Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

laya लय – dissolution; absorption; merging into

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary substantive masculine

dissolution; absorption; merging into

Derived from

  1. lī ली verbal root — dissolve; cling
  2. a अ suffix — nominal-forming suffix -a
Cappeller 1891 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

láya ·m. dulling or hebetating the mind. m. clinging or adhering to (--°), cowering, hiding, vanishing or entering into (loc. or --°); absorption, extinction, death; rest, repose; time or pause in music.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive masculine · Word type unspecified

Original text · English · substantive masculine

Laya, as, m. the act of clinging, adhering, stick- ing, union, adherence; embracing, an embrace (= śleṣa, saṃ-śleṣaṇa); the act of lying, cowering, lurking, hiding; melting, fusion, solution, melting away, dissolution, absorption, extinction, disappearing, vanishing, disappearance, destruction, reduction (of the Universe &c.) into its original state, death, (layaṃ yā or gam, &c., to go to dissolution, melt away, disappear, vanish; to be destroyed, perish); rest, repose; place of rest, residence, house, dwelling; mental inactivity, spiritual indifference, slackness of mind; time (in music, regarded as of three kinds, viz. druta, ‘quick,’ madhya, ‘mean or moderate,’ and vilambita, ‘slow’); a pause in music; a parti- cular agricultural implement, (perhaps a sort of harrow or hoe, Ved.); (am), n. the root of Andropogon Muricatus; (as, ā, am), making the mind inactive or indifferent.

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

laya laya, layana, &c. See p. 868, cols. 2, 3.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

láya (von lī) 1〉 m. VOP. 26,171. a〉 das Sichanheften, Ankleben; = śleṣa TRIK. 3,3,319. fg. = saṃśleṣaṇa H. an. 2,381. = saṃśleṣa MED. y. 51. saṃprati preṣitā dūtī tasminneva layaṃ gatā so v. a. ist bei ihm hängen geblieben Spr. 2407. — b〉 das Sichducken, Niederhocken: layamāsthāya (layam = aṅgasaṃkocam NĪLAK.) MBH. 7,5767 nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb. — c〉 das Verschwinden —, Eingehen in; Untergang; = pralaya ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. = vināśa MED. st. dessen fälschlich vilāsa (daher die Bed. sport, pastime bei WILSON) H. an. pradhāne layaḥ SARVADARŚANAS. 179,22. VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 87. prakṛti˚ SĀṂKHYAK. 45. nāśaḥ kāraṇalayaḥ KAP. 1,122. layaṃ yā, gam u. s. w. verschwinden —, eingehen —, aufgehen in: prekṣānte dṛṣṭamasmābhistatrāścaryaṃ praviśya yat . stambhasthaputrikāsvantarnartakyo layamāgatāḥ .. KATHĀS. 123,133. tasminneva (sc. brahmaṇi) layaṃ yānti budbudāḥ sāgare yathā CŪLIKOP._in_Ind. St. 9,20. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 57,b,40. MṚCCH. 1,4. BHĀG. P. 7,1,19. MĀRK. P. 40,27. fg. tataḥ samastā devyaḥ — layam . tasyā devyāstanau (so zu lesen mit DEVĪM. 10,4) jagmuḥ DEVĪM. 90,4. śāntikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ caiva tathā caivābhicārikam . ṛgādiṣu layaṃ brahman tritayaṃ triṣvathāgamat .. DEVĪM. 102,11. dhyāna˚ GĪT. 4,8. CHANDOM. 118. yogīnāṃ yuñjatāṃ cetasāṃ layam MĀRK. P. 111,2. layaṃ saṃgatāḥ so v. a. versteckten sich R. 7,23,3,54. śakrādiṣvapi lokeṣu vartamānau layālayau . śrūyete Untergang, Tod R. 3,71,10. prabhavalayajaropapluta PRAB. 97,18. rajo˚, tamo˚ adj. BHĀG. P. 11,25,22. prakṛtīnāṃ layānāṃ ca sā gatistvam MBH. 13,1100. śarvaḥ prabhavo layaḥ VOP. 5,1. viśvodbhavasthitilayeṣu BHĀG. P. 3,9,14. BHĀG. P. 4,7,39. jagatsthānalayodayeṣu BHĀG. P. 30,23. jagadutpattisthitilayanimitta BHĀG. P. 6,9,41. jagadudayavibhavalaya˚ SARVADARŚANAS. 49,20. kalpalayau BHĀG. P. 12,4,1. naimittika (vgl. pralaya) BHĀG. P. 8,24,7. prākṛtika BHĀG. P. 12,4,21. PAÑCAR. 1,14,17. layārka die Sonne beim Untergang der Welt BHĀG. P. 10,77,35. ahaṃkāra˚ BĀLAB. 10. buddhi˚ ŚĀṆḌ. 96. sthūlasūkṣmaprapañca˚ VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 27. layaṃ yā untergehen, zu Grunde gehen, zu Nichte werden Spr. 1843. KATHĀS. 22,28. BHĀG. P. 3,32,4. MĀRK. P. 99,35. VṚDDHA-CĀṆ. 11,2. — d〉 Rast, Ruhe: alaya rastlos ŚIŚ. 4,57, (u. 2. alaya nicht genau wiedergegeben). BHĀG. P. 8,3,17. — e〉 geistige Trägheit: layavikṣeparahitaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā MAITRYUP. 6,34. VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) No. 135. layastāvadakhaṇḍavastvanavalambanena cittavṛtternidrā VEDĀNTAS. (Allah.) 136. — f〉 Tempo (deren drei angenommen werden: druta, madhya und vilambita) AK. 1,1,7,3. AK. 1,1,7,9. TRIK. H. 292. H. 1410. H. an. MED. HALĀY. 1,94. PAÑCAT. V, 43. NĀGĀN. 8,7. DAŚAR. 1,9. PRATĀPAR. 19,b,8. ŚIKṢĀ 32_in_Ind. St. 4,270. MBH. 2,132 (laye sthāne ed. Bomb.). HARIV. 8691. R. 1,2,21. R. 1,4,6. R. 1,2,29. R. 2,91,27. R. 7,71,15. MĀLAV. 19,11. MĀLAV. 19,29. MĀRK. P. 23,53. MĀRK. P. 23,59. SĀH. D. 543. salayairiva pāṇibhiḥ RAGH. 9,45. — g〉 ein best. Ackerwerkzeug, etwa Egge oder Hacke VS. 18,7. — 2〉 n. = laghulaya die Wurzel von Andropogon muricatus Comm. zu AK. 2,4,5,30. — 3〉 adj. den Geist träge machend BHĀG. P. 11,25,15. = āvaraṇātmaka Comm. — Vgl. dvi˚, nabho˚, bhūti˚, mano˚.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

láya — 1〉 Adj. den Geist träge machend. — 2〉 m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) — a〉 das Sichanheften, Ankleben ŚIŚ. 6,78. layaṃ gā bei Jmd (Loc.) hängen bleiben. — b〉 das Sichducken, Niederhocken MBH. 7,139,76. — c〉 das Verschwinden —, Eingehen in (Loc. oder im Comp. vorangehend) KAP. 1,121. 2,21. 3,54. layaṃ yā, gam u. s. w. verschwinden —, eingehen —, aufgehen in (Loc.). layaṃ saṃgatāḥ versteckten sich. — d〉 Untergang, Tod. layaṃ yā untergehen, zu Grunde gehen, zu Nichte werden. Auch Pl. — e〉 Rast, Ruhe. — f〉 geistige Trägheit KAP. 6,30. — g〉 Scherz, heiteres Spiel, — Treiben (= vilāsa) VĀSAV. 205,2. — h〉 Tempo (derer drei; druta, madhya und vilambita). — i〉 ein best. Tact. S. S. S. 213. — k〉 ein best. Ackerwerkzeug, etwa Egge oder Hacke. — 3〉 f. layā N. pr. einer Yoginī HEMĀDRI 2,a,94,13. jayā v. l. — 4〉 *n. die Wurzel von Andropogon muricatus. Vgl. BHĀVAPR. 1,193.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

laya V. m. Lust an Etwas ebend. 2,53. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 substantive masculine

Original text · English · substantive masculine

layaḥ [lī-ac] 1 Sticking, union, adherence. 2 Lurking, hiding. 3 Fusion, melting, solution. 4 Disappearance, dissolution, extinction, destruction; universal destruction (pralaya); layaṃyā ‘to be dissolved or destroyed’. 5 Absorption of the mind, deep concentration, exclusive devotion (to any one object); paśyaṃtī śivarūpiṇaṃ layavaśādātmānamabhyāgatā Māl. 5. 2, Māl. 5. 7; dhyānalayena Gīt. 4. 6 Time in music (of three kinds drata, madhya, and vilaṃbita); kisalayaiḥ salayairiva pāṇibhiḥ R. 9. 35; pādanyāso layamanugataḥ M. 2. 9. 7 A pause in music. 8 Rest, repose. 9 A place of rest, abode, habitation; alayā Śi. 4. 57 ‘having no fixed abode, wandering’. 10 Slackness of mind, mental inactivity. 11 An embrace. 12 The supreme being. 13 The union of song, dance, and instrumental music. Comp. — arkaḥ the sun at the destruction of the universe. — āraṃbhaḥ -ālaṃbhaḥ an actor, a dancer. — kālaḥ the time of destruction (of the world). — gata a. dissolved, melted away. — putrī an actress, a female dancer.

Cappeller 1887 substantive masculine

Original text · German · substantive masculine

láya m. das Haftenbleiben, Verschwinden, Untergang, Tod; Eingehen in (Loc. o. —˚), Raus, Ruhe; Takt, Tempo.

Burnouf 1866 substantive masculine

Original text · French · substantive masculine

laya laya m. (lī) adherence, union. Habitation, séjour. Amusement, passetemps. Temps ou mesure égale, en musique. — N. solution, fusion; dissolution, destruction. Racine d'andropogon. layaputrī f. danseuse. layālamba m. danseur.

Occurrences in source texts (51)

DYS 6 occurrences
DYS 9–11: Four Yogas 1 occurrence

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DYS 15–19: Śiva’s Laya 2 occurrences

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DYS 20–26: Practising Laya 3 occurrences

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HP 21 occurrences
HP 1.33-1.43: Siddhāsana 1 occurrence

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HP 4.1-4.4: Laya and Breath 7 occurrences

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HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 4 occurrences

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HP 4.12-4.19: Path of Nāda 2 occurrences

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HP 4.27*1-4.35: Rājayoga and Haṭha 4 occurrences

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HP 4.47-4.55*4: Nāda Binds the Mind 2 occurrences

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HP 4.67-4.77: Mind and Breath 1 occurrence

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PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 1.19–22: Two Approaches 1 occurrence

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SiSa 9 occurrences
SiSa 1.65-1.70: Māyā-Aufhebung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.71-1.81: Avidyā und Elemente 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.91-1.92: Wahres Wissen 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.17-5.20: Madhya und Layayoga 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.21-5.23: Adhimātra und Haṭhayoga 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.38-5.47: Nāda-Laya 2 occurrences

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SiSa 5.121-5.127: Viśuddha 1 occurrence

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SiSa 5.191-5.207: Kailāsa und Mahāśūnya 1 occurrence

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SS 1 occurrence
SS 3.30–3.32: The World as One's Own Śakti 1 occurrence

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  • SS 3.31 Segment 2

    Attested form: layau Grammar of the segment: nominative dual

VBT 13 occurrences
VBT 36–42: Sound and Bindu 2 occurrences

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VBT 49–56: Heart and Dissolution 2 occurrences

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VBT 57–64: Intervals and Equality 3 occurrences

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VBT 65–74: Joy and Enjoyment 1 occurrence

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VBT 75–85: Thresholds and Sky 1 occurrence

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VBT 110–120: Everyday as Gate 3 occurrences

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VBT 146–155: Inner Rituals 1 occurrence

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