Vaishayika, Vaiṣayika: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vaiṣayika can be transliterated into English as Vaisayika or Vaishayika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक) refers to the “senses” (attachment to which is associated with bondage), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Liberation is distaste for the objects of the senses. Bondage is love of the senses (vaiṣayika) [mokṣo viṣayavairasyaṃ bandho vaiṣayiko rasaḥ]. This is knowledge. Now do as you please. This awareness of the truth makes an eloquent, clever and energetic man dumb, stupid and lazy, so it is avoided by those whose aim is enjoyment [...]”.
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).
India history and geography
Vaiṣayika.—(EI 7), probably, the ruler of a viṣaya or district. Note: vaiṣayika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—a S Relating to an object of sense, or to an office, function &c. of a sense; sensible, sensual, carnal &c. See viṣaya.
vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—a Sensual, carnal.
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
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—a. (-kī f.) [विषयेण निर्वृत्तः ठक् (viṣayeṇa nirvṛttaḥ ṭhak)]
1) Relating to an object.
2) Pertaining to objects of sence, sensual, carnal.
-kaḥ A sensualist, voluptuary.
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A sensualist, one addicted to the pleasures of sense. 2. One occupied with worldly objects or interests. f. (-kī) 1. Relating to any object. 2. Relating to an object of sense. E. viṣaya an object of sense, and ṭhak aff.
1) Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—[from vaiṣaya] mf(ī)n. relating to or denotative of a country or district (as a suffix), [Patañjali]
2) [v.s. ...] having a [particular] sphere or object or aim (in gram. the ādhāra is called vaiṣayika when it is the aim or object of the action, [Siddhānta-kaumudī on Pāṇini 2-3, 36])
3) [v.s. ...] relating to, concerning ([compound]), [Caraka]
4) [v.s. ...] belonging or relating to an object of sense, sensual, carnal, mundane, [Pañcarātra; Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]
5) [v.s. ...] m. a sensualist, one addicted to the pleasures of sense or absorbed in worldly objects, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (also -jana)
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A sensualist.
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—(von viṣaya) adj. (f. ī)
1) das Reich betreffend: pīḍā [KĀM. NĪTIS. 10,] [?3; vgl. 7.] —
2) einen bestimmten Bereich habend, auf Etwas gerichtet, bezüglich: ādhāra (z. B. mīkṣa icchāsti) [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.1,4,45]; vgl. viṣayasaptamī . —
3) auf die Sinnenwelt gerichtet, dieselbe betreffend: jñāna [PAÑCAR. 1, 1, 52.] sukha [Sāhityadarpana 93, 1.] jana und vaiṣayika m. ein Materialist [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 419.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 244.]
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Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—
1) ein Reich bezeichnend (Suffix) [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.4,71,a.] —
2) ebend. [5,39,a.]
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaisaia, Vesaia.
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
Vaiṣayika (वैषयिक):—(a) subjective, pertaining to a / the subject; disciplinary; pertaining to sex or sexual enjoyment, sensual.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vaiṣayika (ವೈಷಯಿಕ):—[adjective] = ವೈಷಯ [vaishaya]1.
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Vaiṣayika (ವೈಷಯಿಕ):—[noun] = ವೈಷಯ [vaishaya]2.
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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