ayana 1 · ayana 2
path
Ayana (neuter) [Vedic ayana, from i] (a) "going", road. — (b) going to, goal S V 167 (ekāyano maggo leading to one goal, a direct way), 185 (the same); Sv I 313; Dāṭh IV 40. See also eka°.
【中】 路徑。
ayana a. [ ay-lyuw ] 1 Going (at the end of comp. ); yaTemA nadyaH syaMdamAnAH samudrAyaRAH Praśn. Up. 2 (As a patronymic affix) Descended from; e. g. SAkawAyana . — naM 1 Going, moving, walking; as in rAmAyaRaM . 2 A walk, path, way, road; agastyacihnAdayanAt R. 16. 44. 3 A place, site, abode, place of resort; tA yadasyAyanaM pUrvaM Ms. 1. 10 (occurring in the derivation of the word nArAyaRa ). 4 A way of entrance, an entrance (to ( pb ) an array of troops or vyUha ); ayanezu ca sarvezu yaTABAgamavAsTitAH Bg. 1. 11. 5 Rotation, circulation period; aMgirasAM ayanaM; izwi°, paSu° . 6 A particular period in the year for the performance of particular sacrificial or other religious works; N. of certain sacrificial performances; as gavAmayanaM . 7 The sun's passage, north and south of the equator. 8 (Hence) The period of duration of this passage, half year, the time from one solstice to another; see uttarAyaRa and dakziRAyana ; cf. also sAyana and nirayaRa . 9 The equinoctial and solstitial points; dakziRaM ayanaM winter solstice; uttaraM ayanaM summer solstice. 10 Method, manner, way. 11 A Śāstra, scripture or inspired writing. 12 Final emancipation; nAnyaH paMTA vidyate'yanAya Śvet. Up. 13 A commentary; treatise. 14 The deities presiding over the ayanas . Comp. — aMSaH, -BAgaH the arc between the vernal equinoctial point and the beginning of the fixed zodiac or first point in Aries. — kAlaH the interval between the solstices. — jaH a month caused by ayanāṃśa . — saMkramaH, -saMkrAMtiH f. passage through the zodiac. — vfttaM the ecliptic.
(nt, nt, act, from eti) going; way path Construction: √i > ay + *ana
(adj, adj, in comps, from eti) going; moving; travelling path Construction: √i > ay + *ana