Striya, Striyā: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Striya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramStriyā (स्त्रिया) refers to “women”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “May they, whom I have recollected and are satisfied, accept the vessel of the bali. All that is the Great Gathering and (these are) the divine beings in the gathering. Present in gross and subtle bodies, they are incarnated in women (striyā-aṃśu) and their forms are mantras”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryStriyā (स्त्रिया).—also strīyā (compare śriyā = śrī; § 10.6; compare iṣṭiyā = iṣṭikā = iṣṭī, and see s.v. istrī; may be Sanskritization of AMg. itthiyā, which may represent theoretical strīkā) = strī, woman: obl. sg. striyāya (gen., Mahāvastu ii.426.8; probably instr., 428.3) and striyāye (probably instr., Mahāvastu ii.426.8; iii.27.2; gen., ii.481.19 = iii.17.6; iii.27.4); striyāyā, gen., (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 54.1 (prose, before puruṣasya); 81.27 (prose, before v-); striyāyāṃ, loc., (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 562.25 (prose; text yasyā °yāṃ abhiśakto, read yasyāṃ…abhirakto); striyās, n. pl., Mahāvastu iii.149.12 (prose, no v.l.); -striyāyo, acc. pl., iii.283.5 (prose); striyāhi iii.291.15 (prose).
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Strīyā (स्त्रीया) or Strīyāgāra.—see striyā, stryāgāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīya (स्त्रीय):—[from strī] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati, to desire a woman or wife, [Śāntiśataka]
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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Starts with: Striyacitaputra, Striyagara, Striyammanya, Striyamshu, Striyantra, Striyastirtha.
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Search found 81 books and stories containing Striya, Striyā, Strīyā, Strīya; (plurals include: Striyas, Striyās, Strīyās, Strīyas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
35. Women not to be killed < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]
38. Views about Women’s nature < [Marriage, Family and Position of Women]
Devala-smriti (critical study) (by Mukund Lalji Wadekar)
References to section [B] < [Chapter 9 - The distinctive features of the Devalasmriti]
2. The exinction of Smritis: Causes thereof < [Chapter 3 - Regarding Smriti]
The Legend of Cirakarin < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Hindu Society as Recorded in the Padma-Purana < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Purana-subhasita (wise sayings from the Puranas) < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
3(d). Charm to Subjugate a Wicked Woman < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]
2. Rites Related to Birth (d): Garbhadṛṃhaṇa < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]
3(a). Rites to Appease the Anger of a Husband or a Wife < [Chapter 5 - Women in the Rites and Rituals of the Atharvaveda]