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Priti, ʰīپ, ʰīī: 32 definitions

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Priti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

ʰīپ (प्रीति, “love�):—One of the twenty-four emanations of Lakṣmī accompanying Nārāyaṇa. This particular manifestation couples with his counterpart form called Pradyumna and together they form the fifteenth celestial couple. Lakṣmī represents a form of the Goddess (Devī) as the wife of Viṣṇu, while Nārāyaṇa represents the personification of his creative energy, according to the Pāñcarātra literature.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ʰīپ (प्रीति).—Wife of sage Pulastya. ʰīپ got a son named Dattoli of her husband Pulastya, That Dattoli was in his previous birth the Agastya of Svāyambhuva Manvantara. (Chapter 107, Aṃśa 17, Viṣṇu Purāṇa).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ʰīپ (प्रीति) is one of the twenty-four daughters of ٲṣa by ʰūپ: one of the three daughters of ⲹܱԳ and Śٲū, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.16:—“ٲṣa begot twenty-four daughters. The eleven younger daughters were [... ʰīپ,...]. The great aspirants [Pulastya] and others took the hands of these famous daughters (e.g., ʰīپ married Pulastya). Thereupon the entire universe consisting of three worlds, mobile and immobile was filled (with progeny). Thus according to their own actions and at the bidding of Śiva innumerable famous Brahmins were born out of the various living beings�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ʰīپ (प्रीति).—A Kalā of the moon.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 35. 92.

1b) A Kalā of Viṣṇu.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 35. 95.

2a) ʰīī (प्रीती).—A wife of the God of Love, the other being Rati; was in her previous birth a courtesan, Anangavati who observed ūپ屹岹śīٲ.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 100. 32.

2b) A daughter of ٲṣa and wife of Pulastya;1 mother of three sons, Dānāgni, Devabāhu and Atri;2 also son Dattoli (Viṣṇu-purāṇa).3

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 10. 27, 31; 28. 22; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 7. 25.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 9. 52, 55; 11. 26.
  • 3) Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 10. 9.

2c) A wife of Angirasa.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 7. 7.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to one of the daughters of ٲṣa and ʰūپ: one of the two daughters of Manu-svāyaṃbhuva and Śٲū, according to the ղṃśa (‘genealogical description�) of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Ākūti was married to Ruci and ʰūپ to ٲṣa. ٲṣa produced in ʰūپ twenty-four daughters. [...] [ʰīپ was given to Pulastya.] Pulastya and ʰīپ had a son named Datta who was well known as Agastya .

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Gitashastra (science of music)

: Wisdom Library: Saṅgītaśiromaṇi

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to one of the twenty-two quarters tones (śܳپ) existing within an octave, according to the Saṅgīta-ratnākara (“ocean of music and dance�). This work is an important Sanskrit treatise dealing with ancient Indian musicology (Ի󲹰-śٰ), composed by Śārṅgadeva in the 13th century and deals with both Carnatic and Hindustani music. ʰīپ has a frequency of 331.1198Hz.

: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (gita)

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to one of the four Śܳپ of the Madhyama note of the Octave in Indian Music (often described in literature as consisting of twenty-two śܳپs).—Kohala brings out different theories on the number of śܳپs. He says that some believe in twenty-two, śܳپs, some in sixty-six and others believe in infinity. Bharata and many subsequent authors including Śārṅgadeva etc. spoke of twenty-two śܳپs.—According to earlier authors like Śārṅgadeva, the Madhyama note has the following śܳپs: , ṇ�, īپ, Ჹī.

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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian Style

ʰīپ (प्रीति, “happiness�).—Illustration of ʰīپ-śܳپ according to 15th century art:—The colour of her body is golden. She holds a īṇ� with both hands. The colour of her bodice is green and the scarf is rosy with its both borders drawn with a golden ink, the colour of the lower garment is blue with a black design.

The illustrations (of, for example ʰīپ) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this ٰ屹ī are based on the śǰ첹 of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ʰīپ (प्रीति):—Desire; Love; Affection

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Priti in Yoga glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to the “delight� (of Yogins), according to Śivānandasarasvatī’s Yogacintāmaṇi, a 17th-century text on Haṭhayoga by consisting of 3423 verses.—Accordingly, “[...] I have revealed here all that which is secret in Haṭha- and Rājayoga for the delight (īپ) of Yogins. [...]�.

: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to one of the ten Yamas (disciplines) prescribed for forest dwelling, as mentioned in the Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra.—The Mānasollāsa verse 9.21-24ab lists thirty Yamas and Niyamas. The Vaikhānasasmārtasūtra (8.4), whose date has been estimated between the fourth and eighth centuries, is the earliest source for a list of twenty Yamas and Niyamas [e.g., īپ]. These were prescribed to a sage at the forest dwelling (ś) stage of life.

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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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to “attachment� (which does not affect a true Yogī), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “In my unblemished nature there are no elements, no body, no faculties, no mind. There is no void and no anguish. [...] For me who am forever pure there is no illusion, no Saṃsāra, no attachment (īپ) or detachment (virati) [kva māyā kva ca saṃsāra� kva īپrvirati� kva vā], no living being and no God. [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ʰīپ (प्रीति, “joy�) refers to one of ten constituents (dravya) of the thirty-seven auxiliaries to enlightenment (ǻ󾱱ṣi첹), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XXXI.—Accordingly, “these thirty-seven auxiliaries (ǻ󾱱ṣi첹) have ten things (dravya) as roots (ū). Joy (īپ) constitutes the factor-of-enlightenment called joy (īپ-saṃǻⲹṅg)�.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to �(becoming) exultant�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Having heard this word, the wicked Māra, became contented, elated, enraptured, overjoyed, exultant (īپ) and jubilant, danced and was about to leave the congregation. The the venerable Śāriputra addressed himself to the Lord: ‘O Lord, who is this man going away from this congregation with so much pleasure?� [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Priti (प्रिति, “pleasure�) refers to one of the five classes of Dhyāna (meditation) which is one of six limbs of Yoga to be employed in Uttamasevā (excellent worship), according to the Guhyasamāja chapter 18.—[...] Dhyāna (meditation) is explained as the conception of the five desired objects through the five Dhyāni Buddhas, namely, Vairocana, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, Amoghasiddhi and Akṣobhya. This Dhyāna is again subdivided into five kinds [viz., Priti (pleasure)].

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ʰīپ (प्रीति, “joy�) refers to one of the “seven factors of awakening� (ǻⲹṅg) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 49), itself forming part of the “thirty-seven things on the side of awakening� (ǻ󾱱ṣi첹-dharma). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., īپ). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to “joy�, according to chapter 6.2 [ٳ-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as Ara said in his sermon on and 屹ṣa:—“[...] People who are led by a mind whose knowledge has been destroyed by the darkness of love, etc., fall into hell like a blind man, led by a blind man, into a well. Passion (rati) for and joy (īپ) in objects, etc., are called love (raga); the wise call dislike (arati) and discontent (aīپ) with these same objects hate (屹ṣa). These two, very powerful, a bond for all people, are known as the root and bulb of the tree of all pains. Who would be open-eyed with astonishment in happiness, who would be pitiable in sorrow, who would fail to reach emancipation, if there were no love and hate here? [...]�.

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

ʰīپ (प्रीति) refers to “joy�, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The doctrine is able to produce the happiness which is the best part of the city of the chief of the snakes. The doctrine is the great joy (vipula-īپ) conveyed to the world of mortals for those possessing a desire for that. The doctrine is the place of the arising of the taste for the constant happiness in the city of heaven. Does not the doctrine make a man fit for pleasure with a woman [in the form] of liberation?�.

Synonyms: Prema.

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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, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

īپ (प्रीति).—f (S) pop. īٲ f Love, affection, kindly regard: also favor. 2 A liking or fondness for; a delighting or gratifying one's self in. Ex. phaṇasa ṭākuni rasāḷa || ītīnē� ghētalē� kanakaphaḷa ||. 3 The second of the twenty-seven astronomical Yog. See under ō. īپ lāvaṇēṃ or lāvūna ghēṇēṃ To win the affection of.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

īپ (प्रीति).�f īٲ f Love, affection. A fond- ness for. īپ lāvaṇēṃ or lāvūna ghēṇēṃ To win the affection of.

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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

ʰīپ (प्रीति).—[ī bhāve ktic] f. Pleasure, happiness, satisfaction, delight, gladness, joy, gratification; निहत्य धार्�- राष्ट्रान् नः का प्रीति� स्याज्जनार्द� (nihatya dhārta- rāṣṭrān na� kā īپ� syājjanārdana) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.36; Bhāgavata 1.23.32. भुवनालोकनप्रीति� (bhuvanālokanaīپ�) Kumārasambhava 2.45;6.21; R.2.51; Meghadūta 64.

2) Favour, kindness.

3) Love, affection, regard; प्रीतिप्रमुख- वचनं स्वागत� व्याजहार (īپpramukha- vacana� svāgata� vyājahāra) Meghadūta 4,16; R.1.57;12.54.

4) Liking or fondness for, delight in, addiction to; द्यूत�, मृगया� (dyūta°, mṛgayā°).

5) Friendliness, amity.

6) Conciliation.

7) A symbolical expression for the letter � (dha).

9) Name of a wife of Cupid and rival of Rati; (sa cānaṅgavatī veśyā kāmadevasya sāṃpratam | patnī, sapatnī saṃjātā ratyā� īپriti śrutā || Matsya P.).

10) Longing (󾱱ṣ�); प्रीतिरेषा कथ� रामो राजा स्यान्मय� जीवत� � एष� ह्यस्य पर� प्रीतिर्हृदि संपरिवर्तत� (īپreṣ� katha� rāmo rājā syānmayi jīvati || eṣ� hyasya parā īپrhṛdi saṃparivartate) | Rām.2.1.36-37.

11) Name of a श्रुति (śܳپ).

12) The 2nd of the 27 astrological Yogas.

Derivable forms: īپ� (प्रीति�).

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

ʰīپ (प्रीति).—f.

(-پ�) 1. Joy, pleasure, happiness. 2. Love, affection, regard. 3. The wife of Kama, or Cupid. 4. The second of the twenty-seven astronomical Yogas. E. ī to please, aff. ktica .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰīپ (प्रीति).—[ī + ti], f. 1. Joy, [ʲñٲԳٰ] ii. [distich] 71; gratification, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 96, M. M. 2. Love, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 317; [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 99, 100. 3. Peaceable way, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 421. 4. The wife of Kāma, or Cupid.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰīپ (प्रीति).—[feminine] pleasure, satisfaction, or delight in ([locative] or —�); friendship, love (also personif. as the wife of the god of love).

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

1) ʰīپ (प्रीति):—[from ī] f. any pleasurable sensation, pleasure, joy, gladness, satisfaction (with [locative case] or ifc.; with [indeclinable participle], ‘joy at having done anything�), [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] friendly disposition, kindness, favour, grace, amity (with samam or ifc.), affection, love (with [genitive case] [locative case], or ifc.), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] joy or gratification personified ([especially] as a daughter of ٲṣa or as one of the two wives of Kāma-deva), [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a Śruti, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

5) [v.s. ...] the 2nd of the 27 astrological, [Yoga-sūtra; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of the 13th Kalā of the moon, [Catalogue(s)]

7) [v.s. ...] a symbolical expression for the sound dh, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰīپ (प्रीति):�(پ�) 2. f. Love; joy; wife of Cupid; 2nd of 27 Yogas.

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

ʰīپ (प्रीति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ī, īī.

[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

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ʰīپ (प्रीति):�(nf) love; affection; ~[kara /kāraka] arousing or inspiring love/affection; pleasing, lovely; ~[Բ] gift of love; -[ٰ] beloved, dear; a toast (for the health of, etc.); ~[bhoja] a lovefeast, banquet; -[īپ] affectionate conduct, amiable behaviour; practice / customs followed in matter of love; -[] love-marriage.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ʰīپ (ಪ್ರೀತಿ):�

1) [noun] great joy or pleasure.

2) [noun] attachment between friends or the state of being friends; friendship.

3) [noun] a deep and tender feeling of affection for or attachment or devotion to a person or persons; love.

4) [noun] strong liking for or interest in something; love.

5) [noun] a strong, usu. passionate, affection of one person for another, based in part on sexual attraction.

6) [noun] good will; favour.

7) [noun] the second of the twenty-seven ōs.

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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

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ʰīپ (प्रीति):—n. 1. love; affection; 2. happiness; satisfaction; delight;

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