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Adhyaya, ⲹ, ⲹm: 17 definitions

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Adhyaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Adhyay.

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

ya is a Sanskrit term roughly meaning "lesson", "lecture", "chapter"

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

ⲹ means "a lesson, lecture, chapter; reading"

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Adhyaya in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ya (अध्याय).—m (S) pop. or va m A section, part, chapter.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ya (अध्याय).�m A chapter, section, part.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Adhyaya (अध्य�).—[i-bhāve ac]

1) Learning, study; remembrance.

2) = अध्याय (ya), q. v.

Derivable forms: ⲹⲹ� (अध्ययः).

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ⲹ (अध्याय).�a. [ P.III.3.21] (At the end of comp.) A reader, student, one who studies; वेदाध्यायः (ⲹ�) a student of the Vedas; so मन्त्र° (Գٰ°)

-ⲹ� 1 Reading, learning, study, especially of the Vedas; प्रशान्ताध्यायसत्कथा (śԳⲹٰ첹ٳ) (Բī) Rām.

2) Proper time for reading or for a lesson; °ज्ञा� प्रचक्षत� (jñā� pracakṣate) Manusmṛti 4.12, see अनध्या� (anya) also.

3) A lesson, lecture; अधीयतेऽस्मिन् अध्याय� (īyate'smin ya�) P.III.3.122; so स्वाध्यायोऽध्येतव्यः ('ٲⲹ�).

4) A chapter, a large division of a work, such as of the 峾ⲹṇa, Mahābhārata, Manusmṛti, Pāṇini's Sūtras &c. The following are some of the names used by Sanskrit writers to denote chapters or divisions of works :--सर्ग� वर्ग� परिच्छेदोद्घाताध्यायाङ्क- संग्रहाः � उच्छ्वास� परिवर्तश्च पटलः काण्डमाननम� � स्थानं प्रकरण� चै� पर्वोल्लासाह्निकान� � � स्कन्धांशौ तु पुराणादौ प्रायश� परिकीर्तितौ (sargo varga� paricchedodghātādhyāyāṅka- saṃgrahā� | ucchvāsa� parivartaśca paṭala� kāṇḍamānanam | sthāna� prakarṇa� caiva parvollāsāhnikāni ca | skandhāṃśau tu purāṇādau prāyaśa� parikīrtitau) ||

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Adhyaya (अध्य�).�&c. See under अधी (ī).

See also (synonyms): adhyayana.

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ⲹ (अध्याय).—See under अध� (adhi).

See also (synonyms): paka, pana.

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

ⲹ (अध्याय).—m.

(-ⲹ�) 1. The section, or division of a book. 2. A chapter or lecture of the Vedas. E. adhi, iṅa to go, and ñ aff. proper to be gone through or read.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹ (अध्याय).—i. e. adhi-i + a, m. 1. Reading, recitation. 2. The time when the sacred books ought to be read, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 4, 102. 3. A section of a book, e. g. the subdivisions of the [峾ⲹṇa], Mahābhārata Comp. An-, m. the time when the sacred books ought not to be read, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 2, 106. Sva-, m. 1. perusal or study of the Vedas, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 2, 105. 2. the Veda. 3. inaudible reading or muttering of prayers. ḥs-, i. e. nis -sva-, adj. not muttering prayers, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11187.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹ (अध्याय).—[masculine] study, lesson, section of a book, chapter.

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

1) ⲹ (अध्याय):—[=-ⲹ] [from ī] m. a lesson, lecture, chapter

2) [v.s. ...] reading

3) [v.s. ...] proper time for reading or for a lesson

4) [v.s. ...] ifc. a reader (See ), [Pāṇini 3-2, 1 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹ (अध्याय):—[tatpurusha compound] m.

(-ⲹ�) I.

1) A section of a book (f. i. of the Ṛgveda, Yajurveda, Aitareyabrāhmṇa, Pāniṇis grammar &c.).

2) Reading, studying. E. i (i�) with adhi, kṛt aff. ñ. Ii. One who reads or studies (in this sense only as the latter part of a compound; f. i. ⲹ� one who reads the Veda). E. i (i�) with adhi, kṛt aff. .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Adhyaya (अध्य�):—[adhya+ya] (ⲹ�) 1. m. A chapter.

2) ⲹ (अध्याय):—[+ya] (ⲹ�) 1. m. A chapter.

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

ⲹ (अध्याय) 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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Hindi dictionary

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

ⲹ (अध्याय) [Also spelled adhyay]:�(nm) a chapter.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Adhyaya (ಅಧ್ಯ�):�

1) [noun] a learning by examining and analysing; a study.

2) [noun] a main division of a book; a chapter.

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ⲹ (ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ):�

1) [noun] any of the major, separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided, usu. numbered or given a title; a chapter.

2) [noun] application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge; act or process of studying; a study.

3) [noun] a proper period for studying.

4) [noun] (in comp. as a suffix) one who studies or is studying.

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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»] � Adhyaya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ⲹ (अध्याय):—n. 1. section/part (of book); 2. chapter (of book/social activity); 3. lesson;

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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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