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Dhyama, ٳ峾: 12 definitions

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Dhyama means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ٳ峾 (ध्या�) [=Dhyāmī?] refers to �(making something) dark�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Then, son of good family, the Tathāgata Vimalaprabhānantaraśmirāja, having known the king Puṇyālaṃkāra� thought, said this to Siṃhavikrāntagāmin: ‘By teaching the power of insight, supernatural knowledges , merits, and knowledges, son of good family, make all the assembly happy, make all abodes of Māra darken (峾ī-ṛt), illuminate the way of awakening, satisfy all living beings, defeat all opponents, light the lamp of the dharma, purify all vices, and demonstrate the miraculous play of the Bodhisattva’�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٳ峾 (ध्या�).�a. Unclean, dirty, black, soiled; Bhaṭṭikāvya 8.71.

-mam A kind of grass.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ٳ峾 (ध्या�).�adj. (Sanskrit Lex. and late lit., Schmidt, Nachtr.; also Sanskrit dhyāmala; according to Senart Ѳ屹ٳ i note 407, hyper-Sanskrit for Pali jhāma = Sanskrit kṣāma, burnt; the meaning does not fit very well, but compare AMg. jhāma-vaṇṇa, black color), dark, darkened, eclipsed, lacking luster: dhyā- māni ca abhunsu� (abhūnsu�) mārabhavanāni Ѳ屹ٳ i.41.12; 230.7; 240.16 (in all these mss. dhyānāni); ii.162.16 (here mss. vyāmāni); māraḥ…svaka� bala� dhyāma-bala� (mss. dhyāna°) saṃjānati Ѳ屹ٳ ii.314.14; °tā, abstr., (kra- mau mune, the Buddha's feet) dhyāmatām (mss. mostly dhyāyatā�; em. certain) upagatau, become less resplendent, Ѳ屹ٳ i.68.2 (verse). Cf. the next two.

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

ٳ峾 (ध्या�).—mfn.

(-�--�) Black. n.

(-�) 1. A fragrant grass. 2. A plant, (Artemisia.) E. dhyai to think, karmaṇi man aff. gandhatṛṇe, madanavṛkṣe, rohiṣatṛṇeca .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ峾 (ध्या�).—n. A fragrant grass, [śܳٲ] 1, 103, 16.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ峾 (ध्या�).—[neuter] a kind of fragrant grass.

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

1) ٳ峾 (ध्या�):�mfn. dark-coloured, black, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. ś峾)

2) n. any or a [particular] fragrant grass, [śܳٲ]

3) Artemisia Indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳ峾 (ध्या�):�(�) 1. n. A fragrant grass; a plant (Artemisia). a. Black.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ٳ峾 (ध्या�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ٳ峾 (ಧ್ಯಾ�):�

1) [noun] a kind of fragrant grass.

2) [noun] the grass, Aristida depressa of Poaceae family, whose thin, long stem-like portion is used for making broomstick.

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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.

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