Shreyas, 艢谤别测补蝉, 艢rey膩s, 艢r膿yas: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 艢谤别测补蝉 and 艢rey膩s and 艢r膿yas can be transliterated into English as Sreyas or Shreyas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to 鈥渞enown鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] If there were no Jyoti峁kas, the 尘耻丑奴谤迟补蝉, the tithis, the 苍补办峁迟谤补蝉, the 峁泃耻蝉 and the 腻测补苍补蝉 would go wrong. It therefore behoves a prince who loves success, fame, wealth, happiness and renown [i.e., 艣谤别测补蝉], to secure the services of a learned Jyoti峁ka鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to 鈥渇ortune鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.84-85, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]鈥斺�淭he tradition is secret and confers happiness and the best of all fortune (sarva-艣谤别测补蝉). The pleased and pious adepts strive to obtain the favor of [M峁泃yujit]. They are liberated from all suffering. What I say is true, not false鈥�.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to the 鈥渉ighest good鈥�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] Putting on ochre garments, carrying a skull, plucking out clumps of hair, maintaining non-vedic religious observances, ashes, ascetic clothing and matted locks, behaving as if mad, [the ascetic practice of] nakedness, [studying] the Vedas, Tantras and so on and the meeting [of learned people] for [reciting] poetry in the assembly: All [this] is exertion for the sake of filling one's stomach and is not the cause of the highest good (艣谤别测补蝉). [na 艣谤别测补蝉a岣� k膩ra峁嘺m] [...]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).
Vedic Hinduism (also orthodox Brahmanism)
: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal: Awakening on Brahma Muhurta (vh)艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to one of the fifteenth Muh奴rtas (鈥減art of the day鈥�), according to the 艢atapathabr膩hma峁嘺 and Taittar墨yabr膩hma峁嘺. Note: In the Ved膩峁単a-Jyoti峁a鈥� part of 峁歡veda, it is specified that, a 尘耻丑奴谤迟补 is formed by 鈥榯wo N膩岣峣k膩 (Gha峁璱k膩) 鈥� and a difference of 6 尘耻丑奴谤迟补 or 12 驳丑补峁璱办腻 is observed among a longest and the shortest day.
Vedic Hinduism refers to traditional Brahmanism adhering to the vast literature known as Shruti, including the four Vedas, the Brahmanas (interpretation and commentaries) and Upanishads (philosophical discourses) as well as a variety of appendices known as Sutras.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism艢rey膩s (啶多啶班啶ぞ啶膏) is the name of a Tath膩gata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣谤墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣谤墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣谤墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 艢rey膩s).
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to 鈥済ood fortune鈥�, according to Kuladatta鈥檚 Kriy膩sa峁僩rahapa帽jik膩, a text within Tantric Buddhism representing a construction manual for monasteries.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻 in chapter 6]鈥斺�淸The 膧c膩rya should] also entertain spectators with 迟腻尘产奴濒补 etc. [In addition,] food and a bali should be offered for [their] good fortune (艣谤别测补蝉)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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) 艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to the 鈥渂liss鈥� (that is free from rebirth), according to the Ya艣astilaka Camp奴 verse 2.215-216.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Self is by nature deathless and without any beginning, endowed with bliss and infinite power, and luminous and pure. The powerful flames of sinful Karma heat it, like mercury, after lodging it in the body. Under the intoxicating power of Karma, even a man of superior merit goes reeling down to unhappy births. Se [sic] let the wise, who know the cardinal difference between the body and the Self, strive for the bliss (艣谤别测补蝉) that is free from rebirth鈥�.
2) 艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) refers to the 鈥渂etterment (of oneself)鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭hose who are wise speak about momentariness with the striking of the clock of kings. The betterment of oneself (艣谤别测补蝉鈥�膩tmana岣� 艣reyo) must be accomplished. That [time] which is past will not return鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�).鈥�a. [ati艣ayena 辫谤补艣补蝉测补m 墨yassu 艣r膩de艣a岣�]
1) Better, preferable, superior; 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠぞ啶︵啶班啷嵿し啶｀ 啶多啶班啶 (vardhan膩drak峁峁嘺峁� 艣reya岣�) H.3.3; 啶多啶班啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂ぇ啶班啶 啶掂た啶椸啶｀ 啶ぐ啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷� 啶膏啶掂え啷佮し啷嵿啶苦い啶距い啷� 啷� 啶膏啶掂ぇ啶班啶 啶ㄠた啶оえ啶� 啶多啶班啶 啶ぐ啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶く啶距さ啶灌 (艣rey膩n svadharmo vigu峁嘺岣� paradharm膩t svanu峁ａ弓hit膩t | svadharme nidhana峁� 艣reya岣� paradharmo bhay膩vaha岣�) || Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 3.35;2.5.
2) Best, most excellent, quite desirable; 啶多啶班啶 啶灌啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶距啶啶掂 啶灌た (艣reyo hyasm膩kameva峁� hi) M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 1.13.
3) More happy or fortunate.
4) More blessed, dearer (compar. of 辫谤补艣补蝉测补 q. v.). -n.
1) Virtue, righteous deeds, moral or religious merit.
2) Bliss, good fortune, blessing, good, welfare, felicity, a good or auspicious result; 啶啶班啶掂ぞ啶掂ぇ啷�啶班た啶む 啶多啶班啶 啶︵啶冟啶� 啶灌た 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶班啶むい啷� (p奴rv膩vadh墨rita峁� 艣reyo du岣ha峁� hi parivartate) 艢.7.13; 啶оた啶權 啶ぞ啶啶じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶多啶班啶啶洁さ啶ぞ啶ㄠた啶ㄠぎ啷� (dhi峁� m膩mupasthita艣reyo'vam膩ninam) 艢.6; 啶啶班い啶苦が啶о啶ㄠぞ啶むた 啶灌た 啶多啶班啶 啶啶溹啶お啷傕啶距さ啷嵿く啶むた啶曕啶班ぎ啶� (pratibadhn膩ti hi 艣reya岣� p奴jyap奴j膩vyatikrama岣�) R.1.79; Uttarar膩macarita 5.27;7.2; R.5.34.
3) Any good or auspicious occasion; 艢.7.
4) Final beatitude, absolution.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�).鈥攎fn.
(-测腻苍-测补蝉墨-测补岣�) Best, excellent, most excellent. Ind. Well, most excellent. n.
(-测补岣�) 1. Virtue, moral merit. 2. Final happiness. 3. Good fortune, auspiciousness, prosperity. m. (-测腻苍) The 11th Jina or Jaina pontiff. f. (-测补蝉墨) 1. A plant resembling pepper, (Pothos officinalis.) 2. A shrub, (Cissampelos hexandra.) 3. Yellow myrobalan. E. 艣谤补 substituted for 辫谤补艣补蝉迟补 good, and 墨测补蝉耻苍 aff. of the irr. superlative.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�):鈥�mfn. (either [Comparative degree] of 艣谤墨, or rather [according to] to native authorities of 艣谤墨-mat or 辫谤补艣补蝉测补; cf. [Greek] 魏蟻蔚委蠅谓) more splendid or beautiful, more excellent or distinguished, superior, preferable, better, better than (with [ablative] or with na See below), [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
2) most excellent, best, [Mah膩bh膩rata iii, 1256]
3) propitious, well disposed to ([genitive case]), [ib. i, 3020]
4) auspicious, fortunate, conducive to welfare or prosperity, [K膩vya literature; Hitopade艣a; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
5) m. (in [astronomy]) Name of the second Muh奴rta
6) of the third month ([according to] to a [particular] reckoning)
7) (with Jainas) Name of the 11th Arhat of the present Avasarpi峁嚹�, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) n. (as) the better state, the better fortune or condition (sometimes used when the subject of a sentence would seem to require the masc. form), [Atharva-veda; Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩; Br膩hma峁嘺; Kau艣ika-s奴tra]
9) good (as opp. to 鈥榚vil鈥�), welfare, bliss, fortune, happiness, [Ka峁環a-upani峁d; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
10) the bliss of final emancipation, felicity (See 艣谤别测补岣�-辫补谤颈艣谤腻尘补, [column]3)
11) ind. better, rather, rather than (used like varam [q.v.] with na; e.g. 艣reyo m峁泃a峁� na j墨vitam, 鈥榖etter is death and not life鈥� or 鈥榬ather than life鈥�, or 鈥榙eath is better than life鈥�), [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺] etc.
12) = dharma, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Name of a S膩man, [膧r峁ya-br膩hma峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�):鈥擺(y膩n-测补蝉墨-测补岣�) n.] Virtue; final bliss; prosperity. m. A Jaina pontiff. f. (墨) A plant like pepper, &c. a. Best, excellent.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sea.
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艢谤别测补蝉 (啶多啶班啶じ啷�):鈥�(nm) see [艣reya; ~kara] good, salutary, conducive to happiness.
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon艢r膿yas (喈多瘝喈班瘒喈喁�) noun < 艣谤脓测补蝉. See 喈氞喈班瘒喈畾喁� [sireyasu], 1.
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 (+2): Shreyahkama, Shreyahkrit, Shreyahparishrama, Shreyasa, Shreyasaka, Shreyasampada, Shreyasi, Shreyasitara, Shreyaska, Shreyaskama, Shreyaskar, Shreyaskara, Shreyaskarabhashya, Shreyaskrit, Shreyasmampadana, Shreyassu, Shreyastara, Shreyastva, Shreyokshikankshin, Shreyomaya.
Full-text (+65): Shreyaskara, Shreyastva, Shreyorthin, Ashreyas, Shreyomaya, Ahamshreyas, Bahushreyas, Utkrantashreyas, Shreyahparishrama, Shreyahkrit, Shreyastara, Shreyahkama, Nihshreyas, Ahashreyas, Shreyokshikankshin, Shreyasa, Samyakshreyas, Sarvashreyas, Parashreyas, Shreyahkarabhashya.
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