Vyagra: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Vyagra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVyagra (व्यग्र) refers to “excitement”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] O dear, groups of mad asses ran here and there braying loudly and digging the ground with their hoofs. Terrified by the asses, birds flew up from their nests. In their excitement and flutter [i.e., vyagra-citta] they honked and cronked. They did not find a peaceful perch anywhere. [...]”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVyagra (व्यग्र) refers to “being preoccupied (with carrying out someone’s actions)”, according to the Dattātreyayogaśāstra verse 101.4 and Yogatattvopaniṣat 1.76-78.—Accordingly, while discussing the concerns about the use of Siddhis: “These [Siddhis] are obstacles to the great Siddhi (i.e., liberation). The wise [Yogin] does not delight in them. He should never reveal his own power to anyone, except sometimes he may do so to a devotee out of kindness. The Yogin should behave among people as though dumb, simple or deaf, in order to keep his powers hidden. If not, then there will surely be many students [who will] undoubtedly ask the master of Yoga [to intervene] in their own affairs. [Because of this,] he will become preoccupied with carrying out their actions (tat-karmakaraṇa-vyagra) and forgetful of his own [Yoga] practice”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Source: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaVyagra (व्यग्र) refers to “being eager (for achievement)” (i.e., eager for the attainment of freedom), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] Even when living without any support and eager for achievement (graha-vyagra), the stupid are still nourishing Saṃsāra [nirādhārā grahavyagrā mūḍhāḥ saṃsārapoṣakāḥ], while the wise have cut at the very root of its unhappiness. The stupid does not find peace because he is wanting it, while the wise discriminating the truth is always peaceful minded. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVyagra (व्यग्र) [=vyagrī?] refers to “confounded”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[This self] whose intention is confounded (vyagra-kṛtāśaya—vyagrīkṛtāśayaḥ) by the poison of manifestly false knowledge, desire and so forth falls into an existence that is difficult to endure, inflamed by the fire of endless suffering”.
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 Dictionaryvyagra (व्यग्र).—a (S) Perturbed, agitated, disquieted by sorrow, apprehension, alarm, or anxiety.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvyagra (व्यग्र).—a Agitated, perturbed.
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 dictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र).—a. [vigatamagraṃ yasya]
1) Bewildered, perplexed, distracted; तं व्यग्रचक्रं दितिपुत्राधमेन (taṃ vyagracakraṃ ditiputrādhamena) Bhāgavata 3.19.6.
2) Alarmed, frightened.
3) Eagerly or intently occupied (with loc., instr. or in comp.) स राजककुदव्यग्रपाणिभिः पार्श्ववर्तिभिः (sa rājakakudavyagrapāṇibhiḥ pārśvavartibhiḥ) R.17.27; Mv.1.13;4.28; Kumārasambhava 7.2; Uttararāmacarita 1. 23; Bv.1.123; आरभन्तेऽल्पमेवाज्ञाः कामं व्यग्रा भवन्ति च (ārabhante'lpamevājñāḥ kāmaṃ vyagrā bhavanti ca) Śiśupālavadha 2.79.
4) Being in motion (as a wheel).
-graḥ Name of Viṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र).—adj. and subst. (opp. to Sanskrit and [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] samagra; = Pali vagga, with cpds. vaggārāma, vaggarata), (1) adj., separate, in separate places: (imāni…śikṣāpa- dāni) teṣu-teṣu sūtrānteṣu vyagrāṇi Bhagavatā ākhyātāni Bodhisattvabhūmi 180.14; (ṣaṇṇāṃ pāramitānāṃ teṣu-teṣu sūtrāntareṣu) (read °teṣu ?) Bhagavatā vyagrāṇāṃ nirdisṭānāṃ Bodhisattvabhūmi 215.15; vyagrāḥ kurvanti sātisārā bhavanti Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.196.4, [Page514-a+ 71] if they do it separate(ly), they are guilty of sin; similarly ii.202.14, 17; vyagreṇa, adv. (= Pali vaggena), separately, in a sectarian or divisive way, Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.202.9; vyagra- karman (= Pali vagga-kamma, Vin. i.318.9 ff.), disunited action, Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.210.1 ff., defined (opp. samagra-k°); (2) subst. (nt. ?), separation, disunion: na vyagrārāmo bhavati na vyagra-rato na vyagra-karaṇīṃ vācaṃ bhāṣate sadbhū- tām asadbhūtāṃ vā Daśabhūmikasūtra 24.4 (follows passage cited s.v. anupradāna 2), he takes no pleasure or delight in schism (here with implication of dissension in the order of monks), he speaks no word causing division, be it true or false; (ye sattvā akalyāṇamitraparigṛhītā bhavanti, teṣāṃ tebhyaḥ akalyāṇamitrebhyo)…vyagra-karaṇīṃ vācaṃ bhāṣate Bodhisattvabhūmi 168.2,…he speaks words to cause their separation from those evil friends.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र).—mfn.
(-graḥ-grā-graṃ) 1. Bewildered, perplexed, distracted. 2. Alarmed, agitated, frightened. 3. Engaged in, zealous, eager. E. vi before agra chief, principal.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र).—i. e. vi-agra, adj., f. rā, 1. Bewildered, [Hitopadeśa] iii. [distich] 108 (bhojana-, by the care for provisions). 2. Distracted. 3. Agitated, [Pañcatantra] 200, 8. 4. Engaged in, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 77, 4; occupied, [Pañcatantra] 121, 14; zealously occupied, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 236; zealous, eager, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 144.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र).—[adjective] having no certain point or aim, unconcentrated, distracted, perplexed, bewildered; quite occupied with, eagerly engaged in ([instrumental], [locative], or —°). Abstr. tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vyagra (व्यग्र):—[=vy-agra] [from vy] a See sub voce
2) [=vy-agra] b mf(ā)n. not attending to any one [particular] point (opp. to ekāgra), distracted, inattentive
3) [v.s. ...] bewildered, agitated, excited, alarmed, [Maitrī-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] diverted from everything else, intent on, engrossed by, eagerly occupied with or employed in ([instrumental case] [locative case], or [compound]; sometimes said of hands and fingers), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] tottering, unsteady, exposed to dangers (See a-vy)
6) [v.s. ...] being in motion (as a wheel), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र):—[(graḥ-grā-graṃ) a.] Bewildered, distracted alarmed; eager.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vyagra (व्यग्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vagga, Viagga.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र):—(a) restless, perturbed, concerned; impatient; ~[tā] restlessness, perturbation; concern, anxiousness; impatience; ~[manā] restless, perturbed; concerned; impatient.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVyagra (ವ್ಯಗ್ರ):—
1) [verb] alarmed; frightened; anxious.
2) [verb] having an interest or share; concerned; interested.
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Vyagra (ವ್ಯಗ್ರ):—
1) [noun] the state of being alarmed, frightened; anxiety.
2) [noun] a man who is alarmed; an anxious man.
3) [noun] a man who is hurrying or habitually and impatiently hurries.
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 DictionaryVyagra (व्यग्र):—adj. 1. perplexed; distracted; 2. frightened; alarmed; 3. intently occupied;
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)
Starts with: Vyagracetas, Vyagracitta, Vyagracittate, Vyagrahasta, Vyagram, Vyagramanas, Vyagramanasa, Vyagrapuramdhrivarga, Vyagrata, Vyagrate, Vyagratva, Vyagraya.
Full-text (+14): Avyagra, Vyagrata, Bhojanavyagra, Nirvyagra, Vyagratva, Ugravyagra, Vyagram, Vyagramanas, Avyagram, Vyagrahasta, Vaiyagrya, Vyagrapuramdhrivarga, Vyagracitta, Vyagraya, Vyagracetas, Vaiyagra, Viagga, Vyagracittate, Vagra, Avyagga.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 66 < [Volume 22 (1918)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.4.81 < [Chapter 4 - Bhakta (the devotee)]
Verse 2.4.85-86 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.7.124 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.202 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.222 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.157 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Verse 1.2.155 < [Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 8 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]