Tanaya: 23 definitions
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Tanaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaTanaya (啶むえ啶�):鈥擮ne of the four sons of Ku艣a (son of Ajaka). (see Bh腻gavata Pur腻峁嘺 9.15.4)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥擜 place of habitation of ancient Bh腻rata. 艢loka 64, Chapter 9, Bh墨峁a Parva).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation罢补苍补测腻 (啶むえ啶ぞ) refers to 鈥渄aughters鈥� (i.e., the three daughters of Svadh腻), according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.3.2.鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum腻ra said to the three daughters of Svadh腻 (i.e., Men腻, Dhan测腻, Kal腻vat墨) after cursing them:鈥斺�淸...] O ye three daughters of forefathers (i.e., 迟补苍补测腻鈥�pit峁濁箛腻峁� 迟补苍补测腻stisra岣�), listen with pleasure to my words that will dispel your sorrow and bestow happiness (i.e., sukhada) on you. Without adversity how can one attain greatness? To persons of good rites, if misery vanishes happiness is likely to be difficult of access. Ye the daughters of forefathers shall shine in heaven. By the vision of Vi峁ａ箛u your evil actions have been quelled鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraTanaya (啶むえ啶�) refers to the 鈥渙ffspring鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Ketus or comets whose tails are bent and which are of sharp rays and black are the sons of Yama ; they are 25 in number; they appear in the south; when they appear there will be deaths in the land. The Ketus or comets that appear like a mirror, are round in shape without tails but with rays and looking like oil or water are the sons of the Earth [i.e., 诲丑补谤腻-迟补苍补测补]; they are 23 in number, and appear in the north-east; when they appear mankind will be afflicted with fear and hunger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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytanaya : (m.) a son; offspring. || 迟补苍耻测腻 (f.) a daughter.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTanaya, & tanuya (at S. I, 7, v. l. tanaya, cp. BSk. tanuja Av艢 II. 200) offspring, son Mhvs VII. 28. pl. 迟补苍耻测腻 (=Sk. tanayau) son & daughter S. I, 7. (Page 296)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarytanaya (醼愥�斸��) [(pu,th墨) (醼曖�亰醼戓��)]鈥�
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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥攎 S A son. 迟补苍补测腻 f S A daughter.
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tan腻ya (啶むえ啶距く).鈥攆 ( A) A tent-rope; a washerman's line; any stretched line to hang clothes &c., or as a stay (as to a flag-staff, idolpole, or other erected pole, to an awning, a 尘补峁囜笉补辫补 &c.) 2 fig. A patron or supporter, an upholding cord. 迟补苍补测腻 pl 迟耻峁璦峁嚹抚箖 Used of the laborious straining of singers, rehearsers of the Vedas &c., and, ironically, of the screaming of bad singers. 2 also 迟补苍腻墨 or ya sing with g. of s. To lose one's patron or supporter.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥�m A son. 迟补苍补测腻 f A daughter.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥擺tanoti kula峁�, tan-kayan]
1) A son; Manusm峁泃i 3.16; 啶膏啶︵啷嵿し啶苦ぃ啶距く啶距 啶むえ啶 啶く啶距啷� (sudak峁峁嚹宀饽遽箖 tanaya峁� ya测腻ce) R.2.64.
2) A male descendant.
3) (In astrol.) Name of the fifth lunar mansion.
-测腻 A daughter; Manusm峁泃i 11.171. 掳啶さ啶ㄠぎ啷� (bhavanam) The 5th lunar mansion; B峁� S.14.27. 啶椸た啶班た掳, 啶曕げ啶苦え啷嵿う掳 (giri掳, kalinda掳) &c.
-yau (dual) A son and a daughter.
-yam Posterity, family, offspring.
-迟补苍补测墨办峁泃补 a. made a son; 啶ぞ啶むぞ啶す啶膏啶� 啶 啶ぞ啶む啶班ぞ 啶︵啶灌た啶む啶班じ啷嵿い啶ㄠく啷�- 啶曕啶む (m腻t腻mahasya yo m腻tr腻 dauhitrastanay墨- k峁泃a岣�) R腻j. T.4.8.
Derivable forms: 迟补苍补测补岣� (啶むえ啶).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥攎.
(-测补岣�) 1. A son. 2. A male descendant. f.
(-测腻) 1. A daughter. 2. A plant: see 肠补办谤补办耻濒测腻. E. tan to spread, (to extend the family or name,) kayan Unadi aff. tanoti kulam .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥� (vb. 1. tan, anomal. [Causal.] + a), I. adj. Continuing a family,
Tanaya (啶むえ啶�).鈥擺adjective] propagating a race or belonging to a family. [masculine] son ([dual] also son and daughter); [feminine] 迟补苍补测腻 daughter; [neuter] posterity, offspring, child, descendant.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tanaya (啶むえ啶�):鈥擺from tan] mfn. propagating a family, belonging to one鈥檚 own family (often said of toka), [峁歡-veda; Aitareya-br腻hma峁嘺 ii, 7]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a son, [Manu-sm峁泃i iii, 16; viii, 275; Mah腻bh腻rata] ([dual number] 鈥榮on and daughter鈥�, [iii, 2565]), [艢akuntal腻; Raghuva峁兣沘 ii, 64]
3) [v.s. ...] = -bhavana, [Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a V腻si峁ａ弓ha, [Hariva峁兣沘 477] ([varia lectio] anagha)
5) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Mah腻bh腻rata vi, 371]
6) [v.s. ...] n. posterity, family, race, offspring, child (鈥榞randchild鈥�, opposed to toka, 鈥榗hild鈥� [Nirukta, by Y腻ska x, 7; xii, 6]), [峁歡-veda; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻] (ifc. f(腻). , [ciii, 1 f.])
7) 罢补苍补测腻 (啶むえ啶ぞ):鈥擺from tanaya > tan] f. ([gana] pri测腻di) a daughter, [Manu-sm峁泃i xi, 172] ([varia lectio]), [Nalop腻kh测腻na; R腻m腻ya峁嘺] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] the plant cakra-tul测腻, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTanaya (啶むえ啶�):鈥�(测补岣�) 1. m. A son. f. (测腻) A daughter; a plant.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tanaya (啶むえ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 罢补峁嘺测补, Ta峁嘺测腻.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryTanaya (啶むえ啶�) [Also spelled tanay]:鈥�(nm) a son; hence ~[测腻] (nf) a daughter.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) 罢补峁嘺测补 (啶むぃ啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tanaya.
2) Ta峁嘺测腻 (啶むぃ啶ぞ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 罢补苍补测腻.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus峁遽箛aya (嗖熰簿嗖｀帛):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖熰簿嗖� - [tana -] 1.
2) [noun] a contingent of policemen, armed force, etc. guarding a place.
3) [noun] a place where tents, huts, barracks or other more or less temporary structures have been put up for soldiers.
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Tanaya (嗖む波嗖�):鈥擺noun] a boy or man as related to either or both patents; a son.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Tanaya (啶むえ啶�):鈥攏. masc. son; descendent;
2) 罢补苍补测腻 (啶むえ啶ぞ):鈥攏. fem. daughter;
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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