Vayava, Vāyava: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Vayava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Vayav.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVāyava (वायव).—A branch of Angiras.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 107.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van Svayambhūdeva’s PaümacariuVāyava (वायव) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Vāyava] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVāyava (वायव).—n. (-vī f.)
1) Relating to or given by the wind or Vāyu.
2) Aerial.
-vī The north-west quarter (presided over by Vāyu).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyava (वायव).—mfn.
(-vaḥ-vī-vaṃ) Windy, relating or belonging to wind. f. (-vī) The north-west quarter or region of the wind. E. vāyu air, wind, and aṇ aff., fem. aff. ṅīp .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyava (वायव).—i. e. vāyu + a, I. adj. Windy. Ii. f. vī, The region of the wind, the north-west.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāyava (वायव).—[feminine] ī relating to the wind or to Vāyu, north-western; [feminine] ī (±diś) the north-west.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāyava (वायव):—a etc. See p. 943, col. 1.
2) [from vāyu] b mf(ī)n. relating or belonging to the wind or air, given by or sacred to the god of wind etc., [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] north-western
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vāyava (वायव) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāyava.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVāyava (वायव) [Also spelled vayav]:—(a) aerial, relating or pertaining to air or wind.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVāyava (वायव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vāyava.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Vayavada, Vayavadamga, Vayavai, Vayavan, Vayavant, Vayavantu, Vayavara, Vayavarana, Vayavari, Vayavarna, Vayavat, Vayavata.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 129 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Page 128 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Page 45 < [Volume 1, Part 2 (1904)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IV, adhyaya 1, brahmana 3 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kanda IV, adhyaya 1, brahmana 5 < [Fourth Kanda]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - Kalpa and Mahākalpa < [Chapter XLVI - Venerating with the Roots of Good]
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 2.4.9 < [Adhyaya 2, Pada 4]