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indriyaइन्द्रियindriyá mfn. fit for or belonging to or agreeable to Indra, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]
indriyá (as), m. a companion of Indra (?), [RV. i, 107, 2]; [AV. xix, 27, 1]
indriyá (am), n. power, force, the quality which belongs especially to the mighty Indra, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]
exhibition of power, powerful act, [RV.]; [VS.]
bodily power, power of the senses
virile power, [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
semen virile, [VS.]; [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.] &c.
faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense, [AV.]; [Suśr.]; [Mn.]; [Ragh.]; [Kir.] &c.
the number five as symbolical of the five senses. (In addition to the five organs of perception, buddhīndriyāṇi or jñānendriyāṇi, i.e. eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, the Hindūs enumerate five organs of action, karmendriyāṇi i.e. larynx, hand, foot, anus, and parts of generation; between these ten organs and the soul or ātman stands manas or mind, considered as an eleventh organ; in the Vedānta, manas, buddhi, ahaṃkāra, 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, ahaṃkāra 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.)
indriyatvaइन्द्रियत्वindriya—tva n. the state or condition of being an organ of sense, [Kap.]
indriyavatइन्द्रियवत्indriya—vat mfn. having senses, [BhP.]
(see also indriyā-vat.)
indriyaghātaइन्द्रियघातindriya—ghāta m. weakness of the organs of sense, [Sāṃkhyak.]
indriyakāmaइन्द्रियकामindriyá—kāma (indriyá°), mfn. desiring or endeavouring to obtain power, [KātyŚr.]; [TS.]; [Āp.]
indriyakṛtaइन्द्रियकृतindriya—kṛta mfn. performed or done with the organs of sense.
indriyavādaइन्द्रियवादindriya—vāda m. N. of a Nyāya wk.
indriyaśaktiइन्द्रियशक्तिindriya—śakti f. power of the senses, [Bhartṛ.]; [Kap.]
indriyabodhinइन्द्रियबोधिन्indriya—bodhana and indriya—bodhin, mfn. arousing the bodily powers, sharpening the senses, [Suśr.] n. any excitement of sense, an object of perception, a stimulus, &c.
indriyabuddhiइन्द्रियबुद्धिindriya—buddhi f. perception by the senses, the exercise of any sense, the faculty of any organ.
indriyagrāmaइन्द्रियग्रामindriya—grāma m. the assemblage of the organs, the senses or organs of sense collectively, [Vedāntas. 232]; [Mn.]; [MBh.]
indriyajñānaइन्द्रियज्ञानindriya—jñāna n. the faculty of perception, sense, consciousness.
indriyasvāpaइन्द्रियस्वापindriya—svāpa m. sleep of the senses, unconsciousness, insensibility
the end of the world, [L.]
indriyavargaइन्द्रियवर्गindriya—varga m. the assemblage of organs, the organs of sense collectively.
indriyavṛttiइन्द्रियवृत्तिindriya—vṛtti f. sensitive faculty, [Kap.]
indriyabhāvanāइन्द्रियभावनाindriya—bhāvanā f. mental exercise, [Jātakam.]
indriyabodhanaइन्द्रियबोधनindriya—bodhana and indriya—bodhin, mfn. arousing the bodily powers, sharpening the senses, [Suśr.] n. any excitement of sense, an object of perception, a stimulus, &c.
indriyagocaraइन्द्रियगोचरindriya—gocara mfn. being within the range of the senses, perceptible, capable of being ascertained by the senses.
indriyamocanaइन्द्रियमोचनindriya—mocana n. abandonment of sensuality, [Gobh.]
indriyasevanaइन्द्रियसेवनindriya—sevana n. sensual enjoyment, [Pañcar.]
indriyasparśaइन्द्रियस्पर्शindriya—sparśa m. touching parts of the body (in the Nyāsa ceremonial), [RTL. 406]
indriyaviṣayaइन्द्रियविषयindriya—viṣaya m. any object of the senses.
indriyanigrahaइन्द्रियनिग्रहindriya—nigraha m. restraint of the organs of sense.
indriyasaṃyamaइन्द्रियसंयमindriya—saṃyamá m. restraint of the senses, [ŚBr.]
indriyaprasaṅgaइन्द्रियप्रसङ्गindriya—prasaṅga m. sensuality.
indriyavikalatāइन्द्रियविकलताindriya—vikalatā f. defect of the senses (one of the 8 imperfect births), [Dharmas. 134]
indriyaparimocanaइन्द्रियपरिमोचनindriya—parimocana m. a partic. Samādhi, [Kāraṇḍ.]
indriyavipratipattiइन्द्रियविप्रतिपत्तिindriya—vipratipatti f. perversion of the organs, erroneous or perverted perception.