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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Vyavāya (व्यवाय).—Intervention, separation by insertion; separation by means of the insertion of a phonetic element. See व्य्वधान (vyvadhāna) above. cf. अट्कुप्वाङ्नु-म्व्यवायेपि (aṭkupvāṅnu-mvyavāyepi) P. VIII. 4.2; अडभ्यासव्यवा-येपि (aḍabhyāsavyavā-yepi) P. VI. 1.26; cf. अङ्गव्यवाये चाङ्गपरः (aṅgavyavāye cāṅgaparaḥ) R. T. 190; संयेगानां स्वरभक्त्या व्यवायः (saṃyegānāṃ svarabhaktyā vyavāyaḥ) R. Pr. XIV. 25.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Vyavāya (व्यवाय):—It indicates sexual intercourse / sexual regimen.

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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.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vyavāya (व्यवाय) refers to “sexual intercourse”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] She shall not talk to any woman who disparages or hates her husband. She shall not stand alone anywhere nor shall she take bath in the nude. A chaste lady shall never sleep on a mortar threshing rod, a broom, a grinding stone, a machine or on the threshold. Except at the time of sexual intercourse (vyavāya-samaya) she shall never show her maturity and initiative. She shall like whatever her husband is interested in. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vyavāya (व्यवाय).—m S Sexual intercourse.

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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 dictionary

Vyavāya (व्यवाय).—

1) Separation, decomposition, resolution, (into components).

2) Dissolution.

3) Covering, concealment; गुणव्यवायेऽप्यगुणं विपश्चितः (guṇavyavāye'pyaguṇaṃ vipaścitaḥ) Bhāgavata 8.6.11.

4) Intervention, interval; अट्कुप्वाङ्नुम्व्यवायेऽपि (aṭkupvāṅnumvyavāye'pi); व्यवायान्नानु- षज्येत (vyavāyānnānu- ṣajyeta) MS.1.

5) An impediment, obstacle.

6) Copulation, sexual intercourse; व्यवायकाले ददृशे वनौकोदम्पती द्विजौ (vyavāyakāle dadṛśe vanaukodampatī dvijau) Bhāgavata 9.9.25.

7) Purity.

8) Separation, remoteness, interception; संदिग्धे तु व्यवायाद्वाक्यभेदः स्यात् (saṃdigdhe tu vyavāyādvākyabhedaḥ syāt) MS.3.1.21.

9) Entering, penetration; व्यवायं कुरुते नित्यं धीरो भूतानि धारयन् (vyavāyaṃ kurute nityaṃ dhīro bhūtāni dhārayan) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.2.1.

-yam Light, lustre.

Derivable forms: vyavāyaḥ (व्यवायः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyavāya (व्यवाय).—m.

(-yaḥ) 1. Copulation. 2. Covering, disappearance. 3. Purity. 4. Interval, space. 5. Separation, decomposition. 6. Obstacle. n.

(-yaṃ) Light, lustre. E. vi and ava before iṇ to go, aff. ghañ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyavāya (व्यवाय).—i. e. vi-ava-i + a, I. m. 1. Copulation, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 280. 2. Intervening, interval. 3. Covering, disappearance. Ii. n. Light, lustre.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyavāya (व्यवाय).—[masculine] intervention, separation by inserting, penetration, coition.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vyavāya (व्यवाय):—[=vy-avāya] [from vy-ave] m. intervention, interposition, separation by insertion, being separated by ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [???; Prātiśākhya; Pāṇini]

2) [v.s. ...] entering, pervading, penetration, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]

3) [v.s. ...] change, transmutation, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] sexual intercourse, copulation, [Mahābhārata; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] wantonness, lasciviousness, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] covering, disappearance, [Horace H. Wilson]

7) [v.s. ...] interval, space, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] an obstacle, impediment, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

9) [v.s. ...] n. light, lustre, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyavāya (व्यवाय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. Copulation; covering; purity; interval. n. Light.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vyavaya in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vyavāya (ವ್ಯವಾಯ):—

1) [noun] a separating or being separated; separation.

2) [noun] a going out of sight; disappearance.

3) [noun] indulgence in pleasure to the point of harming oneself; intemperance; dissoluteness.

4) [noun] anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction; hindrance.

5) [noun] sexual intercourse; copulation; coition.

6) [noun] mental suffering; sadness; grief; sorrow.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vy, Avaya.

Starts with: Vyavayadina, Vyavayasamaya, Vyavayati.

Ends with: Abhyasavyavaya, Anusvaravyavaya, Avyavaya, Kalavyavaya, Kuvyavaya, Sharvyavaya.

Full-text: Vyavayin, Abhyasavyavaya, Anusvaravyavaya, Vyavayitva, Vyavayadina, Avyavaya, Anusvara, Vighnakrit, Visha, Samavaya, Samaya, Vyavadhana, Roka, Anushanga, Soma, I.

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