# आम्नाय (āmnāya)

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आम्नाय (āmnāya) is a Sanskrit word meaning sacred texts handed down by repetition, a Veda, or the Vedas collectively, received doctrine, traditional family or national customs, advice or instruction in past and present usage, a Tantra. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Sacred Texts, Doctrine, and Tradition, Advice and Instruction, Lineage, Family, or Sect.

- **Etymology:** E. आङ्, म्ना to learn, to remember, घञ् and युक् affs — E. āṅ, mnā to learn, to remember, ghañ and yuk affs
- **SLP1:** `AmnAya`  **IAST:** āmnāya  **Devanagari:** आम्नाय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnaya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/amnaya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Sacred Texts, Doctrine, and Tradition (12 definitions)
- Sacred texts handed down by repetition  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 147,2] आ - म्नाय (ā-mnāya) m. sacred tradition, sacred texts handed down by repetition [ ID=25620 ]
- a Veda, or the Vedas collectively  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a Veda or the Vedas in the aggregate [ ID=25622 ]
- Received doctrine  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > received doctrine, Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya (Title); Manu-smṛti (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=25623 ]
- a Tantra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a Tantra [ ID=25626 ]
- 1. Tradition. 2. A sacred text.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 041-1 ] आम्नाय (āmnāya) ā-mnāya, m. tradition, sacred text; legend: -sārin, a. (ṇ- ī ) mellifluous as the Veda. [ ID=3748 ]
- 1. A Veda or the Vedas in the aggregate. 2. Received traditional doctrine. 3. Family or national customs. 4. Advice or instruction. 5. A Tantra. 6. An element of being or property of substance.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 117 ] आम्नाय (āmnāya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) 1 A Veda, or the Vedas in the aggregate. 2 Received doctrine, traditional and right. 3 Traditional usuage, family or national customs. 4 Advice, instruction in past and present usage. 5 A Tantra. 6 An element of being. a property of substance. E. आङ्, म्ना (āṅ, mnā) to learn, to remember, घञ् (ghañ) and युक् (yuk) affs. [ ID=5634 ]
- 1. A Veda. 2. Doctrine, usage, advice, or element.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 094-a ] आ - म्नाय (ā-mnāya) ( यः ) ((yaḥ)) 1. m. A veda; doctrine; usage; advice; element. [ ID=5014 ]
- 1. Sacred tradition. 2. A Veda or Vedic literature. 3. Received doctrine. 4. Instruction.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 105-06 ] आम्नाय (āmnāya) m. 1. Sacred tradition; 2. a Veda or the whole Vedic literature, अधीती चतुर्ष्वाम्नायेषु (adhītī caturṣvāmnāyeṣu) D.K. or आम्नाय (āmnāya) वचनं सत्यामित्ययं लोकसंग्रहः । आम्नाय (āmnāya) ेभ्यः पुनर्वेदाः प्रसृताः सर्वतोमुखाः (āmnāyavacanaṃ satyāmityayaṃ lokasaṃgrahaḥ. āmnāyebhyaḥ punarvedāḥ prasṛtāḥ sarvatomukhāḥ) Bh.; 3. received doctrine; 4. instruction. [ ID=5263 ]
- 1. The Vedas. 2. Received traditional doctrine. 3. Family or national custom. 4. Advice or instruction. 5. A Tantra. 6. An element of being or property of substance.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 096-a ] आम्नाय (āmnāya) m. ( - यः (-yaḥ) ) 1. A Veda, or the Vedas in the aggregate. 2. Received doctrine, traditional and right. 3. Traditional usage, family or national customs. 4. Advice, instruction in past and present usage. 5. A Tantra. 6. An element of being, a property of substance. E. आङ् (āṅ) before म्रा (mrā) to learn, to remember, घञ् (ghañ) and युक् (yuk) affs. [ ID=5632 ]
- 1. Holy tradition. 2. A Veda.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 0083-a ] आम्नाय (āmnāya) āmnāya, i. e. ā-mnā + a, m. 1. Holy tradition, Man. 7, 80. 2. A Veda, Daśak. 140, 3. — Comp. Dus-, adj. hard to be transmitted, MBh. 14, 1441. [ ID=1620 ]
- tradition, sacred text, legend  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 065 ] आम्नाय (āmnāya) m. tradition, sacred text, legend. [ ID=4438 ]
- 1. Sacred tradition and texts handed down by repetition. 2. The Vedas. 3. Received doctrine and traditional usage. 4. Family or national customs. 5. Advice and instruction. 6. A Tantra.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > आम्नाय (āmnāya) [Printed book page 0126-a ] Ā-mnāya, as, m. sacred tradition, sacred texts handed down by repetition; that which is to be re- membered, studied or learnt by heart; a Veda or the Vedas in the aggregate; received doctrine; traditional usage, family or national customs; advice, instruction in past and present usage; a Tantra; an element of being, a property of substance (?); a family, series of families. —Āmnāya-sārin, ī, iṇī, i, observing the Vedas and traditional customs, pious; containing the essence of the Veda. [ ID=8958 ]

### Advice and Instruction (1 definition)
- Advice or instruction in past and present usage  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > advice, instruction in past and present usage [ ID=25625 ]

### Lineage, Family, or Sect (1 definition)
- A family or series of families  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a family, series of families, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=25627 ]

### Memorization and Study of Sacred Knowledge (1 definition)
- That which is to be remembered, studied, or learned by heart  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > that which is to be remembered or studied or learnt by heart [ ID=25621 ]

### Traditional Usage and Customs (1 definition)
- Traditional family or national customs  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > traditional usage, family or national customs [ ID=25624 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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