Irya, Īrya: 10 definitions

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Irya means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

Irya has 8 English definitions available.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Irya (इर्य):—

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Īrya (ईर्य):—(von īr) adj. der anzuregen ist; davon nom. abstr. īryatā f. [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 30, 8.]

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Īryā (ईर्या):—(von īr) f. das Herumwandern (eines religiösen Bettlers) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1500.] kalyāṇā punariyaṃ pravrajitasyeryā [Burnouf 168,] [Nalopākhyāna 2.] īryāpatha die Gelübde eines religiösen Bettlers: īryāpatho dhyānamaunādikaṃ bhikṣuvratam [Scholiast] zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1501.] caryā = īryāpathasthiti [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 35.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1501.] kuhanā = lobhānmithyeryāpathakalpanā [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 52.] Sehr häufig erscheint īryāpatha bei den Buddhisten und bezeichnet hier vier Stellungen des Körpers: den Gang, die aufrechte Stellung, das Sitzen und das Liegen [Burnouf 168,] [Nalopākhyāna 2.]

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Īryā (ईर्या):—, zu patha vgl. [DHAMMAPADA] Schol. [S. 81, 19. 26.] Bei den Jaina ist īryā vorsichtiges Gehen, so dass man keinem lebenden Wesen dabei ein Leid zufügt, [SARVADARŚANAS. 39, 2. 5] (īrṣyā gedr.).

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Īryā (ईर्या):—in der in den Nachträgen angegebenen Bed. [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 1, 26. 34. fg.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Irya (इर्य):—Adj. rührig , kräftig , energisch.

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Īrya (ईर्य):——

1) Adj. anzuregen , — treiben. Dazu Nom.abstr.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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