Vanijya, Vāṇijya, Vaṇijya, Vaṇijyā, Vāṇijyā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Vanijya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Vanijy.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य).—Trade as the profession of the Vaiśyas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 7. 162; Vāyu-purāṇa 79. 71; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 8. 30; V. 10. 26 and 29.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Śiśuhitā, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Śiśuhitā manuscript authored by Kṛṣṇarāma represents a primer on astrology, giving rules for calculation of nativities and most of the topics usually treated of in Indian astrological. It contains 2,457 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Vāṇijya in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: vāṇijyaṃ.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य, “trade ”) refers to a type of “civilized people who indulge in activities with attachment” (sāvadhyakarma-ārya), which itself is a division of karmārya: one of the classes of āryas without extraordinary powers (ṛddhi). These Ārya (civilized people) represent one of the two classes of human beings, according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.46. What is meant by trade (vāṇijya) activities? To develop expertise and perform activities like buying, storing and selling commodities such as food-grain, metals and other commodities are called trade (vāṇijya) activities.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vāṇijya (वाणिज्य).—n S Traffic, trade, mercantile business.
vāṇijya (वाणिज्य).—n Traffic, trade.
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
Vaṇijya (वणिज्य) or Vaṇijyā (वणिज्या).—Trade, traffic; कृषिर्वणिज्या पशुपालनं च (kṛṣirvaṇijyā paśupālanaṃ ca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.63.1.
Derivable forms: vaṇijyam (वणिज्यम्).
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Vāṇijyā (वाणिज्या) or Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य).—Trade, traffic; धनमस्तीति वाणिज्यं किंचिदस्तीति कर्षणम् । सेवा न किंचिदस्तीति नाहमस्मीति साहसम् (dhanamastīti vāṇijyaṃ kiṃcidastīti karṣaṇam | sevā na kiṃcidastīti nāhamasmīti sāhasam) || Subhāṣ.
Derivable forms: , vāṇijyam (वाणिज्यम्).
Vaṇijya (वणिज्य).—(nt.? seems blend of Sanskrit °jyā, f., and vāṇijya, nt.), commerce: -kṛṣi-°jya-prabhūtaś ca bhavet Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 102.4 (prose).
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य).—n.
(-jyaṃ) Traffic, trade: see bāṇijya .
Vaṇijyā (वणिज्या).—[feminine] trade, traffic.
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Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य).—[neuter] (jyā [feminine]) a merchant’s business, trade.
1) Vaṇijya (वणिज्य):—[from vaṇij] n. trade, traffic, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Vaṇijyā (वणिज्या):—[from vaṇijya > vaṇij] f. idem, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc., etc.]
3) Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य):—[from vāṇija] n. ([Āpastamba; Gautama-dharma-śāstra etc.]) traffic, trade, commerce, merchandise.
4) Vāṇijyā (वाणिज्या):—[from vāṇija] f. ([Kathāsaritsāgara]) traffic, trade, commerce, merchandise.
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य):—(jyaṃ) 1. n. Traffic.
[Sanskrit to German]
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaṇija, Vaṇijja, Vāṇijja, Vāṇijjā.
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
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य) [Also spelled vanijy]:—(nm) commerce; trade; ~[ka] a trader; -[dūta] a tradeconsul; -[dūtāvāsa] consulate; -[maṃḍala] chamber of commerce; ~[vāda] mercantilism; —[viṣayaka/saṃbaṃdhī] mercantile, commercial.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vaṇijya (ವಣಿಜ್ಯ):—[noun] the profession of a trader; business; trade.
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Vāṇijya (ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the buying and selling of commodities or the bartering of goods; commerce.
2) [noun] a persistence or haggling by a buyer for reduction of price or for additional quantities for the same price.
3) [noun] the systamatic study and analysis of the activities, principles, involved in commerce and trade; commerce.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vāṇijya (वाणिज्य):—n. trade; commerce;
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.
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