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I have taken this ancient Sanskrit word, spelled variously in English, but represented here as "Sasya," reviewed various meanings for that word and have decided on a definition that follows this logic:

The general current meaning, and one origin of the word is "grain," but there is an early reference to that which is not only usable (edible) NOW, but provides the source for the future (as a seed) and that which follows the pattern of the seed into the grain, and continues, from grain/seed to grain/seed to grain/seed, bringing perfection at each step and duplication from the past into the future -- survival of the "thing" as being a material object such as a seed or being an idea such as a martial art.

Thus, Sasya can now be understood to mean a PERSON who is a devotee, or disciple of a Master, and who carries the teachings of the Master, as he, himself, becomes a Master, to the Sasya's who follow -- always bringing forth "perfection" and duplication of the original.

There is this further marvel in this word and concept.

A seed can remain dormant for hundreds of years, as has been proven, and then with the addition of water and light, "come to life and grow" by consuming, first, itself, then its surrounding soil, all the while carrying the pattern (as in a DNA) of its perfect self. In this sense a Sasya, like a seed, can come into existence and even (or not) then remain dormant until some far future time, springing to life then to carry forward the legacy. It is a postulate == never dimmed with time, always either a "potential" or an "actuality."

My own teachings include these pages, to take on into the future these very concepts and inspiration.

My original inspiration for this word came from my Sanskrit-reading very good friend in India, Dr. Ayyangar, whose comments on reading these pages are HERE.

In modern times one thinks of "Johnny Appleseed."

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सस्य sasya n. céréale, blé, grains | récolte, moisson.
sasyam iva ājāyate martyaḥ [KU.] tout comme le grain, le mortel renaît.

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Block containing search term sasya

	manuscript . block number : A4.372 -- folio . line : 15b.3
Sanskrit	urvvara-
phrase	Newari	English
1	s'ariva sakala sasya sam*panna bhum*	land with fertiliser and having every crop

 

Amarakosa	2.1.4.3
Sanskrit	urvara- sarvasasya-d*hya- sya-d
synonym	Sanskrit	Nepali	English
1	urvara-	sabai anna hune jagga-	fertile with every crop

 

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Sasya

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English Translation: sasya

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śaṣya-sampadbhiḥ — with their wealth of grains; SB 10.20.12
śaṣya — with her grains; SB 10.20.48
nārikela-śasya — the pulp of coconut; CC Madhya 3.48
śasya — the pulp; CC Madhya 15.77
śasya khāñā — eating the pulp; CC Madhya 15.77
śasya khāñā — eating the pulp; CC Madhya 15.78
śasya — like crops of grains; CC Madhya 21.109
nārikela-śasya — pulp of green coconut; CC Antya 1.29
śasya khāya — eats the pulp of green coconut; CC Antya 1.30

 

The above are references to "a sasya" doing something -- as shown. The word "sasya" here seems to refer to a person who is a "devotee." The word lost this meaning and became the item, such as grain, being eaten.

 

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