(onomatopoetic (i.e. formed from imitation of sounds); confer, comparebheka-,a frog, and Greek ) Nom.A1.yate-, to croak (confer, comparebakabakāya-, makamakāya-).
कायः यम् [चीयते$स्मिन् अस्थ्यादिकमिति काय; चि-घञ् आदेः ककारः P.III.3.41. Sk.] 1 The body; विभाति कायः करुणापराणां परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन Bh.2.71; कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या Bg.5.11; so कायेन, वाचा, मनसा &c. -2 The trunk of a tree. -3 The body of a lute (the whole lute except the wires). -4 A multitude, assemblage, collection. -5 Principal, capital. -6 Home, residence, habitation. -7 A butt, a mark. -8 Natural temperament. -यम् (with or without तीर्थ) The part of the hand just below the fingers, especially the little finger, or the last two fingers (this part being considered sacred to Prajāpati is called प्रजापतितीर्थ; cf. Ms.2.58-59). -यः One of the eight forms of marriage, generally known as प्राजापत्य q. v.; स कायः पावयेत्तज्जः Y.1.6; Ms.3.38. -Comp. -अग्निः the digestive faculty. मनः कायाग्निमाहन्ति Maitri. Up.7.11. -क्लेशः bodily suffering or pain; कायक्ले- शभयात्त्येजत् Bg.18.8. -उत्सर्गः a kind of religious austerity in Jainas. -चिकित्सा the third of the eight departments of medical science, treatment of diseases affecting the whole body. -दण्डः a complete command over one's body; वाग्दण्डो$थ मनोदण्डः कायदण्डस्तथैव च । यस्यैते निहिता बुद्धौ त्रिदण्डीति स उच्यते ॥ Ms.12.1. -मानम् measurement of the body. -बन्धनम् 1 girdle. -2 the union of semen virile and blood. -वलनम् an armour. -स्थः 1 the Supreme Being. -2 the writer-caste (born from a क्षत्रिय father and a शूद्र mother). कायस्थेनोदरस्थेन मातु- र्मांसं न भक्षितम् । दयावृत्तिर्न चैवात्र दन्ताभावो हि कारणम् ॥ Subhāṣ. -3 a man of that caste; कायस्थ इति लध्वी मात्रा Mu.1; Y.1.336; Mk.9. (-स्था) 1 a woman of that caste. -2 the Myrobalan tree (Mar. हिरडा). (-स्थी) the wife of a कायस्थ. -स्थित a. corporeal, bodily.
कायक (-यिका f.), कायिक (-की f.) a. [काय-ठक्] Relating to the body, bodily, corporeal; कायिकतपः Ms.12.8. -का Interest (whatever is given for the use of money); Ms.8.153. -Comp. -वृद्धिः f. 1 interest consisting in the use of any animal or capital stock pawned. -2 interest of which the payment does not affect the principal, or the use of the body of an animal pledged by the person to whom it is pledged.
अकाय a.. [नास्ति कायो यस्य] Without body, incorporeal. -यः 1 An epithet of Rāhu, who is represented as having no body, but only a head. -2 Epithet of the Supreme Spirit (without body, parts &c.)
अनाशकायनम् [न नश्यति अनाशकः आत्मा तस्यायनं प्राप्त्यु- पायः] The state of ब्रह्मचर्य, unmarried or student's life, devoted to contemplation and knowledge of the soul; अथ यदनाशकायनमित्या चक्षते ब्रह्मचर्यमेव तत् । एष ह्यात्मा न नश्यति यं ब्रह्मचर्येणानुविन्दते Ch. Up.8.5.3; a course of fasting as a penance (?).
निकायः [नि-चि-घञ् कुत्वम्] 1 A heap, an assemblage, a class, multitude, flock, group in general; Mv.1. निकाय इति सङ्घात् औत्तराधर्येणावस्थित उच्यते । ŚB. on MS. 8.1.19; तप्तहेमनिकायाभं शितिकण्ठं त्रिलोचनम् (वीक्ष्य) Bhāg. 4.24.25. -2 A congregation, school, an association of persons who perform like duties. -3 A house, habitation dwelling-place; Ms.1.36; काशीनिकायः &c. -4 The body. -5 Aim, butt, mark. -6 The Supreme Being. -7 Ved. Air, wind; Vāj.15.5.
मकमकाय Den. Ā. (मकमकायते) To croak (as a frog). Kāv.
मप्याततायिनम् Śukra.4.1149. -3 A very learned Brāhmaṇa; भ्रूणहा$भ्रूणहा (भवति) Bṛi. Up.4.3.22; तस्य साधोरपापस्य भ्रूणस्य ब्रह्मवादिनः । कथं वधं यथा बभ्रोर्मन्यते सन्मतो भवान् ॥ Bhāg.9.9.32. -4 A pregnant woman (गर्भिणी). -Comp. -घ्न, -हन् a. one who procures or causes abortion. -2 one who kills a learned Brāhmaṇa; अपि भ्रूणहणं मासात् पुनन्त्यहरहः कृताः Ms.11.248. -हतिः, -हत्या killing an embryo, causing abortion; भ्रूणहत्यां वा एते घ्रन्ति; Trisuparṇa 2; Y.1.64. -2 the killing of a learned Brāhmaṇa; भ्रूणहत्यामसि प्राप्ता Rām.2.74.4 (com. शाखाध्येतृब्रह्महत्यां प्राप्तासि); अल्पेन तृषितो द्रुह्मन् भ्रूणहत्यां न बुध्यते Mb.12.26.21. -हन्तृ m. 1 the killer of an embryo. -2 any mean murderer.
m. body; mass, extent, group; capital: -klesa, m. bodily distress; -danda, m. perfect control over the body; -mâna, n. tent of grass, foliage, &c.: i-ka-niketana, n. id.; -vat, a. incarnate; -siro-grîva, n. body, head, & neck; -stha, m. writer (mixed caste).
m. upper part of the body; -kâla, m. subsequent period, future; a. future; -kosala, m. pl. northern Kosalas; -khanda, m. n. designation of last section in various works.
n. road passable by only one narrow path; meeting-place; absolute oneness; the one right way: î-bhâva, m. unanimity; î-bhû, become a centre of union for (g.).
a. having a round body; -gandhi: -n, n. kind of artificial prose containing metrical passages; -bandha, m. verse; -bha&ndot;ga, m. violation of good con duct and of metre; -yukta, pp.of good con duct, virtuous; -vat, a. id.; -sampanna, pp. id.; -stha, a. adhering to good conduct, vir tuous; -hîna, pp. destitute of good conduct, ill-conducted; -½âkshepa, m. statement of dissatisfaction with or disbelief in an occur rence (rh.).
noun (masculine) a butt (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
any object to be attained (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
assemblage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
capital (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
collection (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
habitation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
multitude (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
natural temperament (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
principal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the body (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the body of a lute (the whole except the wires) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the trunk of a tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a particular caste or man of that caste (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Kāyath or writer caste; born from a Kṣatriya father and Śūdra mother (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Supreme spirit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a drug (commonly Kākolī) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a woman of that caste (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cardamoms (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Emblica officinalis (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Myrobalanus Chebula (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Ocimum sanctum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a narrow way or path accessible for only one person (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
absolute devotedness to one (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
absorption in one (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
centre of union (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
meeting-place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the only way or manner of conduct (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
worldly wisdom (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a Buddha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a Jaina saint (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Avalokitśvara (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a god of the Bodhi tree (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the 3 bodies of a Buddha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a group (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a heap (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
aim (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an assemblage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
association (esp. of persons who perform the same duties) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
class (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
collection (of) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
congregation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
dwelling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
habitation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hiding-place (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
mark (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
school (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the air (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the body (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Supreme Being (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wind (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an elephant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a being attending on Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king of the Garuḍas (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a follower of Cārvāka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a materialist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
atheist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a ṣi (son of Viśvāmitra) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of Śiva's attendants (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
patr. from śalaṅka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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