Samayajna, Samayajña, Samaya-jna: 5 definitions
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Samayajna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsSamayajña (समयज्ञ) (also: Samayin) refers to one of the four class of Śiṣya (aspirants), according to the seventeenth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc.—Description of the chapter [śiṣyabheda]:—There are four classes of śiṣyas—samayin or samayajña, putraka, sādhaka and ācārya. To Nārada’s question about them (1-2), Śrībhagavān takes each one of these up for individual discussion (3-11, 12-16, 17-28, 46-62). A section on the daily duties [ācāra] of the sādhaka is also rehearsed (29-45).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysamayajña (समयज्ञ).—a S That understands times and seasons.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamayajña (समयज्ञ).—a. knowing the right time.
Samayajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms samaya and jña (ज्ञ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamayajña (समयज्ञ):—[=sam-aya-jña] [from sam-aya > sam-i] mfn. knowing the right time (said of Viṣṇu), [Mahābhārata]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text: Shishyabheda, Samayin, Sadhaka, Putraka, Shishya, Acarya.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Samayajna, Samayajña, Samaya-jna, Samaya-jña; (plurals include: Samayajnas, Samayajñas, jnas, jñas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra (by Shanta Srinivasan)
3. General charateristics of a Disciple or Aspirant (Shishya) < [Chapter 2 - Aspects of Diksa]
1. Introduction to the aspects and types of Diksha < [Chapter 2 - Aspects of Diksa]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter I - Prologue < [Volume I]