Vanmaya, Vac-maya, Vagmaya, Vāgmaya, Vāṅmaya: 11 definitions
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Vanmaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Vadmay.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vāgmaya (वाग्मय) refers to “that which is made of Speech”, according to the Brahmayāmala verse 32.52-54.—Accordingly, “I will explain the lower form of Māyā, which is Mālinī. She possesses countless cavities and is (dark brown) like haritāla, a cloud or mud. She is the supreme Vidyā and her form is like a beehive. She is the colour of a red lotus and is beautiful in all the directions of space. She pervades with (her) great vitality all that is made of Speech [i.e., vāgmaya]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय).—a. (-yī f.)
1) Consisting of words; लिपेर्यथावद्ग्रहणेन वाङ्मयं नदीमुखेनेव समुद्रमाविशत् (liperyathāvadgrahaṇena vāṅmayaṃ nadīmukheneva samudramāviśat) R.3.28; इत्येषा वाङ्मयी पूजा श्रीमच्छंकरपादयोः (ityeṣā vāṅmayī pūjā śrīmacchaṃkarapādayoḥ) Śiva-mahimna 4.
2) Relating to speech or words; Manusmṛti 12.6; स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते (svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 17.15.
3) Endowed with speech; अयमात्मा वाङ्मयो मनोमयः प्राणमयः (ayamātmā vāṅmayo manomayaḥ prāṇamayaḥ) Bṛ. Up.1.5.3.
4) Eloquent, rhetorical, oratorical.
-yam 1 Speech, language; म्यरस्तजभ्नगैर्लान्तैरेभिर्दशभिरक्षरैः । समस्तं वाङ्मयं व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यमिव विष्णुना (myarastajabhnagairlāntairebhirdaśabhirakṣaraiḥ | samastaṃ vāṅmayaṃ vyāptaṃ trailokyamiva viṣṇunā) Chand. M.1.7; द्विधाप्रयुक्तेन च वाङ्मयेन सरस्वती तन्मि- थुनं नुनाव (dvidhāprayuktena ca vāṅmayena sarasvatī tanmi- thunaṃ nunāva) Kumārasambhava 7.9; Śiśupālavadha 2.72.
2) Eloquence.
3) Rhetoric.
-yī The goddess Sarasvatī.
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) 1. Eloquent, rhetorical. n.
(-yaṃ) 1. Eloquence. 2. Rhetorical composition, rhetoric, belles lettres. f. (-yī) Saras- Wati. E. vāk speech, and mayaṭ aff.
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय).—i. e. vāc + maya, I. adj., f. yī. 1. Relating to speech, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 17, 15. 2. Endowed with speech, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 94, 53. 3. Consisting of words, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 28. 4. Eloquent. Ii. n. Eloquence. Iii. f. yī, Sarasvatī.
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय).—[feminine] ī [adjective] consisting of speech or words, relating to speech; [neuter] speech, eloquence, rhetoric.
1) Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय):—[=vāṅ-maya] [from vāṅ > vāc] mf(ī)n. consisting of speech, depending on sp°, whose essence is sp°, relating to sp° (also -tva n.), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Prātiśākhya; Chāndogya-upaniṣad] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] eloquent, rhetorical, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [=vāṅ-maya] [from vāṅ > vāc] n. sp°, language, [Kumāra-sambhava]
4) [v.s. ...] eloquence, rhetoric, manner of sp°, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Eloquent. n. Eloquence; rhetoric. f. Saraswati.
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय):—(von vāc) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 4, 45, Vārttika von Kātyāyana., Scholiast] [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 144.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 72.]
1) adj. (f. ī) aus Rede bestehend, auf der Rede beruhend, dessen Wesen die Rede ist, die Rede betreffend [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 5, 3, 4. 14, 4, 3, 10. 5, 5, 3.] yatkiṃcidvāṅmayam [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 8, 31.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 189.] karman [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 6.] tapas [Bhagavadgītā 17, 15.] [Mahābhārata 3, 15830.] kanyā [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 17, 9.] samudra [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 28.] amṛta [Oxforder Handschriften 173,a, No. 125, Z. 11.] jyotis [210,b, No. 496, Z. 6. 14.] stotra [PAÑCAR. 4, 1, 11.] tarkādayaḥ [Prabodhacandrodaja 101, 7.] ādarśa [Spr. (II) 934.] Davon nom. abstr. tva n. [] zu [Chāndogyopaniṣad] [S. 17.] —
2) f. ī die Göttin der Rede, Sarasvatī [ŚABDĀRTHAK.] bei [WILSON.] —
3) n. Redekunst, Redeweise [Sāhityadarpana 1, 3.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 5, 4.] mitākṣara und amitākṣara [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 12, 9.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 210.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 113, 23.] gadyaṃ padyamiti prāhurvāṅmayaṃ dvividhaṃ budhāḥ [Oxforder Handschriften 198,b,2 v. u.] bhedāḥ [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 2, 22.] dvidhā prayuktena ca vāṅmayena sarasvatī tanmithunaṃ nunāva so v. a. Rede [Kumārasaṃbhava 7, 90.]
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Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय):—
3) Schriftwerk, literarisches Product [Spr. (II) 4053.]
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
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय) [Also spelled vadmay]:—(nm) literature (in a wider sense).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vāṅmaya (ವಾಙ್ಮಯ):—
1) [adjective] consisting of or relating to speech.
2) [adjective] depending on speech.
3) [adjective] whose essence is speech.
4) [adjective] of or characteristic of orators or oratory; eloquent; rhetorical.
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Vāṅmaya (ವಾಙ್ಮಯ):—
1) [noun] the fact of containing or being made of, words, speech.
2) [noun] any language.
3) [noun] manner of speaking; style or habit of speech.
4) [noun] collectively, all the literary works of a language.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vāṅmaya (वाङ्मय):—n. literature; adj. 1. consisting of words/speech; 2. → वाक्यात्मक [vākyātmaka]
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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Partial matches: Vac, Van, Ma-ya, Maya.
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