Vaidheya: 9 definitions
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Vaidheya 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVaidheya (वैधेय).—A pupil of Yājñavalkya.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 24; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 28.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaidheya (वैधेय).—a. (-yī f.)
1) According to rule, prescribed.
2) Foolish, silly, stupid.
-yaḥ A fool, an idiot; प्रलपत्येष वैधेयः (pralapatyeṣa vaidheyaḥ) Ś.2; सर्वत्र प्रमादी वैधेयः (sarvatra pramādī vaidheyaḥ) V.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaidheya (वैधेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) 1. Foolish, ignorant, an idiot, a fool. 2. Prescribed. E. vidheya performance of religious ceremonials, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaidheya (वैधेय).— (perhaps dheya [vb. dhā], compounded with vi and aff. a), adj. Foolish, a fool, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 30, 14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaidheya (वैधेय).—[adjective] foolish, silly (lit. struck by Fate); [masculine] fool, idiot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaidheya (वैधेय):—mfn. ([from] vidhi) ‘afflicted by fate’, stupid, foolish
2) m. an idiot, fool, [Kāvya literature; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
3) mfn. relating to rule or precept, prescribed, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) m. Name of a disciple of Yājñavalkya (the celebrated teacher of the White Yajur-veda), [Purāṇa]
5) m. [plural] Name of a school of the White Yajur-veda, [Caraṇa-vyūha; Āryavidyā-sudhākara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaidheya (वैधेय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Foolish, ignorant; an idiot.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaidhēya (ವೈಧೇಯ):—[noun] a totally stupid fellow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vaidheyata.
Ends with: Davaidheya.
Full-text: Vaidhaveya, Vaidheyata, Pramadin, Pralap.
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter V - Division of the Yajur-veda < [Book III]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]