Vishayasukha, Viṣayasukha, Vishaya-sukha: 6 definitions
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Vishayasukha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Viṣayasukha can be transliterated into English as Visayasukha or Vishayasukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsViṣayasukha (विषयसुख) refers to “worldly pleasures”, according to Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “[...] Even if human birth is attained, a good country, a good family, keen senses, health, etc. are more and more difficult of attainment. When all these are attained, if true faith is not acquired, human birth becomes useless like the face without vision. And even after attaining this rare true faith, if anyone is immersed in worldly pleasures (viṣayasukha), it is like burning sandal-wood paste for the sake of ash. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryviṣayasukha (विषयसुख).—n (S) Pleasure derived from the objects of sense. It is popularly understood in the sense of ratisukha Pleasure in the gratification of the sexual passion. See similar compounds under viṣaya.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishviṣayasukha (विषयसुख).—n Pleasure in the gratification
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 dictionaryViṣayasukha (विषयसुख).—the pleasures of sense.
Derivable forms: viṣayasukham (विषयसुखम्).
Viṣayasukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms viṣaya and sukha (सुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryViṣayasukha (विषयसुख):—[=viṣaya-sukha] [from viṣaya] n. the pleasures of sense, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusViṣayasukha (ವಿಷಯಸುಖ):—[noun] sensual enjoyment.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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