Vai, Vāī: 12 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVai (वै):—postpositive Partikel (gaṇa cādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 57]), die das vorangehende Wort hervorhebt (avadhāraṇe [Amarakoṣa 3, 5, 15.] hetau [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 7, 15.] pādapūraṇe ebend. und [Amarakoṣa 3, 5, 5.] saṃbodhane und anunaye [Śabdakalpadruma] [?angeblich nach Medinīkoṣa]). Einfluss auf den Ton des verbi finiti [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 1, 64.] kommt in den Saṃhitā selten, in den Brāhmaṇa und wo deren Stil nachgeahmt wird, so wie im Epos über die Maassen häufig vor; in den Sūtra meist nur in der Zusammenstellung yadyu vai. sa vā eṣaḥ [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 9. 14.] sa vai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 76. 2, 160. 10, 18.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2642. 2731. 2908. 2956. 5, 5423.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 79, 44.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 2, 6. 13, 24.] tadvai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 73. 3, 170. 238.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 9, 4.] te vai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 49.] te vā ṛṣayo bruvan [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 19.] taṃ vai [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 7, 8, 4.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2921.] tasya vai [2099.] tasmādvai [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 1, 1, 1.] tato vai [Mahābhārata 5, 7243.] tatra vai [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 31.] [Spr. 5150.] asya vai [Mahābhārata 3, 2285.] dhanenānena vai [3042.] keyaṃ vai [1, 5949.] eṣa vai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 147. 5, 74.] [Mahābhārata 3, 3034.] yo vai [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 24.] [Spr. 1392.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 66.] yadvai kiṃ ca [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 6, 10.] yadvai [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 56, 24.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 1, 30.] yaṃ vai [3, 16, 20.] ye ca vai [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 55, 23.] yatra vai [9, 11.] [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 51, 4. 63, 2.] ke vai bhavantaḥ [Mahābhārata 3, 2136.] kadā vai [2896.] tvaṃ vai [2139.] vayaṃ vai [16880.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 58, 4.] mama vā idam [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 5, 14.] svayaṃ vai [Mahābhārata 1, 6186.] sarvaṃ vai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 100.] kartā su.āse.aha.vā u lo.am [Ṛgveda 7, 20, 2.] idvā u [1, 105, 2. 8, 51, 12.] yadvā u [23, 13.] na vai [10, 146, 5.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 36.] [Spr. 4350. fgg. 4355.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 18, 42.] kiṃ na vai [Mahābhārata 5, 7116.] u khalu vai [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 5, 31.] ha vai [30. 3, 2. 18. 6, 1.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 94.] u ha vai [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 2, 19.] ha sma vai [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 5, 30. 6, 14.] eva vai [2, 14.] yadyu vai [1, 6.] [GOBH. 1, 6, 19. 8, 3. 4, 1, 13.] [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 1, 10, 11. 12, 2.] iti, ityu vai [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 5, 9, 4.] api vai [Spr. 2201.] tu vai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 10. 22.] tvai (d. i. tu vai) gaṇa cādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 57. Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 1, 94.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 2, 6, 6, 3. 3, 2, 9, 2.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9, 4, 3, 12. 10, 6, 1, 5. 9.] nvai s. bes. prātarvai [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 2, 15.] pūrvāhṇe vai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 87.] adya vai [Mahābhārata 1, 5980. 3, 2628.] bhūyo vai [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 7, 8, 7.] trirvai [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 77.] duḥkhaṃ vai sa nivatsyati [Mahābhārata 3, 2623.] yathāsukhaṃ vai jīva tvam [3052.] sudevo nāma vai dvijaḥ [2660. 2744.] agnirvai devānāṃ hotā [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 3, 14.] devā vai yajñamatanvata [2, 11.] ajño vai bhavati bālaḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 153.] āpo vai narasūnavaḥ [1, 10. 2, 231. 11, 93.] amedhyo vai puruṣaḥ, medhyā vā āpaḥ, pavitraṃ vā āpaḥ [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1, 1, 1, 1.] śvā vai bhavati nindakaḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 201.] vākchastraṃ vai brāhmaṇasya [11, 33.] sāhasro vai bhaveddamaḥ [8, 383.] vetyagru.janivā.vā ati.spṛdhaḥ samarya.ā manasā.sūryaḥ ka.iḥ [Ṛgveda 5, 44, 7.] yuvā vai javasaṃpanno buddhiśālī na śakyate (hantum) [Mahābhārata 1, 5570.] ārtā vai parigamya ha [3, 2507.] pañca vai tena me dattā varāḥ [16897.] viṃśatirvai dināni [5, 7247.] aharvai devā aśrayanta rātrimasurāḥ [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 4, 5.] amarānvai nibodhāsmān [Mahābhārata 3, 2137.] gorvai pratidhuk [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 7, 8, 8.] ṛtuparṇasya vai kāmamātmārthaṃ ca karomyaham [Mahābhārata 3, 2778. 2900. 1, 2987.] Comm. in der Einl. zu [Caurapañcāśikā] (gṛhṇāmi) śastraṃ vai [Mahābhārata 5, 7026.] kenopāyena vai [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 8, 17.] madeṣu.vai [Ṛgveda 7, 20, 4.] vadato vai vasiṣṭhasya [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 55, 25.] dakṣiṇāṃ vai diśaṃ prati [4, 41, 71.] avamanyeta vai bhūṣṇuḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 135.] tathā naśyati vai kṣipram [9, 43.] [Spr. 2126.] ucchoṣayati vai prāṇān [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 64, 65.] naro bhavati vai tataḥ [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 15, 33.] ghoṣayāmāsa vai pure [Mahābhārata 3, 2304.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 6, 26. 62, 25.] yatitaṃ vai mayā pūrvam [Mahābhārata 1, 6128.] kadā nu khalu duḥkhasya pāraṃ yāsyati vai śubhā [3, 2675.] tasmādyotsyāmi vai tvayā [5, 7075.] dvairathenāstu vai śāntiḥ [3, 2037.] vasa vai mayi [2640. 2732.] javamāsthāya vai param [2793.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 64.] nach einem voc. [Mahābhārata 1, 986] (zu schreiben ātmanoraga vai kṛtam). Sehr beliebt ist vai am Ende eines Pāda [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 3. 8. 19. 3, 268. fg. 12, 90.] [Mahābhārata 1, 6155. 6198. 7699. 3, 2167. 2249. fg. 2257. 2483. 2609. 2628. 2770. 2848.2897. 2990. 16811. 5, 5946. 5965. 5972. 5981. 7294.] na strībhiḥ kiṃcidanyadvai pāpīyastaramasti vai [?13, 2213. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 15. 8, 14. 9, 30. 33. 63. 57, 19. Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 12, 14. 3, 64, 17. Spr. (II) 670. 2767. Brahmapurāṇa in Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 56, 4.] Fehlerhaft für ced wenn [Spr. (II) 1451.]
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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Starts with (+2039): Vaain, Vai len hlo, Vai ngai, Vai vilangam, Vai-hmarcha, Vai-len-hlo, Vai-theifeimung, Vai-umkhal, Vai-vidang, Vai-vidang kala, Vai-vidanga, Vai-vidanga kala, Vai-vidanga lal, Vaia, Vaia, Vaiabbha, Vaialia, Vaialia, Vaiara, Vaiavva.
Ends with (+842): Abhicaritavai, Abhihotavai, Acarakkovai, Acatikkovai, Acavai, Accaccuvai, Acciyarkuravai, Acuvai, Adhishrayitavai, Aguvai, Ahartavai, Ahavai, Ahivai, Ahvayitavai, Aikalavai, Aitikavalavai, Aivai, Aivirarkovvai, Akaccuvai, Akala-kalvai.
Full-text (+1156): Nai, Vaiyi, Va, Halavai, Avadavada, Prakirnalapita, Vadin, Vacin, Vaisarjanatva, Vaya, Vaisarjanahomaya, Antahshleshana, Brahmasava, Thontha, Tvai, Anukriti, Khalu, Vaikkol, Anekashraya, Vai ngai.
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Search found 140 books and stories containing Vai, Vāī, Vaī, Vāi; (plurals include: Vais, Vāīs, Vaīs, Vāis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 9 - Savitṛ (the Stimulator) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 8 - Savitṛ (the God of Atmosphere) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Sun-worship Vratas (54) Sauravrata < [Chapter 5 - Rituals Related to the Sun-Worship in the Purāṇas]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
3. Rudra as Paśupati < [Chapter 3 - Rudra-Śiva in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
3. Rudra in the Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Rudra-Śiva in the Saṃhitā Literature]
10. Rudra and the Sviṣṭakṛt offering of the Aśvamedha sacrifice < [Chapter 3 - Rudra-Śiva in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.113 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 2.230 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Verse 2.225-228 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]
Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
34. Gauṇa Bhasma < [Chapter 2 - Greatness of Bhasma and Dhāraṇa]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
4b. Sarasvatī’s relation with Viṣṇu < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
4a. Sarasvatī’s relation with Brahmā < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
3b. Sarasvatī and Sarasvān < [Chapter 3 - The Rivers in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 5.13 (thirteenth khaṇḍa) (two texts) < [Chapter 5 - Fifth Adhyāya]
Section 3.12 (twelfth khaṇḍa) (nine texts) < [Chapter 3 - Third Adhyāya]
Section 5.18 (eighteenth khaṇḍa) (two texts) < [Chapter 5 - Fifth Adhyāya]