Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

viyat वियत् – space; sky; ether

substantive neuter · Word type unspecified · verb

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AYI dictionary substantive neuter

space; sky; ether

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter · verb

Original text · English · substantive neuter

viyat 2 . vi-yat, t, n. (probably connected with vi-yam below; but according to some, pres. part. of rt. 5. i with 2. vi; according to others fr. rt. 1. vī), sky, heaven, ether, atmosphere.

Original text · English · verb

viyat 1 . vi-yat, cl. 1. A. -yatate, -yatitum, to dispose in various rows (?): Caus. -yātayati, -yi- tum, to place in rows, arrange, dispose of; to do penance; to pain, torment, harass, disturb; to punish.

Petersburger 1855 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

viyat s. viyant.

Böhtlingk 1879 Word type unspecified

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

viyát s. viyant.

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

viyat n. The sky, atmosphere, ether; paśyodagravatatvādbiyati bahutaraṃ stokamurvyāṃ prayāti Ś. 1. 7; R. 13. 40. Comp. — gaṃgā 1 the heavenly Ganges. 2 the galaxy. — cārin ( viyaccārin) m. a kite. — bhūtiḥ f. darkness. — maṇiḥ (viyanmaṇiḥ) the sun.

Burnouf 1866 substantive neuter

Original text · French · substantive neuter

viyat viyat n. (vi; i; sfx. at) l'air. viyati m. (sfx. i) oiseau. viyacchārin a. (car) qui va dans l'air. — S. m. oiseau; milan; cerf-volant; etc. viyadgaṅgā f. le Gange céleste. viyadbhūti f. obscurité. viyadmaṇi m. le Soleil.

Occurrences in source texts (4)

VBT 4 occurrences
VBT 43–48: Body as Space 3 occurrences

Direct occurrences

VBT 75–85: Thresholds and Sky 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

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