Dhyai: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarDhyai (啶о啶).鈥擪rt afix 啶о啶 (dhyai) seen in Vedic Literature, substituted for 啶む啶ぞ (迟测腻) optionally; e. g. 啶膏ぞ啶⑧く啷�, 啶膏ぞ啶⑧啶掂ぞ (蝉腻岣峢补测补颈, 蝉腻岣峢惫腻); cf P. VI. 3.113.
Vyakarana (啶掂啶ぞ啶曕ぐ啶�, vy腻kara峁嘺) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dhyai in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum multiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nyctanthes pubescens Retz. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Bulletin (1984)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1898)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (2874)
· Botanist鈥檚 Repository (1807)
· Blumea (1950)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhyai, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhyai (啶о啶).鈥�1 P. (诲丑测腻测补迟颈, 诲丑测腻ta; desid. 诲颈诲丑测腻蝉补迟颈; pass. 诲丑测腻测补迟别) To think of, meditate upon, ponder over, contemplate, reflect upon, imagine, call to mind; 啶о啶ぞ啶い啷� 啶掂た啶粪く啶距え啷� 啶啶傕じ啶� 啶膏啷嵿啶膏啶む啶粪啶啶距く啶む (诲丑测腻测补to vi峁y腻n pu峁僺a岣� sa峁単aste峁Ｅ玴aj腻yate) Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 2.62; 啶� 啶о啶ぞ啶む 啶う啶啶多啶掂ぐ啶膏啶� (na 诲丑测腻ta峁� padam墨艣varasya) 叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈 3.11; 啶た啶む啶ㄠ 啶о啶ぞ啶え啷� (pit峁漬 诲丑测腻测补n) Manusm峁泃i 3.224; 啶о啶ぞ啶え啷嵿い啶� 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶 啶оた啶ぞ (诲丑测腻测补nti c腻nya峁� dhiy腻) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.136; Meghad奴ta 3; Manusm峁泃i 5.47;9.21.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (啶о啶).鈥攔. 1st cl. (诲丑测腻测补迟颈) To recollect, to call to mind, to meditate, to think; with the preposition ni, to see, to look, to look out for. bhv腻0 pa0 saka0 ani峁� .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (啶о啶).鈥� (probably akin to adhi -Y膧, but cf. also d墨dh墨, d墨d墨), i. 1, 诲丑测腻测补 (in epic poetry also 诲丑测腻, ii. 2, e. g. 诲丑测腻hi, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 13210), [Parasmaipada.] (in epic poetry also [膧tmanepada.], Mah腻bh腻rata 13, 1994). 1. To contemplate, Mah腻bh腻rata 2, 2563. 2. To think of, 5, 47; to meditate on, 3, 224. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. 诲丑测腻ta, Thought of, [叠丑补谤迟峁沨补谤颈, (ed. Bohlen.)] 3, 46.
鈥� With the prep. anu anu, To meditate on, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 3464. 2. To think of, 12, 9666 (with gen.). 3. To reflect, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 2, 20 (anu诲丑测腻tv腻, instead of 潞诲丑测腻测补). anu诲丑测腻ta, 1. Thought of, Mah腻bh腻rata 7, 2180. 2. Absorbed in meditation, 12, 4678.
鈥� With samanu sam-anu-, 1. To think of, Mah腻bh腻rata 13, 968. 2. To think, 12, 6644.
鈥� With apa apa, To disregard, Mah腻bh腻rata 7, 2076. 2. To hurt, 3, 13656.
鈥� With samapa sam-apa, To hurt, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 13655 ([膧tmanepada.]).
鈥� With abhi abhi, 1. To desire, [Y腻j帽avalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 134. 2. To think of, [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 8, 44. 3. To meditate, to be absorbed in meditation, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 1, 8. 4. To curse (?), Mah腻bh腻rata 13, 2144 (abhi诲丑测腻sus, 4. Aor. without augment in the sense of an imperat., cf. 2143).
鈥� With samabhi sam-abhi, To reflect, Mah腻bh腻rata 5, 2217. 2. To desire, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 323, 15.
鈥� With ava ava, To disregard, [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 4, 9.
鈥� With 腻 腻, 1. To wish that something may happen to another (gen.), Mah腻bh腻rata 13, 4900. 2. To be absorbed in meditation, [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 14, 43.
鈥� With sam腻 sam-腻, To meditate on, [Hariva峁兣沘, (ed. Calc.)] 14823.
鈥� With upa upa, To think of, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 3847; ([Hariva峁兣沘, (ed. Calc.)] 7453, read apa诲丑测腻to).
鈥� With ni ni, To be absorbed in meditation, [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 15, 44.
鈥� With abhini ahhi-ni, To attend to (acc., [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 28, 7.
鈥� With pra峁噄 pra-ni, To direct one鈥檚 attention to (acc.), [Bh腻gavata-Pur腻峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 7, 3.
鈥� With nis nis, 1. To muse ver (acc.), [R腻jatara峁単i峁嚹�] 1, 279. 2. To reflect, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 6, 31, 2.
鈥� With pari pari, To muse, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 37, 13 Gorr. (辫补谤墨 on account of the metre).
鈥� With pra pra, 1. To reflect, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 7013. 2. To think of (acc. and prati), [Hariva峁兣沘, (ed. Calc.)] 10381. 3. To devise, Mah腻bh腻rata 5, 3882.
鈥� With sa峁僷ra sam -pra, To reflect, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 1411.
鈥� With prati prati, To devise, Mah腻bh腻rata 5, 3880.
鈥� With sam sam, To reflect, Mah腻bh腻rata 2, 8.
鈥� Cf.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (啶о啶):鈥擺class] 1. [Parasmaipada] 诲丑测腻测补迟颈 ([Epic] also te, or [class] 2. 诲丑测腻ti; [imperative] 诲丑测腻hi; [Potential] 诲丑测腻y腻t, [Br腻hma峁嘺]; 测墨迟补, [Upani峁d]; perf. dadhyau, [Br腻hma峁嘺] etc.; [Aorist] a诲丑测腻s墨t, [Br腻hma峁嘺]; 3. [plural] 诲丑测腻sur, [Mah腻bh腻rata]; [future] 诲丑测腻syati, [ib.]; 诲丑测腻t腻, [Br腻hma峁嘺]; [indeclinable participle] 诲丑测腻tv腻, [ib.]; -诲丑测腻测补, [Mah腻bh腻rata]; 诲丑测腻测补m, [Kath腻sarits腻gara])
鈥攖o think of, imagine, contemplate, meditate on, call to mind, recollect (with or [scilicet] manas腻 or si, cetas腻, dhiy腻, 丑峁沝补测别 etc.), [Br腻hma峁嘺; G峁沨ya-s奴tra and 艣rauta-s奴tra; Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.;
鈥攖o brood mischief against ([accusative]), [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it腻];
鈥� (alone) to be thoughtful or meditative, [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.;
鈥攖o let the head hang down (said of an animal), [Caraka] :鈥擺Passive voice] 诲丑测腻测补迟别, to be thought of, etc., [ib.];鈥擺Causal] 诲丑测腻payati 摆驳谤补尘尘补谤闭:鈥摆顿别蝉颈诲别谤补迟颈惫别闭 di诲丑测腻sate, [艢atapatha-br腻hma峁嘺] :鈥擺Intensive] d腻诲丑测腻测补迟别, d腻诲丑测腻ti, d腻dhyeti [grammar]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhyai (啶о啶):鈥�诲丑测腻测补迟颈 1. a. To meditate, to recollect, to think closely. With ni to see, to look out for.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dhyai (啶о啶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jh腻, Dh腻.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+116): Adhyai, Anudhyana, Abhidhyana, Dhyata, Abhidhya, Dhyana, Nidhyai, Nididhyasana, Samdhyai, Anudhyai, Nirdhyai, Avadhyai, Apadhyai, Adhya, Dhyanin, Dhyaniya, Pradhyai, Dhyayat, Adhyana, Dhyatri.
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Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
4. Meditation in Jainism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 205 < [Volume 10 (1911)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Sv腻诲丑测腻测补 or Self study < [Chapter 6 - Methods of Teaching and the Teacher鈥揝tudent relationship]
Yogatattva Upanishad (translation and study) (by Sujata Jena)
Part 1.7 - Dhyana (concentration or meditation) < [Chapter 4 - Ashtanga-yoga and Practice in Yogatattva Upanishad]
Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
2. The Doctrine of Vidy腻/Up腻sana < [Chapter 4 - Liberation in the Brahma-s奴tra]