Vyayoga, Vyāyoga: 12 definitions
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Vyayoga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग) refers to one of the “ten kinds of dramatic plays” (daśarūpa), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 20. These different types of dramas are considered to have originated from the various styles (vṛtti), which is discussed in chapter 22 of the same work. The Vyāyoga type of drama includes the following styles: Verbal (bhāratī), Grand (sāttvatī) and Energetic (ārabhaṭī).
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग).—One of the ten types of play (nāṭya).—The Vyāyoga is a play with a well-knownn Hero and a small number of female characters. The events related in it are to be of one day’s duration. It is to have one Act only and to include battle, personal combat, challenge and angry conflict.
The Vyāyoga and the Īhāmṛga are to have three segments (sandhi). There should be no Development (garbha) and Pause (avamarśa—vimarśa) in these two. and the Graceful Style (kaiśikī) also has no place in them.
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग) refers to one of the twelve kinds of Rūpaka, which represents the dṛśyakāvya division of Kāvya (“poetry”), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa states that in Vyāyoga, actions of one day are showed through one hero. The sentiment should be dṛpta. Though dṛpta is not included in the list of nine rasas, the Abhinavabhāratī clarifies that dṛptarasa is endowed with ojaguṇa and it is originated from vīra and raudra sentiments
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग) refers to one of the twenty-one divisions of the Mārga-Rūpaka compositions in ancient Indian art of dance and theater.—Puruṣottama Miśrā, while defining the terms mārga and deśī quotes the Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (Vol. II, pp.406-410) which he says has been taken from Kohala (the work of Kohala). He says that mārga is that which was shown to Śiva and Pārvatī by Brahma after performing penance. He says the mārgarūpakas are twenty in number [e.g., vyāyoga]. [...] But when listing out the names, there appear twenty-one rūpakas. [...]
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग).—A kind of dramatic composition in one act; it is thus described by S. D. :-ख्यातेतिवृत्तो व्यायोगः स्वल्प- स्त्रीजनसंयुतः । हीनो गर्भविमर्षाभ्यां नरैर्बहुभिराश्रितः । एकाङ्कश्च भवेद- स्त्रीनिमित्तसमरोदयः । कैशिकीवृत्तिरहितः प्रख्यातस्तत्र नायकः । राज- र्षिरथ दिव्यो वा भवेद्धीरोद्धतश्च सः । हास्यशृङ्गारशान्तेभ्य इतरेऽत्राङ्गिनो रसाः (khyātetivṛtto vyāyogaḥ svalpa- strījanasaṃyutaḥ | hīno garbhavimarṣābhyāṃ narairbahubhirāśritaḥ | ekāṅkaśca bhaveda- strīnimittasamarodayaḥ | kaiśikīvṛttirahitaḥ prakhyātastatra nāyakaḥ | rāja- rṣiratha divyo vā bhaveddhīroddhataśca saḥ | hāsyaśṛṅgāraśāntebhya itare'trāṅgino rasāḥ) || 514; cf. मध्यमव्यायोग (madhyamavyāyoga) of Bhāsa.
Derivable forms: vyāyogaḥ (व्यायोगः).
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग).—m.
(-gaḥ) A kind of dramatic exhibition or composition in one act, the subject of which is some contest or war of a heroic kind, and of which woman is not the cause. E. vi and āṅ before yuj to unite, aff. ghañ; in which the valiant are associated.
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग).—[masculine] a kind of drama.
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग):—[=vy-āyoga] [from vyā-yuj] m. a kind of dramatic representation or composition in one act (belonging to the Prakaraṇa class, and describing some military or heroic exploit from which the sentiment of love is excluded), [Bharata-nāṭya-śāstra; Daśarūpa etc.]
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग):—[vyā+yoga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Dramatic composition celebrating athletic sports, conflicts, &c.
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग):—(von 1. yuj mit vyā) m. Bez. einer best. Art einactiger Schauspiele [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 284.] [DAŚAR.1,8.] [HALL] in der Einl. [S. 6.] [Sāhityadarpana 514.] [PRATĀPAR. 24,b,4.] [Oxforder Handschriften 140,a, No. 280.]
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
Vyāyōga (ವ್ಯಾಯೋಗ):—[noun] a kind of dramatic representation or composition in one act describing some military or heroic exploit from which the sentiment of love is excluded.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Vyāyoga (व्यायोग):—n. a kind of dramatic composition in one act; one of the ten rupakas;
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)
Partial matches: Vy, The, The, Vyayoga, Ayoga, Te.
Full-text (+12): Pracandabhairava, Narakasuravyayoga, Dhanamjayavijaya, Pracandagaruda, Narakasuravijaya, Narakadhvamsa, Nirbhayabhima, Vyasa mokshaditya, Vyayog, Bhimavikrama, Narakasuravadha, Yashodhana, Vinatananda, Yuvaraja prahladana, Vyapashri, Parthaparakrama, Driptarasa, Govinda shesha, Aviddha, Kancana.
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Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)
Chapter 7.1 - Study of the Bhasa’s Dutavakya
Chapter 7b - Remarks regarding the types of Sanskrit drama
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Introduction to the Vyāyoga type of Drama < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Part 3-6 - Vyāyoga rules < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Part 15 - Conclusion < [Chapter 5 - Vyāyoga (critical study)]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Ancient Indian Dramas and Plays < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Ancient Indian Dramaturgy < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Index < [Chapter 7 - Original literatures]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
9. Natya or Dramaturgy < [Chapter 6 - Literature in the Puranas]
4. General topics of Poetics < [Chapter 6 - Literature in the Puranas]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Chapter XX - Ten Kinds of Play (daśarūpa)
Part 3 - Literary Structure of the Drama < [Introduction, part 1]
Part 2 - The Ancient Indian Theory of Drama < [Introduction, part 1]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)