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Vanmaya, Vac-maya, Vagmaya, 岵ⲹ, ṅmⲹ: 11 definitions

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Vanmaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vadmay.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

岵ⲹ (वाग्मय) refers to “that which is made of Speech�, according to the Brahmayāmala verse 32.52-54.—Accordingly, “I will explain the lower form of Māyā, which is Mālinī. She possesses countless cavities and is (dark brown) like 󲹰, a cloud or mud. She is the supreme Vidyā and her form is like a beehive. She is the colour of a red lotus and is beautiful in all the directions of space. She pervades with (her) great vitality all that is made of Speech [i.e., 岵ⲹ�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय).�a. (-ī f.)

1) Consisting of words; लिपेर्यथावद्ग्रहणे� वाङ्मय� नदीमुखेने� समुद्रमाविशत� (liperyathāvadgrahaṇena vāṅmaya� nadīmukheneva samudramāviśat) R.3.28; इत्येष� वाङ्मयी पूजा श्रीमच्छंकरपादयो� (ityeṣ� vāṅmaī pūjā śrīmacchaṃkarapādayo�) Śiva-mahimna 4.

2) Relating to speech or words; Manusmṛti 12.6; स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चै� वाङ्मय� तप उच्यते (svādhyāyābhyasana� caiva vāṅmaya� tapa ucyate) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 17.15.

3) Endowed with speech; अयमात्मा वाङ्मय� मनोमयः प्राणमयः (ayamātmā vāṅmayo manomaya� prāṇamaya�) B�. Up.1.5.3.

4) Eloquent, rhetorical, oratorical.

-yam 1 Speech, language; म्यरस्तजभ्नगैर्लान्तैरेभिर्दशभिरक्षरैः � समस्तं वाङ्मय� व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यमिव विष्णुना (myarastajabhnagairlāntairebhirdaśabhirakṣarai� | samasta� vāṅmaya� vyāpta� trailokyamiva viṣṇunā) Chand. M.1.7; द्विधाप्रयुक्तेन � वाङ्मयेन सरस्वती तन्म�- थुनं नुना� (dvidhāprayuktena ca vāṅmayena sarasvatī tanmi- thuna� nunāva) Kumārasambhava 7.9; Śiśupālavadha 2.72.

2) Eloquence.

3) Rhetoric.

The goddess Sarasvatī.

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

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय).—mfn.

(-ya�-ī-ⲹ�) 1. Eloquent, rhetorical. n.

(-ⲹ�) 1. Eloquence. 2. Rhetorical composition, rhetoric, belles lettres. f. () Saras- Wati. E. speech, and ⲹ� aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय).—i. e. vāc + maya, I. adj., f. ī. 1. Relating to speech, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 17, 15. 2. Endowed with speech, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 94, 53. 3. Consisting of words, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 28. 4. Eloquent. Ii. n. Eloquence. Iii. f. ī, Sarasvatī.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय).—[feminine] ī [adjective] consisting of speech or words, relating to speech; [neuter] speech, eloquence, rhetoric.

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

1) ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय):—[=�-ⲹ] [from vā� > vāc] mf(ī)n. consisting of speech, depending on sp°, whose essence is sp°, relating to sp° (also -tva n.), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Prātiśākhya; Chāndogya-upaniṣad] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] eloquent, rhetorical, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [=�-ⲹ] [from vā� > vāc] n. sp°, language, [Kumāra-sambhava]

4) [v.s. ...] eloquence, rhetoric, manner of sp°, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय):—[(ya�-ī-ⲹ�) a.] Eloquent. n. Eloquence; rhetoric. f. Saraswati.

[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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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vanmaya in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय) [Also spelled vadmay]:�(nm) literature (in a wider sense).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vanmaya in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṅmⲹ (ವಾಙ್ಮಯ):�

1) [adjective] consisting of or relating to speech.

2) [adjective] depending on speech.

3) [adjective] whose essence is speech.

4) [adjective] of or characteristic of orators or oratory; eloquent; rhetorical.

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ṅmⲹ (ವಾಙ್ಮಯ):�

1) [noun] the fact of containing or being made of, words, speech.

2) [noun] any language.

3) [noun] manner of speaking; style or habit of speech.

4) [noun] collectively, all the literary works of a language.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vanmaya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṅmⲹ (वाङ्मय):—n. literature; adj. 1. consisting of words/speech; 2. � वाक्यात्मक [yātmaka]

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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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