Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

śūnya शून्य – devoid; empty; without

adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective · substantive neuter

adjective

devoid; empty; without

Derived from

  1. śūna शून substantive neuter — emptiness; absence; lack

substantive neuter

void; empty space

Cappeller 1891 adjective

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śūnyá ·a. empty, void, desert, unoccupied, vacant; wanted, missing, absent, wandering or absent in mind; lonely, solitary; deprived of, free from (instr. or --°); unreal, vain. n. void, desert, solitude, vacuum, blank, absence of (--°); nought, a cypher; as adv. without, except (--°). -- Loc. w. ru howl in a desert, cry in vain.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

śūnya śūnya, as, ā, am (probably connected with śūna above, fr. rt. śvi), empty, void, hollow; vacant, barren, non-existent; utterly destitute or de- prived of, without (with inst.); ruined; nonsensical, un- meaning; guileless, unsuspicious; indifferent; lonely, private, desert, desolate, (śūnye or śūnyam, ind. in a lonely place, secretly); bare, naked; (am), n. a void, vacuum, blank; space, heaven, ether, the sky, atmosphere; a dot, spot; a cypher; naught, vacuity, nonentity, (one of the principles of Bauddha meta- physics); N. of Brahma; (ā), f. a hollow reed; a barren woman; the prickly pear; [cf. Gr. κενός, κενεός; Æol. κέννος.]

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

śūnyá (von 2. śūna) 1〉 adj. (f. ā) gaṇa gavādi zu P. 5,1,2 (von śvan!). a〉 leer, öde, unbewohnt, nicht besetzt AK. 3,2,6. TRIK. 3,3,321. H. 1446. H. an. 2,384. MED. y. 57. HALĀY. 5,62. āvasatha TBR. 2,1,2,12. ŚAT. BR. 2,3,1,9. sadas LĀṬY. 2,4,13. ˚śālā KAUŚ. 27. śūnyāgāra MAITRYUP. 6,10. M. 4,57. M. 9,265. SUŚR. 1,366,20. SUŚR. 1,374,18. SUŚR. 2,389,20. jagat MBH. 1,7669. vana MBH. 3,2361. MBH. 3,2401. MBH. 13,2298. HARIV. 3489. R. 1,9,58. R. 1,55,24. R. 2,36,12. R. 2,37,27. R. 2,42,23. R. 2,88,17. R. GORR. 1,49,14. Spr. 2730. Spr. 3011. fg. Spr. (II) 444. Spr. 685. Spr. 1079. Spr. 1435. Spr. 1631. ŚĀK. 74. ŚĀK. 94,5. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 51,4. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 95,5. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 95,58. BṚH. 24,8. KATHĀS. 3,33. KATHĀS. 18,158. KATHĀS. 27,147. KATHĀS. 37,57. KATHĀS. 86,108. RĀJA-TAR. 4,171. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 268,a,37. BHĀG. P. 3,24,28. BHĀG. P. 5,14,20. ratha R. 2,52,38. paryaṅka R. 2,72,11. vājin so v. a. ohne Reiter KATHĀS. 26,86. leer so v. a. ausgeleert, seines Inhalts beraubt KATHĀS. 33,138. cira˚ KATHĀS. 124,71. Spr. 3011. bahu˚ MBH. 3,12842. dūraśūnyo 'dhvā AK. 2,1,18. H. 985. a˚ PĀR. GṚHY. 1,5. KĀTY. ŚR. 2,4,4. KĀTY. ŚR. 2,4,30. KĀTY. ŚR. 2,8,12. dvāraṃ śūnyamaśūnyaṃ vā VET. in LA. (III) 23,11. fg. aśūnyāṃ kurvate nityaṃ guhām so v. a. verlassen nicht R. 4,44,113. R. SCHL. 2,32,24. aśūnyopasthā so v. a. fruchtbar Ind. St. 5,315. — b〉 leer von einem Blick so v. a. auf kein festes Ziel —, inʼs Blaue gerichtet MĀLATĪM. 11,8. AṢṬĀV. 17,9. manas, hṛdaya, āśaya, citta so v. a. an Nichts denkend, nicht bei der Sache seiend, abwesend, zerstreut: puraṃ śūnyena manasā prayayau MBH. 2,608. MBH. 13,2758. R. 3,50,24. Spr. (II) 2047. ˚manas adj. Spr. (II) 2473. mūrkhasya hṛdayaṃ śūnyam Spr. (II) 444. ˚hṛdaya adj. R. 4,29,6. ŚĀK. 47,7 (im Prākrit). KATHĀS. 95,54. śūnyāśaya adj. (f. ā) KATHĀS. 25,165. KATHĀS. 95,53. Spr. (II) 5612. ˚citta AṢṬĀV. 17,18. AṢṬĀV. 18,24. Von Personen Nichts im Sinne habend, an Nichts denkend, mit seinen Gedanken abwesend MAITRYUP. 2,4. MAITRYUP. 6,23 (˚bhūta). MAITRYUP. 6,28. śūnyena khalu mayedaṃ samudāhṛtam R. 2,13,16 (R. 2,10,27 GORR.). KUMĀRAS. 3,75. KATHĀS. 123,137. ˚vat DAŚAK. 66,14. ˚bhūta MĀRK. P. 78,6. — c〉 leer so v. a. besitzlos, von Allem beraubt Spr. (II) 720. jīvitaṃ me sakhā — apahṛtastvayā . tacchūnyaṃ dehamapyetaṃ tvaṃ gṛhāṇādhunā mama .. KATHĀS. 74,130. allein, ohne Gefährten, — Begleitung, alleinstehend R. 3,20,35. R. 3,65,1. BHĀG. P. 1,14,44. — d〉 mit einem instr. einer Person oder Sache beraubt, einer Sache baar, ohne Jmd oder Etwas seiend, frei von VIKR. 130. ŚIŚ. 8,70. KATHĀS. 78,41. BHĀG. P. 1,15,20. BHĀṢĀP. 69. Gewöhnlich in comp. mit der Ergänzung: vṛkṣaśūnyā pṛthvī HARIV. 95. śokaśūnyena manasā R. GORR. 2,97,5. YOGAS. 1,9. YOGAS. 1,43. MEGH. 93. RAGH. 4,85. RAGH. 5,49. RAGH. 5,74. VIKR. 66,1. sarvaśūnyā daridratā Spr. (II) 444. Spr. (II) 685. ahitahitavicāraśūnyabuddhi Spr. (II) 826. Spr. (II) 1158. Spr. (II) 1771. Spr. (II) 2919. Spr. (II) 3984. Spr. (II) 4837. Spr. (II) 5372, v. l. Spr. (II) 5437. AK. 3,3,2. H. 1497. TRIK. 3,3,217. KATHĀS. 31,17. KATHĀS. 111,63. ŚAṂK._zu_BṚH. ĀR. UP. S. 140. MĀRK. P. 51,105. BHĀG. P. 5,1,16. BHĀṢĀP. 15. SARVADARŚANAS. 47,17. SARVADARŚANAS. 61,18. Schol. zu ŚĀK. 86. — e〉 unausgeführt, unausgerichtet: tvamapi niyogamaśūnyaṃ kuru so v. a. richte aus ŚĀK. 24,16. ŚĀK. 81,4. — f〉 mangelnd, fehlend, nicht da seiend: ˚saṃvaraṇārakṣā (rājadhānī) R. 2,88,19. ˚vyāpāra (= vyāpāra˚) PRAB. 100,15. ˚hṛdaya PAÑCAT. 208,22. — g〉 leer so v. a. eitel, nichtig; in Wirklichkeit nicht seiend: vācaḥ R. 3,61,48. prativacana PAÑCAT. 117,14. phala ŚRUT. (BR.) 5. aśūnyajanman adj. RĀJA-TAR. 3,430. RĀJA-TAR. 3,444. yattadbrahma paraṃ sūkṣmamaśūnyaṃ śūnyakalpitam BHĀG. P. 9,9,49. NṚS. TĀP. UP._in_Ind. St. 9,149. BURNOUF, Intr. 462. HIOUEN-THSANG 1,443. SARVADARŚANAS. 9,8. SARVADARŚANAS. 14,3. SARVADARŚANAS. 14,15. SARVADARŚANAS. 15,9. SARVADARŚANAS. 22,9. — 2〉 f. ā = malī (?) TRIK. (so nach den Corigg. zu lesen) und MED. = tūlikā H. an. = nalī (so TRIK. im Text) ŚKDR. nach VIŚVA und MED. = mahākaṇṭakinī ŚABDAC._im_ŚKDR. = vandhyā RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — 3〉 n. a〉 Leere, Einöde, ein von Menschen nicht bewohnter oder im Augenblick nicht besetzter Ort AK. 3,4,13,59. MBH. 1,2846. MBH. 4,1178. MBH. 7,302. MBH. 7,679. R. 2,28,8. R. 2,77,6. R. 2,96,15. R. 3,40,28. R. 3,51,17. R. 4,29,6. KĀM. NĪTIS. 5,78. BHĀG. P. 1,14,14. PAÑCAT. 231,18. na khalvahaṃ śūnye raumi kiṃ na śṛṇoṣi me MBH. 1,3022. BHAṬṬ. 18,29. āpūrṇatāmeti Spr. 5078. raṅgasyāśūnyahetorhi tiṣṭhantviha ca pārthivāḥ HARIV. 6030. — b〉 Nichts, Abwesenheit von Allem KAP. 1,43. fg. COLEBR. Misc. Ess. 1,347. AṢṬĀV. 20,1. bhittibuddhikaraṃ śūnye bhittau śūnyapratītidam (purodyānam) KATHĀS. 29,59. nītastenaiva śūnyāya nīhāra iva bhānunā BHĀG. P. 6,13,20. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 229,a, No. 561. ˚mata der Buddhisten Verz. d. Oxf. H. 250,b,43. śūnyamātmetivadati (aparo bauddhaḥ) VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 89. = śūnyatā das Nichtdasein von: svarūpa˚ Verz. d. Oxf. H. 229,a, No. 561. — c〉 Null und das Zeichen dafür (= bindu H. an.) COLEBR. Alg. 19. Ind. St. 8,444. fgg. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 250,b,4. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 8,20. GAṆIT. MADHYAM. 4. Z. f. d. K. d. M. 2,425. Vgl. DIEZ, Etym. Wört. d. romanischen Sprachen unter cifra. — d〉 der Luftraum ŚABDAC._im_ŚKDR. — e〉 Bez. einer best. Himmelserscheinung (upagraha) JYOTISTATTVA_im_ŚKDR. unter vajraka. — f〉 Ohrring Spr. (II) 2489. — Vgl. tṛṇa˚, pari˚, puṣpa˚, mahā˚, muṣka˚, vastu˚, vi˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

śūnyá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ā) — a〉 leer, öde, unbewohnt, nicht besetzt. vājin m. so v. a. ohne Reiter, rājya n. ein Reich mit unbesetztem Throne Ind. St. 15,273. 299. — b〉 leer von einem Blick u. s. w. so v. a. auf kein festes Ziel —, inʼs Blaue gerichtet; von Personen [Page6-255-a] so v. a. an Nichts denkend, nicht bei der Sache seiend, abwesend, zerstreut. — c〉 leer, so v. a. besitzlos, von Allem beraubt. — d〉 allein, ohne Gefährten, — Begleitung, alleinstehend. — e〉 mit einem Instr. oder am Ende eines Comp. einer Person oder Sache beraubt, einer Sache baar, ohne Jmd oder Etwas seiend, frei von. — f〉 mangelnd, fehlend, nicht daseiend. — g〉 leer, so v. a. eitel, nichtig, in Wirklichkeit nicht seiend. — h〉 unausgeführt, unausgerichtet; vgl. aśūnya 1〉c〉. — i〉 taub, unempfindlich (Haut) BHĀVAPR. 4,145. — 2〉 *f. śūnyā = nalikā (wohl Röhre H. an. 2,385; vgl. ZACH. Beitr. 84), nalī, malī (!), mahākaṇṭakinī (Cactus indicus) und vandhyā (eine unfruchtbare Frau RĀJAN. 18,20). — 3〉 n. — a〉 Leere, Einöde, ein von Menschen nicht bewohnter oder in Augenblick nicht besetzter Ort. — b〉 Nichts, Abwesenheit von Allem, das Nichtdasein von (im Comp. vorangehend); bei den Buddhisten die Zeichen Leere. — c〉 Null (Ind. St. 15,274) und das Zeichen dafür. — d〉 *der Luftraum. — e〉 eine best. Himmelserscheinung. — f〉 Ohrring.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive neuter

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śūnya a. [śūnāyai prāṇivadhāya hiṃtaṃ rahasyasthānatvāt yat Tv.] 1 Empty, void. 2 Vacant (applied also to the heart, glances &c.), absent, listless; gamanamalasaṃ śūnyā dṛṣṭiḥ Māl. 1. 17; see śūnyahṛdaya below. 3 Non-existent. 4 Lonely, desolate, secluded, deserted; śūnyeṣu śūrā na ke K. P. 7; ([Page 1052-c]) Bk. 6. 9; śūnyaṃ manye jagadaviratajvālamaṃtarjvalāmi U. 3. 38; Māl. 9. 20. 5 Dejected, downcast, dispirited; śūnyā jagāma bhavanābhimukhī kathaṃcita Ku. 3. 75; Ki. 17. 39 6 Utterly devoid or deprived of, without, wanting in (with instr. or in comp.); aṃgulayikaśūnyā me aṃguli; Ś. 5; dayā˚, jñāna˚, &c. 7 Indifferent. 8 Guileless. 9 Nonsensical, unmeaning; Śi. 11. 4. 10 Bare, naked. — nyaṃ 1 A vacuum, void, blank. 2 The sky, space, atmosphere. 3 A cipher, dot. 4 Non-entity, (absolute) non-existence; dūṣaṇaśūnyabiṃdavaḥ N. 1. 21. 5 N. of Brahman. Comp. — padavī the passage of the soul. — madhyaḥ a hollow reed. — manas, -manaska a. absent-minded, listless. — mukha, -vadana a. with a blank face, with a downcast countenance. — vādaḥ the doctrine of the non-existence of anything, the doctrine of a Buddhist sect. — vādin m. 1 an atheist. 2 a Buddhist. — hṛdaya a. 1 absent-minded; V. 2; Ś. 4. 2 open-hearted, unsuspecting.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

śūnyá leer, öde, unbesucht, unbesetzt; unbeschäftigt, ziellos, zerstreut; besitzlos, allein; frei von, ermangelnd, ohne (Instr. o. —˚); eitel, nichtig, n. Leere, Öde, Wüste; das Nichtdasein von (—˚); Nichts, Null (auch als Zeichen).

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

śūnya śūnya a. vide; creux [en parlant du son]; désert. — S. n. le vide; les espaces célestes. Point, marque; Chiffre, parafe. — S. f. śūnyā roseau creux. Cactus, bot. Cf. gr. ϰενός. śūnyatā f. (sfx. tā) vide, vacuité, Bd. śūnyamadhya m. canne de roseau, tige creuse. śūnyavādin m. (vad) philosophe professant la doctrine du vide.

Derived words

  • śūnyatā शून्यता substantive feminine Emptiness, voidness

Occurrences in source texts (54)

DYS 2 occurrences
DYS 20–26: Practising Laya 1 occurrence

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DYS 193: Dattātreya as Viṣṇu 1 occurrence

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GoS 1 occurrence
GoS 101–101.1: Turning Enjoyment Inwards 1 occurrence

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HP 15 occurrences
HP 3.1-3.5: Foundation of Kuṇḍalinī 2 occurrences

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HP 4.0*1-4.0*14: Samādhi and Laya 2 occurrences

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HP 4.5-4.8: Śāmbhavī and Khecarī 1 occurrence

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HP 4.11*5-4.11*14: Khecarī in Space 3 occurrences

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HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 3 occurrences

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HP 4.20-4.27: Four Stages of Nāda 3 occurrences

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1 more source page
HP 4.27*1-4.35: Rājayoga and Haṭha 1 occurrence

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PYS 4 occurrences
PYS 1.5–11: The Five Vṛtti 1 occurrence

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PYS 1.42–43: Gross Samāpatti 1 occurrence

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PYS 3.1–4: Saṃyama 1 occurrence

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PYS 4.33–34: Return of the Guṇas 1 occurrence

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  • PYS 4.34 Segment 3

    Attested form: śūnyānām Grammar of the segment: genitive plural masculine

SiSa 6 occurrences
SiSa 1.1-1.3: Das eine Wissen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.10-1.16: Lehrmeinungen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.51-1.64: Selbst als Licht 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.48-5.71: Innere Meditation 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.191-5.207: Kailāsa und Mahāśūnya 2 occurrences

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VBT 26 occurrences
VBT 22–23: Practical Access 1 occurrence

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VBT 32–35: Emptiness and Nāḍī 3 occurrences

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VBT 36–42: Sound and Bindu 7 occurrences

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VBT 43–48: Body as Space 7 occurrences

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VBT 57–64: Intervals and Equality 1 occurrence

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VBT 86–92: Light and Darkness 1 occurrence

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4 more source pages
VBT 110–120: Everyday as Gate 1 occurrence

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VBT 121–129: Devotion and Release 3 occurrences

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VBT 130–138: Name and Fourfoldness 1 occurrence

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VBT 146–155: Inner Rituals 1 occurrence

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