Kaivalya: 21 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKaivalya (कैवल्य):—(von kevala)
1) n. a) vollständige Isolation, Abstraction; der Eingang in einen solchen Zustand, absolute Glückseligkeit [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 4, 15.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 74.] apavargaśca yuktānāṃ kaivalyaṃ cātmavedinām [Mahābhārata 13, 1073.] kaivalyaṃ nirguṇaṃ viśvamanādimajamavyayam (kṛṣṇam) [?1, 2432. Kapila 1, 145. SĀṂKHYAK. 17. 19. 21. 68. Suśruta 1, 311, 10. Vedāntasāra 79. Colebrooke I, 235. 401. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 7, 23. 3, 27, 19. - 1, 8, 27. 2, 3, 12. 3, 15, 16. 27, 28. 4, 20, 10. 23.] kaivalyopaniṣad f. Titel einer [UPANIṢAD] [Colebrooke I, 97.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 9. fgg.] — b) Totalität [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 11, 2. 5, 3, 17.] — Davon
2) ein gleichlaut. adj. f. ā mit jenem Zustand in Verbindung stehend: jñānavijñānayuktānāṃ nirupākhyā nirañjanā . kaivalyā yā gatirdeva paramā sā gatirbhavān .. [Mahābhārata 13, 1101.]
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Kaivalya (कैवल्य):—
1) a) [Kapila 1, 144.] tadvairāgyādapi doṣabījakṣaye kaivalyam [Yogasūtra] in [Oxforder Handschriften 231,b,33.] sattvapuruṣayoḥ śuddhisāmye kaivalyam [?232,a,18. ebend. No. 562. Sânkhya Philosophy 47. WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 337. 362. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10,51,20. SARVADARŚANAS. 79,3. 153,5. 154,12. 155,14. 159,2. 180,1.] kaivalyopaniṣad [Oxforder Handschriften 252,a,6. 270,a,26. 394,b,7.] Isolation, das Alleinstehen so v. a. die Befreiung vom Körper, Freiheit der Seele, also = mukti .
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Kaivalya (कैवल्य):—
1) b) Ausschliesslichkeit [VĀMANA 3, 1, 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKaivalya (कैवल्य):——
1) n. — a) Alleinheit [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti 3,1,1.] — b) absolute Einheit [289,13.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3,11,2.5,3,17.] — c) vollkommene Erlösung. — d) [Rājataraṃgiṇī 7,1149.] fehlerhaft für vaikalya —
2) Adj. (f. ā) zur vollkommenen Erlösung führend.
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Starts with (+2): Kaivalyaballi, Kaivalyabodha, Kaivalyadani, Kaivalyadayaka, Kaivalyadayini, Kaivalyadipika, Kaivalyadyupanishada, Kaivalyakalikatantra, Kaivalyakalpadruma, Kaivalyam, Kaivalyananda, Kaivalyananda sarasvati, Kaivalyananda yogindra, Kaivalyapada, Kaivalyapati, Kaivalyaratna, Kaivalyartha, Kaivalyasaudhanihshreni, Kaivalyasaudhanihshrenika, Kaivalyashrama.
Ends with: Nitkaivalya, Videhakaivalya.
Full-text (+80): Kaivalyam, Kevalia, Cinmatra, Kaivalyatantra, Kaivalyakalpadruma, Kaivalyadipika, Kaivalyananda, Kaivalyopanishad, Kaivalyendra, Dirghavishvavedasakaivalyadipika, Bhutayoni, Sarvashramin, Samastasakshi, Videhakaivalyaprapti, Kaivalyashrama, Avacciyam, Kaivaly, Anamayam, Kai-pitival, Akakkaranam.
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Search found 87 books and stories containing Kaivalya; (plurals include: Kaivalyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 4.33 < [Fourth Chapter (Samadhi Pada)]
Sūtra 2.25 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Sūtra 3.50 < [Third Chapter (Vibhuti Pada)]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 4.34 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
Sūtra 3.54 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
Sūtra 3.49 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Sūtra 4.34 [ Kaivalya] < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]
Sūtra 2.25-26 < [Book II - Sādhana-pāda]
Sūtra 3.50-51 < [Book III - Vibhūti-pāda]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 53 [Ṣaḍadhvātīta and Bheda Bhāva] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.2.181 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 3.9.115 < [Chapter 9 - The Glories of Advaita]
Verse 2.21.20 < [Chapter 21 - The Lord’s Chastisement of Devānanda]
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