# वैराग्य (vairāgya)

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वैराग्य (vairāgya) is a Sanskrit word meaning growing pale or loss of color, disgust, aversion, or loathing, absence of worldly passion or desire, aversion or disgust, indifference to worldly objects or weariness of life, turning pale. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Detachment from worldly life, indifference, Loss of color, paleness, Aversion, disgust.

- **SLP1:** `vErAgya`  **IAST:** vairāgya  **Devanagari:** वैराग्य
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairagya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vairagya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Detachment from worldly life, indifference (7 definitions)
- freedom from all worldly desires, indifference to worldly objects and life, and asceticism  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > freedom from all worldly desires, indifference to worldly objects and to life, asceticism, Up.; MBh. &c. [ ID=207597 ]
- 1. Aversion or disgust. 2. Indifference to worldly objects or weariness of life.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 301-1 ] वैराग्य (vairāgya) vairāg-ya, n. [virāga] growing pale ( rare ); loathing, aversion, disgust, of ( ab., lc., —° ); indifference to worldly objects, weariness of life: -tá, f. aversion to (prati); -śataka, n. century of worldly indifference, T. of the third century of Bhartṛhariʼs proverbs. [ ID=17205 ]
- Subjection of the appetite and passions, absence of worldly desires.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग (vairāga) ्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 811 ] वैराग (vairāga) ्य (vairāgya) n. ( - ग्यं (-gyaṃ) ) Subjection of the appetite and passions, absence of worldly desires. E. विराग (virāga), and ष्यञ् (ṣyañ) aff.: see वैराग (vairāga). [ ID=36935 ]
- Absence of worldly passion or desire.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 730-a ] वैराग्य (vairāgya) ( ग्यं ) ((gyaṃ)) 1. n. Absence of worldly passion or desire. [ ID=36560 ]
- 1. Absence of worldly desires and appetites, or asceticism. 2. Dislike, dissatisfaction, or displeasure.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 694-49 ] वैराग्य (vairāgya) n. 1. Absence of worldly desires and appetites, asceticism, Bg. xiii.8; 2. dislike, dissatisfaction, displeasure, कामं प्रकृतिवैराग्य (vairāgya) ं सद्यः शमयितुं षमः (kāmaṃ prakṛtivairāgyaṃ sadyaḥ śamayituṃ ṣamaḥ) R. xvii.55. [ ID=36457 ]
- absence of worldly desires and control over passions  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 692-b ] वैराग्य (vairāgya) n. ( - ग्यं (-gyaṃ) ) Subjection of the appetite and passions, absence of worldly desires. E. विराग (virāga) and ष्यञ् (ṣyañ) aff.: see वैराग । (vairāga.) [ ID=38675 ]
- freedom from passion, absence of all worldly desires, asceticism, and devotion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 0970-a ] Vairāgya, am, n. freedom from passion, dispas- sion, absence of all worldly desires and appetites, asceticism, devotion. —Vairāgya-śataka, am, n., N. of one hundred verses on asceticism by Bhartṛ-hari, (these verses constitute the third Śataka in his work.) [ ID=45126 ]

### Loss of color, paleness (2 definitions)
- growing pale or loss of color  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1025,2] वैराग्य (vairāgya) n. change or loss of colour, growing pale, Suśr.; Kām. [ ID=207595 ]
- 1. Turning pale. 2. Absence of worldly passion, indifference, or repugnance.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 525 ] वैराग्य (vairāgya) n. losing colour or turning pale; absence of passion, indifference, repugnance. [ ID=31162 ]

### Aversion, disgust (1 definition)
- Disgust, aversion, or loathing.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > disgust, aversion, distaste for or loathing of ( loc. abl., or comp. ), Bhag.; Ragh. &c. [ ID=207596 ]

### Sorrow, despondency, or disaffection (1 definition)
- 1. Absence of worldly desire. 2. Disaffection. 3. Sorrow. 4. Despondency.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वैराग्य (vairāgya) [Printed book page 0908-b ] वैराग्य (vairāgya) vairāgya, i. e. vi-rāga + ya, n. 1. Absence of worldly desire, Bhag. 6, 35 (devotion); Pañc. 50, 16. 2. Dis- affection, Hit. iii. d. 90. 3. Sorrow, Pañc. 82, 13; 116, 11. 4. Despondency, 235, 11. — Comp. Sa-vairāgya + m, adv. sorrowfully, Pañc. 66, 20. [ ID=14104 ]

## 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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