Vayavi, 痴腻测补惫墨, V膩yavi, V膩y膩vi: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Vayavi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjik膩mata-tantra1) 痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�):鈥擮ne of the nine D奴t墨 presided over by one of the nine bhaivaravas named Di峁卪ahe艣vara (emanation of Ananta, who is the central presiding deity of 顿奴迟墨肠补办谤补), according to the Kubjik膩mata-tantra and the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩.
2) 痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�):鈥擲ixth of the eight M膩t峁泂 born from the body of Khecar墨, according to the Kubjik膩matatantra. These eight sub-manifestations (尘腻迟峁�), including 痴腻测补惫墨, represent the eight directions of the compass (from east to north-east) and are presided over by the Bhairava Sa峁僾arta and his consort Rudr膩峁嚹�. Khecar墨 is the first of the Eight Mah膩尘腻迟峁泂, residing within the 惭腻迟峁沜补办谤补 (third of the five cakras) and represents the element ether or space.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�).鈥擜 Var峁嘺 艢akti.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 44. 61.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�) [=V膩yavy膩?] refers to the 鈥渘orth-western鈥� (direction), according to the Devy膩mata (chapter 105).鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the layout of the residence (驳峁沨补) for the 辫谤腻蝉腻诲腻艣谤补尘颈苍]鈥斺�淸...] Storage for gems, gold and cloths is recommended in the east, and for water in the south and centre. Grain storage is recommended in the west. In the northwest (惫腻测补惫测腻) is storage for the mortar. [...]鈥�.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�) refers to the 鈥渨ind element鈥�, according to verse 6.21.14 of the Mok峁p膩ya.鈥擜ccordingly, as Bhu艣u峁囜笉a said to Vasi峁ａ弓ha: 鈥淸...] When [mount] Meru and the rest have dissolved into the world and become one ocean, then, having performed concentration on the wind element (惫腻测补惫墨), I remain with my mind steady. Having attained the further shore of the universe in a pure state at the end of the elements, I remain because of the immovable state of my deep [meditative] sleep, until Brahm膩 is again intent upon the act of creation. Then, having entered the universe, I remain in the sky. [...]鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismV膩yavi (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�):鈥擮ne of the thousand names of Yamun膩, according to the Yamun膩-sahasra (see 艢r墨 Garga Sa峁僪it膩 4.19)
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�) refers to the 鈥渘orthwestern (direction)鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩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, [while describing the Merit Circle (驳耻峁嘺肠补办谤补)]: 鈥淸...] The charnel grounds on the Innate Layer (sahajacakra) are explained here鈥擺...] (8) Kilikil膩rava is in the northwest (惫腻测补惫墨); [...] The charnel grounds are terrifying in appearance with howlings of Vet膩las, Bh奴tas, and jackals. The eight charnel grounds should be placed in this order. [...]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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary惫腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�).鈥攆 S The north-west quarter.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English惫腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�).鈥�f The north-west quarter.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�):鈥擺from v膩yava > 惫腻测耻] f. (with or [scilicet] 诲颈艣) the north-west (cf. under 惫腻测耻), [膧艣val膩yana-g峁沨ya-s奴tra]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�):鈥�(惫墨) 3. f. The quarter of the wind, north-west. a. Windy.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary痴腻测补惫墨 (啶掂ぞ啶さ啷�):鈥�(nf) north-western quarter; (a) north-western; see [惫腻测补惫墨ya].
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconV膩yavi (喈掂喈喈�) noun < 惫腻测补惫墨. North-west; 喈掂疅喈瘒喈编瘝喈编喈氞瘓. (喈喈脆瘝喈瘝喈喈｀喁嵿喁� 喈喈┼喈瘝喈喈畷喈班喈む) [vadamerrisai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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V膩y膩vi (喈掂喈喈掂) [惫腻测-腻惫颈] noun < idem. +.
1. Yawn; 喈曕瘖喈熰瘝喈熰喈掂. [kottavi.] (W.)
2. Breath; 喈瘋喈氞瘝喈氞瘉. (喈喈脆瘝喈瘝喈喈｀喁嵿喁� 喈喈┼喈瘝喈喈畷喈班喈む) [muchu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Vayavia, Vayavidamga, Vayavipokku, Vayavisamhita, Vayaviya, Vayaviyakshetra, Vayaviyam, Vayaviyananam, Vayaviyasamhita, Vayaviyasnanam, Vayaviyastiram, Vayaviyatantra.
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