Vyakta: 26 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Vyakta (व्यक्त).—Material creation when it is manifested from the total energy of mahat-tattva.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Vyakta (व्यक्त).—The second form of Parabrahmam.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 2. 15, 18.
1b) The absolute, developed out of avyakta;1 swallowed by avyakta in the stage of Pratyāhara;2 of five characteristics;3 seen by tarka and yoga as also by pratyāhara, dhyāna and tapas.4
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 211.
- 2) Ib. 102. 2.
- 3) Ib. 34. 37.
- 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 2. 115, 213; 3. 107-8; 4. 71.
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.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Vyakta (व्यक्त, “distinct”) refers to one of the ten good qualities (guṇa) of a song (gīta), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 14.75-76, where they are commonly known as the gītaguṇa. The Saṅgītaśiromaṇi (“crest-jewel of music”) is a 15th-century Sanskrit work on Indian musicology (gāndharvaśāstra). Accordingly, “the song is distinct (vyakta), when its syllables clearly show its basic pattern”.
Vyakta (व्यक्त) refers to one of the five types of Nāda (“sound”), according to Mataṅga.—[The five are: sūkṣma, atisūkṣma, vyakta, avyakta and kṛtrima]
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Vyakta (व्यक्त).—Distinctly perceived i e. perceived with reference to the individual referred to, which enables the speaker to apply the specific affixes in the sense of gender and number; cf. प्रातिपदिकं चाप्युपदिष्टुं सामान्यभूतेर्थे वर्तते । सामान्ये वर्तमानस्य व्यक्तिरुपजायते । व्यक्तस्य सतो लिङ्गसंख्याभ्यामन्वितस्य बाह्यनार्थेन योगो भवति । (prātipadikaṃ cāpyupadiṣṭuṃ sāmānyabhūterthe vartate | sāmānye vartamānasya vyaktirupajāyate | vyaktasya sato liṅgasaṃkhyābhyāmanvitasya bāhyanārthena yogo bhavati |) M.Bh. on P.I.1.57.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Vyakta (व्यक्त) refers to “images in manifest form” and represents a classification of Hindu images, as defined in the texts dealing with śilpa (arts and crafs), known as śilpaśāstras.—The images are again classified into vyakta or manifest form, vyaktāvyakta or manifest and non-manifest form, and avyakta or non-manifest form.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
1) Vyakta (व्यक्त) refers to the “open” or “outward-portruding stamen” type of Puṣpa (“flower”); it is a technical term related to the morphology branch of “plant science”, which ultimately involves the study of life history of plants, including its origin and development, their external and internal structures and the relation of the members of the plant body with one another.—The word ‘puṣpa’ denotes the blossomed stage when the parts of the flower such as petals, stamens etc. are opened and manifested. Flowers are called vyakta or open when the stamens protrude out with the opening of the petals. Flowers are called avyakta or closed when the stamens remain enclosed within the corolla tube and are not visible.
2) Vyakta (व्यक्त) or Vyaktamātṛka refers to “shoot whose cotyledon becomes visible”; representing a classification of the Praroha (“seedling”) part of plants.—Once the sprouting (praroha) takes place, the seedling draws its nourishment from bījamātṛkā. With this supply of nourishment the seedling grows on. Again by nature, a shoot or sprout (praroha) may be of three kinds viz.—avyakta-mātṛka, vyakta-mātṛka and vidala-mātṛka. An avyakta-mātṛka shoot is that one whose cotyledon has a hard seed coat. In case of vyakta-mātṛka shoot, the seed coat being soft, the cotyledon becomes visible. In case of vidala-mātṛka shoot, the cotyledon initially remains shrivelled. After the shoot is fully nourished, the cotyledon becomes well formed.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Vyakta (व्यक्त):—Fifth stage of Kriyakala characterised by the manifestation of specific symptoms of a disease.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Vyakta (व्यक्त) refers to one of the eight Servants (ceṭa-aṣṭaka) associated with Oṃkārapīṭha (also called Oḍḍiyāna, Ādipīṭha or Uḍapīṭha), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight servants (ceṭāṣṭaka): Cañcala, Bhāsura, Bhīma, Lampaṭa, Chadmakāraka, Mahākruddha, Vyakta, Ūrdhvakeśa.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Vyakta (व्यक्त) or Vyaktagaṇita (“arithmetic”) refers to the “science of calculation by the ‘known’”.—It is a technical term commonly found in gaṇita-śāstra (ancient Indian mathematics).—The carrying out of mathematical calculations was sometimes called dhūlīkarma (“dust-work”), because the figures were written on dust spread on a board or on the ground. Some later writers have used the term vyakta-gaṇita (“the science of calculation by the ‘known’”) for pāṭī-gaṇita to distinguish it from algebra which was called avyakta-gaṇita (“the science of calculation by the ‘unknown’”).
Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Vyakta (व्यक्त) is the name of the fourth gaṇadhara (group-leader) of Mahāvīra.—Ārya Vyakta was a Brahmin belonging to the Kollāga province and of Bhāradwāja gotra. His mother’s name was Vārūṇī and father’s name was Dhanamitra. His belief was that the whole world is an illusion and only Brahma is the truth. Impressed by Lord Mahāvīra’s sermon he along with his 500 students took initiation as a mendicant at the age of 50. After 11 years as a mendicant, he attained pure knowledge. He remained a kevalī for 18 years. In the Lord's lifetime after one month’s fast he attained liberation at the age of 80 at Guṇaśīla-caitya.
All these gaṇadharas (for example, Vyakta) were Brahmins by caste and Vedic scholars. After taking initiation, they all studied the 11 Aṅgas. Hence, all of them had the knowledge of the 14 pūrvas and possessed special attainments (labdhis).
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.
India history and geography
Vyakta.—(CII 1), experienced. Note: vyakta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
vyakta (व्यक्त).—a S That has an absolute and a distinct being; that is manifest to or can be apprehended by the senses. Ex. avyaktabramhāpāsūna hā vyaktaprapañca jhālā. 2 Clear, plain, evident, manifest, conspicuous, perspicuous. 3 Articulate--utterance, a sound. 4 Known, i. e. of known numbers or quantities--arithmetic; as opposed to avyakta (gaṇita) arithmetic of unknown quantities (algebra).
vyakta (व्यक्त).—a Clear. Articulate. Known.
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
Vyakta (व्यक्त).—p. p.
1) Manifested, displayed.
2) Developed, created; व्यक्तो व्यक्तेतरश्चासि प्राकाभ्यं ते विभूतिषु (vyakto vyaktetaraścāsi prākābhyaṃ te vibhūtiṣu) Kumārasambhava 2.11.
3) Evident, manifest, clear, plain, distinct, clearly visible; व्यक्तेऽपि वासरे नित्यं दौर्गत्यतमसावृतः (vyakte'pi vāsare nityaṃ daurgatyatamasāvṛtaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.96.
4) Specified, known, distinguished.
5) Individual.
6) Wise, learned.
7) Ved. Adorned, decorated.
-ktaḥ 1 Name of Viṣṇu.
2) Heat.
3) A learned man.
-ktam 1 That which is developed as the product of अव्यक्त (avyakta) q. v.
2) Manifestation; कार्यव्यक्तेन करणे कालो भवति हेतुमान् (kāryavyaktena karaṇe kālo bhavati hetumān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12. 211.11.
3) A तत्त्व (tattva); पुरुषः प्रकृतिर्व्यक्तमहङ्कारो नभोऽनिलः । ज्योतिरापः क्षितिरिति तत्त्वान्युक्तानि मे नव (puruṣaḥ prakṛtirvyaktamahaṅkāro nabho'nilaḥ | jyotirāpaḥ kṣitiriti tattvānyuktāni me nava) || Bhāgavata 11.22.14.
-ktam ind. Clearly, evidently, certainly.
Vyakta (व्यक्त).—adj. (= Pali vyatta), wise, learned, clever: paṇḍito vyakto medhāvī Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 320.6; Divyāvadāna 108.9; 110.5; Daśabhūmikasūtra 61.15; vyaktau paṇḍitau medhāvinau Divyāvadāna 318.18; others Mahāvyutpatti 2898; Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 46.3; Mahāvastu i.205.7 = ii.9.3 vyaktā- yāṃ (loc. f.); ii.37.11; Lalitavistara 25.11 vyaktāyā(ḥ); 377.13; Divyāvadāna 202.12. See also avyakta.
Vyakta (व्यक्त).—mfn.
(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) 1. Wise, learned. 2. Evident, manifest, apparent, absolutely and specifically known or understood. 2. Individual, specific. E. vi before añj to make clear, aff. kta .
Vyakta (व्यक्त).—[adjective] adorned, fair, manifest, clear, [neuter] [adverb]; [abstract] tā [feminine]
1) Vyakta (व्यक्त):—[=vy-akta] a vy-akti See [columns] 2, 3.
2) [=vy-akta] [from vy-añj] b mfn. adorned, embellished, beautiful, [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] caused to appear, manifested, apparent, visible, evident (am, ind. apparently, evidently, certainly), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] developed, evolved (See below)
5) [v.s. ...] distinct, intelligible (See -vāc)
6) [v.s. ...] perceptible by the senses (opp. to a-vyakta, transcendental), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] specified, distinguished, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] specific, individual, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] hot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] wise, learned, [Lalita-vistara]
11) [v.s. ...] m. heat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] a learned man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] an initiated monk, [Śīlāṅka]
14) [v.s. ...] ‘the manifested One’, Name of Viṣṇu, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
15) [v.s. ...] of one of the 11 Gaṇādhipas (with Jainas)
16) [v.s. ...] n. (in Sāṃkhya) ‘the developed or evolved’ (as the product of a-vyakta q.v.), [Sāṃkhyakārikā] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 82])
Vyakta (व्यक्त):—[(ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) a.] Made clear; manifest; specified; enlightened.
Vyakta (व्यक्त):—
1) adj. a) herausgeputzt u. s. w. s. u. añj mit vi 2). — b) = sphuṭa offenbar, wahrnehmbar [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1467.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 193.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 54.] kṛtya [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 331.] caitanya adj. [NṚS. TĀP. Upakośā] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 9, 162.] darśana adj. [CŪLIKOP. ebend. 16.] dyaurivāvyaktaśāradī [Harivaṃśa 7079.] vyaktā vāk verständlich, articulirt [DHĀTUP. 23, 40.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 3, 48.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 23, 41.] sinnlich wahrnehmbar im Gegens. zu avyakta übersinnlich [Mahābhārata 3, 13918.] indriyaiḥ sṛjyate yadyattattadvyaktamiti smṛtam . tadavyaktamiti jñeyaṃ liṅgagrāhyamatīndriyam .. [13931. 12,6964. 8672. fgg.] [SĀṂKHYAK. 2. 10. 11. 14.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 9.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2,6,28.] [Oxforder Handschriften 45,a,19.] tāvadvyakta eine bekannte Zahl [Algebra 258.] vyaktam adv. offenbar, deutlich [Mahābhārata 13, 236.] [Spr. (II) 344. (I) 2887. 3136.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 12, 166.] [Daśakumāracarita 91, 14.] vyaktāvadhūta im Gegens. zu guptāvadhūta [WILSON, Sel. Works I, 262.] Vgl. unter añj mit vi 3), avyakta (als n. auch [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 178]) und pari . — c) specialieirt, unterschieden [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 327.] besonder [14.] — d) klug, verständig, weise [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 14, 65.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 342.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 178.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines der [11] Gaṇādhipa bei den Jaina [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 32] nebst Comm. [WILSON, Sel. Works I, 299.fg.]
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Vyakta (व्यक्त):—
2) anativyakte gupte ca sthāne [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 1, 48.]
Vyakta (व्यक्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vatta, Viatta.
Vyakta (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 分明 [fēn míng]: “see clearly”.
2) 多是 [duō shì]: “probably”.
Note: vyakta can be alternatively written as: vyaktam; vyaktaṃ.
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
Vyakta (व्यक्त) [Also spelled vyakt]:—(a) expressed; manifest(ed); articulate; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Vyakta (ವ್ಯಕ್ತ):—
1) [adjective] expressed; manifested; that has become apparent or obvious.
2) [adjective] clear; vivid.
3) [adjective] clearly communicated, mentioned.
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Vyakta (ವ್ಯಕ್ತ):—
1) [noun] a thing that is expressly, clearly manifested or made obvious.
2) [noun] a learned man; a scholar.
3) [noun] Viṣṇu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vyakta (व्यक्त):—adj. 1. displayed; manifested; expressed; fully; manifest; 2. created; developed; 3. evident; distinct; 4. known; distinguished; 5. individual; 6. wise; learned;
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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Starts with (+10): Vyakta-garnu, Vyakta-shabda, Vyaktabhuj, Vyaktadarshana, Vyaktadrishtartha, Vyaktagandha, Vyaktaganita, Vyaktakritya, Vyaktalakshana, Vyaktalakshman, Vyaktalavana, Vyaktalingin, Vyaktamaricika, Vyaktamaya, Vyaktamba, Vyaktanada, Vyaktananda, Vyaktapadisu, Vyaktapadu, Vyaktarasa.
Full-text (+155): Avyakta, Abhivyakta, Anabhivyakta, Vyaktadrishtartha, Pravyakta, Vyaktaganita, Vyaktagandha, Vyaktarashi, Suvyakta, Vyaktalakshman, Vyaktarupin, Vyaktarupa, Vyaktatva, Parivyakta, Vyaktakritya, Vyaktamaricika, Vyaktalavana, Vyaktavac, Vyaktata, Vyaktavikrama.
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