Vyadha, Vyādha: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Vyadha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Vyādha (व्याध) refers to “fowlers” (someone specialised in forest traps). When disputes arise regarding the boundaries of villeges, and in the absence of original inhabitants of neighbouring villages, the King may choose these ‘fowlers’ to act as witnesses. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya, verse 8.260)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Vyādha (व्याध).—A hunter who attained permanent fame.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 72. 21.
Vyādha (व्याध) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIV.8.17, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Vyādha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Vyadha (व्यध) refers to the “perforation” (of elephants tusks), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “21. By anointing the tusks constantly their tusks are made stout, with firm sockets, smooth, immune to perforation (vyadha-vivarjita), and capable of tusk fights”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Vyadha (व्यध):—Needling type of pain
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
vyādha : (m.) huntsman.
Vyādha, (fr. vyadh: see vedha & vijjhati) a huntsman, deer-hunter Mhvs 10, 89 (read either vyādha-deva god of the h.; or vyādhi° demon of maladies); 10, 95. (Page 654)
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
vyādha (व्याध).—m S A hunter or huntsman. Hence the star Sirius. See lubdhaka.
vyādha (व्याध).—m A hunter or huntsman
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
Vyadha (व्यध).—[vyadh-ac]
1) Piercing, splitting, hitting; विदधति जनतामनः शरव्यव्यधपटुमन्मथचापनादशङ्काम् (vidadhati janatāmanaḥ śaravyavyadhapaṭumanmathacāpanādaśaṅkām) Śiśupālavadha 7.24.
2) Smiting, wounding, striking.
3) Perforating.
4) A stroke, wound.
-dhā Bleeding.
Derivable forms: vyadhaḥ (व्यधः).
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Vyādha (व्याध).—[vyadh-ṇa]
1) A hunter, fowler (by caste or profession).
2) A wicked or low man.
Derivable forms: vyādhaḥ (व्याधः).
Vyadha (व्यध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) 1. Perforating, piercing. 2. Striking, smiting. E. vyadh to strike, &c., aff. ac .
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Vyādha (व्याध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) 1. A hunter, one who lives by killing deer, &c. 2. A low or wicked man. E. vyadh to pierce, ṇa aff.
Vyadha (व्यध).—[vyadh + a], I. m. 1. Piercing, Kāvya [prologue.] 100, 9. 2. Striking. Ii. f. dhā, Bleeding, [Suśruta] 1, 362, 5.
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Vyādha (व्याध).—i. e. vyadh + a, m. 1. A hunter, [Pañcatantra] 147, 11. 2. A low or wicked man.
Vyadha (व्यध).—[masculine] piercing, hitting, perforation.
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Vyādha (व्याध).—[masculine] hunter, [abstract] tā; p. dhin.
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Vyādhā (व्याधा).—[Passive] be divided, be separated from ([ablative]); be uncomfortable or ill.
Vyādhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vyā and dhā (धा).
1) Vyadha (व्यध):—[from vyadh] m. piercing, hitting, striking, a stroke, wound, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
2) [v.s. ...] cutting, opening (of a vein), [Suśruta]
3) Vyadhā (व्यधा):—[from vyadha > vyadh] f. bleeding, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
4) Vyādha (व्याध):—[from vyadh] a m. ‘one who pierces or wounds’, a hunter, one who lives by killing deer (said to be the son of a Kṣatriya by a low-caste mother), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] a low man, wicked person, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) b etc. See √vyadh, p.1031.
7) Vyādhā (व्याधा):—[=vy-ā-dhā] -√1. dhā -dhīyate to be separated or divided, [Brāhmaṇa];
—to be out of health, feel unwell, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
1) Vyadha (व्यध):—(dhaḥ) 1. m. Perforating; striking.
2) Vyādha (व्याध):—(dhaḥ) 1. m. A hunter, deer-killer; low man.
Vyadha (व्यध):—(von vyadh) m. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 61.] Durchstechung, Durchbohrung [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 8.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1523.] karṇa [Suśruta 1, 54, 12.] sirā das Aderschlagen [9, 10. 356, 4. 357, 16. 2, 343, 21.] — Vgl. jala und vedha .
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Vyādha (व्याध):—(von vyadh) m. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 1, 141.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 37.]
1) Jäger [Amarakoṣa.2,10,21.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 927.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha.2,248.] [Medinīkoṣa dh. 15.] [Hārāvalī 27.] [Halāyudha.2,441.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch.8,260.] [Mahābhārata.3,2390. 13696. 13703. fgg.] [Rāmāyaṇa.1,2,32.2,36,5.] [Suśruta.1,7,13. 136,3.] [Spr. (II) 986. 2573.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 61,101. 103.] [Oxforder Handschriften 66,a,23.] [ŚUK.] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 34,17. 35,9.] [Pañcatantra 147,11.] [Hitopadeśa.9,6. 7. 34,18.] Śiva [Mahābhārata 7, 2878.] als Mischlingskaste der Sohn eines Kṣatriya und einer Frau aus der Mischlingskaste Sarvasvin [BRAHMAVAIV. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher im Śabdakalpadruma][?; vgl. Oxforder Handschriften 22,a,14.] —
2) ein roher Mensch, = duṣṭa [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 14, 35] (= nirdaya Comm.). — Vgl. dharma, mṛga .
Vyādha (व्याध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Vāha.
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
Vyādha (व्याध) [Also spelled vyadh]:—(nm) a hunter, fowler; also ~[dhā].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vyādha (ವ್ಯಾಧ):—
1) [noun] one who lives by killing animals (in forests); a hunter.
2) [noun] a wicked, ruthless fellow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vyādha (व्याध):—n. a hunter; a fowler;
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.
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