Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

dvaya द्वय – pair; duality

adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

pair; duality

Derived from

  1. dvi द्वि numeral — two
Cappeller 1891 Word type unspecified

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

dvayá ·f. ī́ twofold, double; n. a pair or couple (also f. ī), double nature, falsehood; the masc. & fem. gender (g.).

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

Original text · English · adjective

dvaya dvaya, as, ī, am (fr. dva; in Śiśupāla-b. III. 57. dvaye nom. pl. m. occurs), twofold, double, of two kinds or sorts; (ī), f. a pair; (am), n. a pair, couple, two things, both, a brace (chiefly used at end of comps., e. g. go-dvayam, a couple of oxen); the masc. and fem. gender (in grammar); twofold nature, untruthfulness.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

dvayá (von dvi) 1〉 adj. f. ī zweifach, doppelt, zweierlei P. 5,2,43. VOP. 7,47. dva̱yām̐ àgne ra̱thinò viṃśa̱tiṃ gāḥ (dadāti) ṚV. 6,27,8. ṚV. 9,72,3. yaḥ pu̱ṣṭānì saṃsṛ̱jatì dva̱yānì AV. 4,24,7. AV. 19,7,5. brahmakṣatre anu dvayyaḥ prajā asṛjyanta hutādaścāhutādaśca AIT. BR. 7,19. ŚAT. BR. 1,6,3,30. dvayaṃ vā idaṃ na tṛtīyamasti satyaṃ caivānṛtaṃ ca ŚAT. BR. 1,1,4. ŚAT. BR. 6,3,23. ŚAT. BR. 2,5,1,2. ŚAT. BR. 5,3,4,23. ŚAT. BR. 14,4,1,1. TBR. 1,4,9,2. dvipādāni dvayānyāhuḥ pārthivānītarāṇi ca MBH. 12,8701. fgg. kusumastavakasyeva dvayī vṛttirmanasvinaḥ BHARTṚ. 2,25. H. 115. dvaye m. pl. ŚIŚ. 3,57. — 2〉 f. ī Paar: śata˚ RĀJA-TAR. 5,116. — 3〉 n. a〉 Paar, zwei Sachen, zwei Dinge, Beides H. 1423. go˚ YĀJÑ. 1,59. śakti˚ R. 1,56,11. tejo˚ ŚĀK. 77. MṚCCH. 48,15. RAGH. 3,8. HIT. 4,7. asmindvaye KUMĀRAS. 7,66. dvayamiha puruṣāṇāṃ sarvadā sevanīyam — sundarīṇām — yauvanaṃ vanaṃ vā BHARTṚ. 1,53. amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca dvayaṃ dehe pratiṣṭhitam MBH. 12,6552. ŚĀK. 54. ŚĀK. 29,20. RAGH. 1,19. RAGH. 4,4. BHĀG. P. 1,7,32. BHĀG. P. 4,30,23. Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. āḥ samucchritabhujadvayā R. 1,28,25 (GORR. GORR. 1,29,14). KATHĀS. 18,9. — b〉 das männliche und weibliche Geschlecht (gramm.): ˚hīna das sächliche Geschlecht AK. 2,6,2,26. AK. 2,3,2,9. Vgl. u. dva. — c〉 doppeltes Wesen, Falschheit: ma̱rcayàti dva̱yenà ṚV. 1,147,4. ṚV. 1,147,5. ṚV. 5,3,7. ṚV. 5,12,2. — Vgl. a˚.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

dvaya 3〉a〉 du. (auf einen du. m. bezogen) beide KATHĀS. 70,90. am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā KATHĀS. 53,154. KATHĀS. 78,82.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive neuter

dvayá — 1〉 Adj. (f. ī́) zweifach, doppelt, zweierlei. dvaye m. Pl. KATHĀS. 70,90 (sitāsitā zu lesen). Am Anf. eines Comp. = dvi HEMĀDRI 1,191,1. — 2〉 f. [Page3-132-b] ī Paar NAIṢ. 9,67. — 3〉 n. — a〉 dass. Chr. 63,9. Chr. 73,6. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. — b〉 doppeltes Wesen, Falschheit. — c〉 in der Grammatik das männliche und weibliche Geschlecht.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive neuter

Original text · English · adjective · substantive neuter

dvaya a. (yī f.) Twofold, double, of two kinds or sorts; anupekṣaṇe dvayī gatiḥ Mu. 3; Bh. 2. 104 v. l.; sometimes used in pl. also; see Śi. 3. 57. — yaṃ 1 Pair, couple, brace; (usually at the end of comp.); dvitayena dvayameva saṃgataṃ R. 8. 6; R. 1. 19; R. 3. 8; R. 4. 4. 2 Two fold nature, duplicity. 3 Untruthfulness. 4 (In gram.) The masculine and feminine gender. — yī A pair, couple. Comp. — atiga a. one whose mind is freed from the influence of the two bad qualities rajas and tamas, a saint or a virtuous man. — ātmaka a. of a twofold nature. — vādin a. doubletongued, insincere. — hīna a. of the neuter gender.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

dvayá f. ī zweifach, doppelt. f. ī u. n. Parr.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

dvaya dvaya n. (sfx. ya) paire, couple. dvayāgni m. plumbago zeylanica, bot. dvayātiga m. (ati; gam) qui a franchi les deux qualités mauvaises [rajas et tamas].

Derived words

  • advaya अद्वय adjective nondual; without a second

Occurrences in source texts (22)

DYS 1 occurrence
DYS 150–153*3: Vajrolī: Secret Teaching 1 occurrence

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GoS 3 occurrences
GoS 9–11: Breath and Conditioning 1 occurrence

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GoS 16–19: The Coiled Power 1 occurrence

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GoS 20–28: Setting Sarasvatī in Motion 1 occurrence

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HP 8 occurrences
HP 2.7-2.10: Nāḍīśodhana 1 occurrence

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HP 3.26-3.31: Mahāvedha 1 occurrence

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HP 3.79-3.86*1: Vajrolī 1 occurrence

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HP 3.94-3.102*1: Śakti Cālana 1 occurrence

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HP 4.0*1-4.0*14: Samādhi and Laya 1 occurrence

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HP 4.11*5-4.11*14: Khecarī in Space 2 occurrences

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HP 4.67-4.77: Mind and Breath 1 occurrence

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HTK 1 occurrence
HTK 10.30–33*1: Nāḍī-viśudhy-ākhyaka-kumbha and Nāḍīśuddhi 1 occurrence

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MAN 1 occurrence
Rudra-Kṣetra-Mantra 1 occurrence

Occurrences through derived words

  • MAN RK 4 Segment 9

    Through: advaya Attested form: advaya Grammar of the segment: karmadhāraya-compound

SiSa 4 occurrences
SiSa 1.20-1.31: Karma und Erkenntnis 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4.69-4.71: Viparītakṛti 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.29-5.35: Pratīka-upāsanā 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.74-5.76: Nāḍī-Zirkulation 1 occurrence

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VBT 4 occurrences
VBT 57–64: Intervals and Equality 2 occurrences

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VBT 86–92: Light and Darkness 1 occurrence

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VBT 121–129: Devotion and Release 1 occurrence

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