ([Sāvitryupākhyāna 4, 12]). [16873. 5, 362.] Schol. zu [Bhaṭṭikavya 3, 22.]
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vehavva.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य) [Also spelled vaidhavy]:—(nm) widowhood; -[abhiśāpa] the curse of widowhood.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vaidhavya (ವೈಧವ್ಯ):—[noun] the state or condition of being a widow; widowhood.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vaidhavya (वैधव्य):—n. widowhood;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vaidhavyalakshanopeta, Vaidhavyanirnaya, Vaidhavyaveni.
Full-text: Balavaidhavya, Avaidhavya, Vaidhavyanirnaya, Vaidhavyaveni, Vaidhavyalakshanopeta, Vaidhvy, Vedhabba, Vehavva, Asammata, Vaidhavy, Vaitaviyam, Bentakara, Karana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 333 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 105 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 3]
Page 105 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 3]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.47 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Translation of Oral Literature < [October – December, 2002]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
25. Woman as Mother < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]