Vinimaya: 16 definitions
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Vinimaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvinimaya : (m.) reciprocity
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVinimaya, (fr. vi+nimināti) reciprocity, barter, exchange J. II, 369. (Page 625)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvinimaya (विनिमय).—m S Barter or exchange.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvinimaya (विनिमय).—m Exchange, barter. vicāravinimaya Exchange of thoughts.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय).—[vinime1 Ā.]
1) Exchange, barter; कार्यविनिमयेन (kāryavinimayena) M.1; संपद्विनिमयेनोभौ दधतुर्भुवनद्वयम् (saṃpadvinimayenobhau dadhaturbhuvanadvayam) R.1.26; वर्णया- कर्णितं मह्यमेह्यालि विनिमीयताम् (varṇayā- karṇitaṃ mahyamehyāli vinimīyatām) N.2.113.
2) A pledge, deposit, security.
3) Transmutation (of letters).
4) Reciprocity; तेजोवारिमृदां यथा विनिमयः (tejovārimṛdāṃ yathā vinimayaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.1.1.
Derivable forms: vinimayaḥ (विनिमयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Barter, exchange. 2. A pledge, a deposit or security. E. vi and ni, prefixed to mī to go, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय).—i. e. vi-ni-me + a, m. 1. Barter, exchange, [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] [distich] 31; instr. alternately, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 26. 2. A pledge, a deposit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय).—[masculine] change, permutation, reciprocity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vinimaya (विनिमय):—[=vi-ni-maya] m. (√me) exchange, barter (ena, alternately), [Āpastamba; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] mutual engagement, reciprocity (See kārya-vin)
3) [v.s. ...] a pledge, deposit, security, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] transmutation (of letters), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय):—[vi-ni-maya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Barter; deposit.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vinimaya (विनिमय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vinimaya.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय) [Also spelled vinimay]:—(nm) exchange; ~[maya-dara] rate of exchange; ~[maya-patra] a letter of exchange; ~[meya] exchangeable; ~[meyatā] exchangeability.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vinimaya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVinimaya (ವಿನಿಮಯ):—
1) [noun] a giving or taking of one thing for another; the act of bartering; an exchange.
2) [noun] the act of pawning anything as security, as for a debt.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVinimaya (विनिमय):—n. 1. exchange; barter; transfer; 2. change; transformation; 3. mortgage;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vini, Mi, Vi, Maya, Na.
Starts with: Vinimaya-adhikosha, Vinimaya-hulaka, Vinimaya-vyavastha, Vinimayakaradassana, Vinimayam.
Full-text (+9): Sadrishavinimaya, Karyavinimaya, Vastuvinimaya, Sampadvinimaya, Vinimay, Vinimayam, Vinimaya-adhikosha, Vinimaya-vyavastha, Vinimaya-hulaka, Sadrikshavinimaya, Sadrigvinimaya, Udyogavinimayakemdra, Maudrika-vinimaya, Videshivinimaya, Udyogavinimaya, Vicaravinimaya, Vinimay-adhikosh, Maudrik-vinimay, Vinimay-vyavastha, Vinimay-hulaak.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Text 10.147 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 177 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
Vyavaharamala: a text on Indian jurisprudence (by P. V. Rajee)
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Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 97 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Part 26 - The concept of Anupata (Proportion) < [Introduction]
The First Verse of Srimad-bhagavata Maha-Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]