Vainya: 9 definitions
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Vainya 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)
Vainya (वैन्य).—Another name of emperor Pṛthu. (See under Pṛthu).
1a) Vainya (वैन्य).—See Pṛthu; a mantrakṛt;1 introduced yajña in Vaivasvata epoch when Brahmā was Purohita.2
1b) A son of Vena (s.v.), got by ṛṣis from his arms;1 story of, narrated in detail;2 milking of the earth by.3
1c) A branch of the Bhārgavas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 100.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Vainya (वैन्य), ‘descendant of Vena’, is the patronymic of the mythic Pṛthi, Pṛthī, or Pṛthu.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vaiṇya (वैण्य).—m.
(-ṇyaḥ) A name of Prit'Hu, the fifth sovereign of the solar race. E. veṇa the father of this monarch, and yañ aff.; also read vainya.
Vaiṇya (वैण्य).—i. e. veṇa + ya, patronym., m. The son of Veṇa, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 269.
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Vainya (वैन्य).—i. e. vena + ya, patronym., m. 1. The king Pṛthu, the son of Vena (ŚKd.). 2. The name of a deity(?), [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 97; 99.
Vainya (वैन्य).—[masculine] patron. from Vena.
1) Vaiṇya (वैण्य):—[wrong reading] for vainya.
2) Vainya (वैन्य):—m. (less correctly spelt vaiṇya) [patronymic] [from] vena (also [plural]), Name of Pṛthi or Pṛthī or Pṛthu, [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa] etc.
3) Name of a deity (?), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Vaiṇya (वैण्य):—(ṇyaḥ) 1. m. A name of Prithu, 5th king of the solar race.
Vaiṇya (वैण्य):—s. vainya .
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Vainya (वैन्य):—m. patron. von vena gaṇa kurvādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.4,1,151.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12,10,11.] [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 60,26] (pl.). Pṛthī, Pṛthi oder Pṛthu [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.2,8,2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 700.] [Ṛgveda.8,9,10.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa.5,3,5,4.] [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 13,5,20.] [Mahābhārata.1,332. 466.2,331. 1929.3,12677. fgg. 6,314.7,2394. fgg. 12,1030. fgg.] [Harivaṃśa 77.] [Spr. (II) 1995.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa] bei [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra.3,8.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.4,15,9. 21.8,19,23. 10,60,41.] [Oxforder Handschriften 12,a,13. 49,a,4. 264,a,6.] Liedverfasser von [Ṛgveda 10, 148.] Hier und da fehlerhaft vaiṇya geschrieben.
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: Vainyadatta, Vainyagupta, Vainyasvamin.
Full-text: Vainyadatta, Vainyasvamin, Prithu, Prithi, Prithu Vainya, Venudatta, Partha, Svaujas, Vena, Vaiṇa, Rajaraj, Mahabhaga, Havirdhana, Prithvi, Shikhandi, Prayas, Sushila, Anga, Yajna.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Problem of the First Traditional King < [Purana, Volume 7, Part 1 (1965)]
Megasthenes and the Indian Chronology (as based on the Puranas) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Megasthenes and Indian Chronology (Part 2) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 2 (1966)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 14 - Deities of Rigveda X.160-164 < [Chapter 8 - Deities of Rigveda X.98-191 (1-98); Conclusion (99-140)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXXIV < [Markandeya-Samasya Parva]
Section VIII < [Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva]
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 7 - Distinction Between Sons < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]