Vayuna, Vayunā: 10 definitions
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Vayuna 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVayuna (वयुन) refers to “one who is perfect wisdom”, and is used to describe Kumāra / Kārttikeya (i.e., Śiva’s son), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.6 (“The miraculous feat of Kārttikeya”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin named Nārada said to Kumāra (Kārttikeya): “[...] O Skanda, you are the protector of all, the knower of all and the lord of all and Īśāna. By your penetration you protect all. You alone are the knower of music, the great lord and knower of the Vedas. You are all-in-all, the creator, the lord of the gods and the goal of the good. You are the joy of Pārvatī, the son of Śiva. You are the perfect wisdom (vayuna), the self-ruler, the meditator and the object of meditation. You are the father of the fathers and the source of origin of good souls. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Vayuna (वयुन).—A son of Dhiṣaṇā, and Kṛśāśva.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 6. 20.
2) Vayunā (वयुना).—A daughter of Svadhā, married Pitṛs.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 1. 64.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVāyuna (वायुन) refers to the “(vital) Wind” [?], according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the syllables of Navātman]: “[...] The form of (these) letters, extracted according to (their essential) condition and fused together into one syllabic mantra, is called Navātman. How else is it? It is covered with Sound. Sound is Unstruck Sound [it is drawn like this: S]. The Self at the End of Sound delights, that is, is uttered along with the (vital) Wind (vāyuna), which is the Obstructress. [ātmā nādānte tathā vāyunā nirodhinyā saha modati] [...]”.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVayuna (वयुन).—[vay unan Uṇādi-sūtra 3.6] (also used in adjectival sense)
1) Knowledge, wisdom, faculty of perception; सर्वानाचष्ट वैकुण्ठं चक्षुषा वयुनेन सः (sarvānācaṣṭa vaikuṇṭhaṃ cakṣuṣā vayunena saḥ) Bhāgavata 1.13.38;4.9.8.
2) A temple (said to be m. also in this sense in Uṇadisūtras).
3) A rule, precept, order.
4) Manner, custom.
5) Clearness.
6) Action, act (karma); अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान् (agne naya supathā rāye asmān viśvāni deva vayunāni vidvān) Īśop.18.
Derivable forms: vayunam (वयुनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVayuna (वयुन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Knowledge, wisdom. 2. A temple. (in this sense it is masc. according to some.) E. vī substituted for aj to go, unan Unadi aff.; or vay-unan .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVayuna (वयुन).—n. 1. The faculty of perceiving, consciousness,
Vayuna (वयुन).—[adjective] moving, waving. [neuter] what moves or lives; course, path, way, ([plural] ways and means); usage, custom, rule, order.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vayuna (वयुन):—[from vaya] a See [column]3.
2) [from vayas] b mfn. (rather [from] √vī than [from] √ve) moving, active, alive, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] waving, agitated, restless (applied to the sea), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā]
4) [v.s. ...] clear (as an eye), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. a-vayuna)
5) [v.s. ...] a path, way (= mārga also [figuratively] either - ‘means expedient’, or ‘rule, order, custom’), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] ([instrumental case] ‘according to rule’ [Ṛg-veda i, 162, 18])
6) [v.s. ...] distinctness, clearness, brightness, [Ṛg-veda ii, 19, 3; iii, 29, 3 etc.] ([locative case] [plural] ‘clearly, distinctly’ [ii, 34, 4])
7) [v.s. ...] a mark, aim (?), [Ṛg-veda i, 182, 1; ii, 19, 8 etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] knowledge, wisdom, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] a temple, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 61 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
10) Vayunā (वयुना):—[from vayuna > vayas] f. a mark, aim, goal (?), [Ṛg-veda iv, 5, 13; x, 49, 5]
11) [v.s. ...] knowledge, wisdom, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Svadhā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
13) Vayuna (वयुन):—[from vayas] m. Name of a son of Kṛśāśva and Dhiṣaṇā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
14) Vāyuna (वायुन):—m. a god, deity, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVayuna (वयुन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Temple. f. Knowledge.
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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.
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Starts with: Vayunadha, Vayunanatva, Vayunandana, Vayunarasimha, Vayunasha, Vayunashaka, Vayunashas, Vayunavant, Vayunavat, Vayunavid, Vayunojjhita.
Ends with: Avayuna.
Full-text: Vayunadha, Avayuna, Vayunavid, Vapuna, Vayunavat, Vayunashas, Vayunavant, Svadha, Vayanam, Dhishana.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Vayuna, Vayunā, Vāyuna; (plurals include: Vayunas, Vayunās, Vāyunas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Madhva’s commentary of the First Khaṇḍa < [Book 1 - Prathama-Khaṇḍa]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 3.2.5 (Soul is a substance, and is eternal) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Inference of Soul and Mind]
Social Message of the Upanishads (by Sanchita Kundu)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Progeny of Dakṣa’s Daughters < [Book 6 - Sixth Skandha]
Chapter 1 - The Progeny of Svāyambhuva Manu’s Daughters < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 4.6 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]