इन्द्रियindriya

इन्द्रिय (indriya) is a Sanskrit word meaning fit for, belonging to, or agreeable to Indra, a companion of Indra, power or force, exhibition of power, bodily or sensory power, virile power. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Organ or Faculty of Sense, Pertaining to the God Indra, Power, Might, Energy.

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Organ or Faculty of Sense

8 definitions

A sense organ

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the number five as a symbol for the five senses

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. An organ of sense. 2. Semen.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An organ of sense.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An organ of sense. 2. Semen. 3. Power or force. 4. Sensory power. 5. The number five in mathematics.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An organ of sense or action, including the mind. 2. Semen virile. 3. Done, seen, or given by Indra.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A companion of Indra. 2. Power, force, or bodily vigor. 3. Semen. 4. A sense organ. 5. The number five as a symbol for the five senses.

इन्द्रिय (indriya) [Printed book page 0141-a]
Indriya, as, ā, am, fit for or belonging to or

agreeable to Indra; (as), m. a companion of Indra;

(am), n. power, force, the quality which belongs

especially to the mighty Indra; exhibition of power,

powerful act; bodily power, power of the senses;

virile power; semen virile; faculty of sense, sense,

organ of sense; the number five as symbolical of the

five senses. (In addition to the five organs of per-

ception, buddhīndriyāṇi or jñānendriyāṇi, i. e.

eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, the Hindūs enu-

merate five organs of action, karmendriyāṇi, i. e.

larynx, hand, foot, anus, and parts of generation; be-

tween these ten organs and the soul or ātman stands

manas or mind, considered as an eleventh organ.

In the Vedānta, manas, buddhi, ahaṅkāra, and

citta form the four inner or internal organs, antar-

indriyāṇi, so that according to this reckoning the

organs are fourteen in number, each being presided

over by its own ruler or niyantṛ; thus, the eye by

the Sun, the ear by the Quarters of the world, the

nose by the two Aśvins, the tongue by Pracetas, the

skin by the Wind, the voice by Fire, the hand by

Indra, the foot by Viṣṇu, the anus by Mitra, the

parts of generation by Prajāpati, manas by the Moon,

buddhi by Brahman, ahaṅkāra by Śiva, citta by

Viṣṇu as Acyuta. In the Nyāya philosophy each

organ is connected with its own peculiar element,

the nose with the Earth, the tongue with Water, the

eye with Light or Fire, the skin with Air, the ear with

Ether. The Jainas divide the whole creation into

five sections, according to the number of organs

attributed to each being.) —Indriya-kāma, as, ā,

am, Ved. desiring or endeavouring to obtain power.

—Indri-yagocara, as, ā, am, perceptible, capable

of being ascertained by the senses. —Indriya-grāma,

as, m. the assemblage of the organs, the senses or

organs of sense collectively. —Indriya-jñāna, am,

n. the faculty of perception, sense, consciousness.

—Indriya-nigraha, as, m. restraint of the organs

of sense. —Indriya-buddhi, is, f. perception by the

senses, the exercise of any sense, the faculty of any

organ. —Indriya-bodhana, as, ā, am, exciting

power, arousing or sharpening the senses; (am), n.

any excitement of sense, an object of perception, a

stimulus, &c. —Indriya-varga, as, m. the assem-

blage of organs, the organs of sense collectively.

—Indriya-vipratipatti, is, f. perversion of the

organs, erroneous or perverted perception. —Indriya-

svāpa, as, m. sleep of the senses, unconsciousness,

insensibility; the end of the world. —Indriyāgocara

(°ya-a-goc°), as, ā, am, imperceptible. —Indri-

yātman (°ya-āt°), ā, m. an epithet of Viṣṇu.

—Indriyāyatana (°ya-āy°), am, n. the residence

of the senses; the body. —Indriyārtha (°ya-ar°),

as, m. an object of sense (as sound, smell, &c.),

anything exciting the senses. —Indriyā-vat, ān,

atī, at, or indriyā-vin, ī, inī, i, Ved. powerful,

mighty; sometimes also indriya-vat. —Indriyā-

saṅga (°ya-a-s°), as, m. non-attachment to sensual

objects, stoicism, philosophy. [ID=9929]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

See above

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Pertaining to the God Indra

5 definitions

fit for, belonging to, or agreeable to Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a companion of Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Belonging to or dear to Indra. 2. A companion of Indra. 3. Might, dominion, and power. 4. Vigour and energy. 5. Semen. 6. An organ of sense.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Belonging or agreeable to Indra. 2. A friend of Indra. 3. Strength, might, bodily power, a sense organ, or virile power.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Belonging to Indra. 2. Great might or power. 3. A sense or organ of sense.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Power, Might, Energy

4 definitions

power or force

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

exhibition of power

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

bodily or sensory power

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Power. 2. Semen. 3. An organ of sense.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Semen Virile or Virile Power

2 definitions

virile power

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

semen virile

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, 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.