Savya, Shavya, 艢补惫测补: 21 definitions
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Savya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term 艢补惫测补 can be transliterated into English as Savya or Shavya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥擜 son of A峁単iras, Savya is actually Indra himself. The story is that A峁単iras began worshipping the Devat腻s for a son equal to Indra and that Indra, thinking that there should not be another person equal to him, got himself born as the son of A峁単iras. That son is Savya. (峁歡veda, Ma峁囜笉ala 1, Anuv腻ka 10, S奴kta 51).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥擜 son of Agnisa峁僺ya.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 12. 13.
1b) A Saimhikeya asura.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 6. 19.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraSavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) (or Savyagata, Savya驳谤腻蝉补) refers to one of the ten types of (solar and lunar) eclipses (驳谤腻蝉补), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f the eclipse should commence on the left side of the disc, it is technically known as Savya-gata: the earth will then be flooded with water and there will be joy and freedom from fear. If it should commence on the right side of the disc, it: is technically known as Apasavyagata: mankind will suffer from their rulers and from robbers鈥�.
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsSavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥擟lockwise. Note: Savya is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) refers to Indra, according to the Dev墨pa帽ca艣atik腻 verse 2.74-79.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淥ne should draw the supreme goddess there. She is 艢u峁腻 and, auspicious, her face is emaciated. She has two arms and one face. She has no flesh and no blood (runs through her veins). (Made of just) tendons and bones, her body is thin and she likes (to eat) human entrails and the like constantly. She is seated on Rudra鈥檚 severed head and her feet are placed on two (others) . On the left is Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 head and on the right that of Indra [i.e., Savya] and her legs are bent. She is the first (of all the deities) and fills (and nourishes all things). [...]鈥�.
2) Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渓eft鈥� (as opposed to 鈥渞ight鈥�, i.e., aspects of the Kaula Path), according to the Lalit腻sahasran腻ma.鈥擫alit腻鈥檚 thousand names are eulogized in the Lalit腻sahasran腻ma, describing the goddess鈥檚 spiritual beauty on the analogy of physical, sensuous beauty. [...] She is the Kula Yogin墨 (95) and her very nature is Kula (办耻濒补谤奴辫颈峁嚹�) (897). She is the Mother of the Heroes, that is, Kaula initiates (惫墨谤补尘腻迟腻) (836) and delights in their company (惫墨谤补驳辞峁ａ弓丑颈辫谤颈测腻) (898). She is the presiding deity of the Kaula Path and is on both aspects of it, that is, the Right and the Left (蝉补惫测补-补辫补蝉补惫测补-尘腻谤驳补蝉迟丑腻) (912). So although the goddess is given these names they are sacred to the devotees who practice V腻m腻c腻ra also. In short, the Kula rites鈥攕exual yet chaste鈥攕hare in the same ambiguity as the goddess who presides over them.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻ktism) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusSavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渞ight tusk鈥� (of elephants), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 2, 鈥渙n favorable marks鈥漖: 鈥�3. (Good is) an elephant whose feet are distinguished by nails numbering twenty, the elevation of whose temporal bosses is great, whose two ears are red and their edges not frayed, whose girth is very smooth, whose tusks are honey colored and the right (savya) one higher [蝉补惫测腻产丑测耻苍苍补迟补尘腻办峁办补诲测耻迟颈谤补诲补岣�], whose belly is well filled out, whose tail and trunk are regularly stout, straight, long, and handsome, who is swarthy like betel nuts鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渞ight (arm)鈥�, according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam腻dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah腻y腻na-Vajray腻na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎 red twilight, producing a sharp essence, an edge as bright as seven suns, A knife killing all enemies, a gleaming immortal striker held by the right arm (蝉补惫测补-诲辞峁苍 [诲辞峁ａ箛腻]). Held by the left arm (惫腻尘补-诲辞峁苍 [诲辞峁ａ箛腻]), the pure mind of a lotus, now a banner full of blood, A k腻lp腻 after the first, surrounded by a head, a half a head of loose hair鈥�.
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesSavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渞ight (part)鈥� (of the mouth) (as opposed to Avasavya鈥斺�榣eft鈥�), according to the 10th-century 岣屇錵腻r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] [Standing on] Bhairava and K腻lar腻tri on fire on the sun [disk] on the pericarp [of the lotus], [Heruka] is dancing. [He should visualize Heruka] [...] always having [his] mouth open [and showing] large fangs from the right (savya) and left [parts of the mouth] [sa惫测腻vasavyata岣� sad腻]. [Three faces looking to the south, west, and north are colored] yellow, red, and in sequence (viz., green), [respectively,] and the other [fourteen] faces are colored like a black bee [He should meditate on Heruka, who] *is greatly awful and laughs loudly and* is grinning and terrifying. [...]鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) refers to a kind of tree (惫峁沰峁) commonly found in the forests (惫补峁嘺) of ancient India, mentioned in the 1st century Uvav腻iya-sutta (sanksrit: Aupap腻tika-蝉奴tra). Forests have been a significant part of the Indian economy since ancient days. They have been considered essential for economic development in as much as, besides bestowing many geographical advantages, they provide basic materials for building, furniture and various industries. The most important forest products are wood and timber which have been used by the mankind to fulfil his various needs鈥攄omestic, agricultural and industrial.
Different kinds of trees (e.g., the Savya tree) provided firewood and timber. The latter was used for furniture, building materials, enclosures, staircases, pillars, agricultural purposes, e. g. for making ploughs, transportation e. g. for making carts, chariots, boats, ships, and for various industrial needs. Va峁嘺-kamma was an occupation dealing in wood and in various otherforest products. I峁単腻la-kamma was another occupation which was concerned with preparing charcoal from firewood.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) 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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥攁 (S) Left, not right. 2 Reverse, contrary, backward. 3 Southern. 4 In popular misunderstanding. Right not left. 5 Used as s n The left hand; and, popularly, The right hand. savya gh腻la峁嚹撫箖 To cast (leave) on the right (as in making 辫谤补诲补办峁峁嚹�).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥�a Left. Popularly, Right. Reverse. Southern.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢补惫测补 (啶多さ啷嵿く).鈥擣uneral; 啶呧ぅ 啶う啶� 啶氞啶掂ぞ啶膏啶た啶炧啶涏さ啷嵿く啶� 啶曕啶班啶掂え啷嵿い啶� (atha yadi caiv腻smi帽chavya峁� kurvanti) Ch. Up. 4.15.5.
Derivable forms: 艣补惫测补尘 (啶多さ啷嵿く啶).
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Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥�a. 摆鲍峁�4.19闭
1) Left, left-hand; 啶膏さ啷嵿く啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶氞啶ㄠ啶掂啶む 啶ㄠた啶掂啶む 啶曕ぃ啷嵿啶膏啷嵿啶ㄠ (savye pr腻c墨na腻v墨t墨 niv墨t墨 ka峁囜弓hasajjane) Manusm峁泃i 2.63.
2) Southern.
3) Contrary, backward, reverse; 啶啶班う啶曕啶粪た啶｀ 啶� 啶膏さ啷嵿く啶� 啶� 啶椸啶班ぞ啶ぎ啶о啶 啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶氞ぐ啷囙い啷� (pradak峁峁嘺峁� ca savya峁� ca gr腻mamadhye ca n腻caret) Mah腻bh腻rata (Bombay) 12.278.7.
4) Right.
5) Dry, not sprinkled with ghee (补苍补产丑颈驳丑峁泃补); 啶膏さ啷嵿く啶多が啷嵿う啷� 啶班啶曕啶粪 啶ぞ啶粪啶い啷� 啷� 啶膏さ啷嵿く啶� 啶掂お啶� 啶囙い啷嵿く啶ㄠき啶苦啷冟い啶むぞ啶� 啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶い啶� (savya艣abdo r奴k峁 bh腻峁ate | sa惫测腻 vap腻 ity补苍补产丑颈驳丑峁泃补t腻峁� dar艣ayati) 艢B. on MS.4.1.36.
-惫测补岣� An epithet of Vi峁ａ箛u.
-vyam ind. The usual position of the sacred thread when it hangs down over the left shoulder; cf. 啶呧お啶膏さ啷嵿く (apasavya).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥攎fn.
(-惫测补岣�-惫测腻-vya峁�) 1. Left, left hand. 2. Right, right hand. 3. South, southern. 4. Reverse, contrary, backward. m.
(-惫测补岣�) Vishnu. E. 蝉奴 to send, yat Unadi aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥攁dj. 1. Left, left hand, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] i. [distich] 86. 2. Southern, south. 3. Backward, reverse, contrary.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢补惫测补 (啶多さ啷嵿く).鈥擺neuter] funeral.
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Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く).鈥擺adjective] left (not right); 掳鈥�, savyam, savyena, sa惫测腻 & savye [adverb] from or on the left. [masculine] the left arm, hand, or foot; [neuter] the sacred thread (worn over the left shoulder).
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厂补惫测腻 (啶膏さ啷嵿く啶�).鈥擜. roll up, envelop; veil in ([instrumental]), [Middle] refl. 鈥� Cf. u/pav墨ta, ni/v墨ta, pa/riv墨ta, sa峁僾墨ta.
厂补惫测腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and 惫测腻 (啶掂啶ぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢补惫测补 (啶多さ啷嵿く):鈥擺from 艣补惫补] n. cremation of a corpse, funeral, [Ch腻ndogya-upani峁d]
2) Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く):鈥攎f(腻)n. ([according to] to [U峁嚹錮i-蝉奴tra iv, 109] [from] 鈭�蝉奴; perhaps for skavya cf. [Greek], [column]3) left, left hand (am, ena, 腻 e, and [in the beginning of a compound], 鈥榦n the left鈥�), [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
3) opposite to left, right, right hand (am, ena, and [in the beginning of a compound], 鈥榦n the right鈥�)
4) south, southern (am etc., 鈥榯o the south鈥�), [S奴ryasiddh腻nta; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
5) reverse, contrary, backward, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) m. the left arm or hand, [峁歡-veda; Br腻hma峁嘺; K腻ty腻yana-艣rauta-蝉奴tra; Y腻j帽avalkya]
7) the left foot, [K腻ty腻yana-艣rauta-蝉奴tra; Gobhila-艣r腻ddha-kalpa]
8) one of the ten ways in which an eclipse takes place, [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
9) a fire lighted at a person鈥檚 death, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Name of Vi峁ａ箛u, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) (savya) Name of a man befriended by the A艣vins, [峁歡-veda]
12) of an A峁単irasa and author of [峁歡-veda i, 51-57; Anukrama峁噄k腻]
13) n. ([scilicet] 测补箩帽辞辫补惫墨迟补) the sacred thread worn over the left shoulder ([accusative] with 鈭�办峁�, 鈥榯o put the sacred th掳 over the l掳 sh掳鈥�), [K腻ty腻yana-艣rauta-蝉奴tra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
14) [accord. to some for skavya, cf. [Greek] 蟽魏伪喂蠈蟼 ; [Latin] scaevus; [according to] to others for syavya cf. [Slavonic or Slavonian] 拧uj墨].
15) 厂腻惫测补 (啶膏ぞ啶掂啶�):鈥擺from s腻va] 1. s腻vya m. (for a. See sub voce) in sahasra-s (q.v.)
16) 2. s腻vya mfn. (for 1. See p. 1210, col. 3) composed by Savya, [艢腻峁卥h腻yana-艣rauta-蝉奴tra]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く):鈥擺(vya岣�-惫测腻-vya峁�) a.] Left; left hand; southern; contrary. m. Vishnu.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Savya (啶膏さ啷嵿く) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Savva.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (sa峁僺办峁泃am), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSavya (嗖膏驳喑嵿帛):鈥�
1) [adjective] left; leftward; that is on one鈥檚 lefthand side.
2) [adjective] in, of, to, toward or facing the south; south; southern.
3) [adjective] not favorable; not propitious; adverse, contrary, unfavourable or disadvantageous.
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Savya (嗖膏驳喑嵿帛):鈥�
1) [noun] the left-hand side.
2) [noun] the left portion of one鈥檚 body.
3) [noun] the direction opposite to north; south.
4) [noun] a turning oneself or one鈥檚 weapon in clockwise while fighting (which is permitted by the rules of fight).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySavya (啶膏さ啷嵿く):鈥攁dj. 1. right; 2. favorable; suitable; 3. contrary; reverse; 4. left;
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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