Vayya: 5 definitions

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Vayya 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: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vayya (वय्य).—A royal hermit of the period of Ṛgveda. Mention is made about the royal hermits such as Vayya, Karkandhu and others in Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Sūkta 112.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayya (वय्य).—m. A proper name, Chr. 296, 6 = [Rigveda.] i. 112, 6.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vayya (वय्य).—[masculine] comrade, companion, a man’s name.

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Vāyya (वाय्य).—[masculine] a patron. name.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vayya (वय्य):—m. a companion, friend, [Ṛg-veda ix, 68]

2) Name of an Asura, [ib. i, 112, 6]

3) [patronymic] of Turvīti, [ib. i, 54, 6] ([Sāyaṇa])

4) Vāyya (वाय्य):—m. ([from] vayya) [patronymic] of Satya-śravas (represented as a poet and an Ātreya), [Ṛg-veda]

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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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