थ्रेए

मून्नु

/

MŪNNU

(

three

).

The

importance

of

the

number

three

is

indicated

below:1

)

Agnitraya

(

three

agnis

).

The

three

agnis

are

Dakṣiṇa,

Gārhapatya

and

āhavanīya.

Of

these

the

first

is

in

the

shape

of

a

semi-circle,

the

second

in

the

shape

of

a

full

circle

and

the

third,

a

square.2

)

Adhamatraya.

(

three

kinds

of

low

people

).

The

three

classes

of

people

who

are

considered

to

have

a

very

low

position

in

society

are

the

wifeless,

sonless

and

servantless

ones.3

)

Abhijātavihitatraya.

(

three

dealings

with

men

of

equal

nobility

).

The

three

important

dealings

which

should

be

had

with

only

people

of

equal

nobility

are

alliance,

marriage

and

litigation.4

)

Abhinayatraya.

(

three

kinds

of

acts

).

The

three

kinds

of

acts

are

the

Hastābhinaya

(

actions

with

the

hand

),

Āṅgyābhinaya

(

actions

with

gestures

)

and

Rasābhinaya

(

actions

with

expressions

of

sentiment

).5

)

Avasthātraya.

man

lives

always

in

any

one

of

the

following

states:

Wakefulness,

Dreaming

and

Sleep.6

)

Avasthābhedatraya.

The

three

different

forms

in

which

matter

exists

are

as

Ghana,

(

solid

)

Drava

(

liquid

)

and

Vātaka

(

gas

).7

)

Āsanatraya.

three

kinds

of

important

postures

are

Vīrāsana,

Padmāsana.

and

Svastikāsana.8

)

Itivṛttatraya.

The

three

kinds

of

plots

in

a

story

are

Prakhyāta,

Utpādya

and

Miśra.9

)

Ṛṇatraya.

The

three

different

kinds

of

debts

of

man

are

deva-ṛṇa

(

debts

to

gods

),

pitṛ-ṛṇa

(

debts

to

the

Manes

)

and

ṛṣi-ṛṇa

(

debts

to

ṛṣis

).10

)

Eṣaṇātraya.

Eṣaṇā

means

desire.

The

three

kinds

of

eṣaṇās

are

Putraiṣaṇā

(

desire

for

children

),

Vittaiṣaṇā

(

desire

for

wealth

)

and

Dāraiṣaṇā

(

desire

for

wife

).11

)

Karaṇatraya.

The

three

instruments

of

action

are

mind,

speech

and

body.12

)

Karmatraya.

The

three

actions

are

sṛṣṭi

(

creation

),

Sthiti

(

maintenance

)

and

Saṁhāra

(

destruction

).

Yāga,

Vedapaṭhana

and

dharma

also

form

one

Karmatraya.13

)

Karmakāraṇatraya.

The

three

kinds

of

causes

of

action

are

knowledge,

what

is

to

be

known

and

what

has

already

been

known

(

Jñāna,

Jñeya

and

Jñātā

).14

)

Kālatraya.

Past,

present

and

future

are

the

three

divisions

of

time.15

)

Kāvyatraya.

Gadya

(

prose

),

Padya

(

verse

)

and

Miśra

(

combination

of

gadya

and

padya

)

are

the

three

different

constituents

of

literature.16

)

Kāvyaguṇatraya.

The

three

chief

qualities

of

poetic

compositions

are

prasāda

(

clearness

of

style

),

Mādhurya

(

sweetness

of

style

)

and

Ojas

(

force

of

expression

).17

)

Kāvyopādhitraya.

The

three

main

attributes

of

poetic

compositions

are

Vastu

(

plot

),

Rīti

(

diction

)

and

Rasa

(

sentiment

).18

)

Gandharvadharmatraya.

The

three

duties

assigned

to

a

gandharva

are

Pūjyasevā

(

serving

venerable

people

worthy

of

worship

),

Nṛtyagītavādyaparijñāna

(

study

of

dance,

music

and

instrumental

music

)

and

remaining

devoted

to

sarasvatī

(

goddess

of

learning

).19

)

Guṇatraya.

The

three

distinguishing

properties

of

nature

(

guṇas

)

belonging

to

all

created

beings

are

Sattvaguṇa,

Rajoguṇa

and

Tamoguṇa

The

three

good

qualities

(

guṇas

)

of

man

are

satya

(

truth

),

sadācāra

(

good

conduct

)

and

Lajjā

(

modesty

).

The

three

results

or

benefits

(

guṇas

)

to

which

man

aspires

are

Dhana

(

wealth

),

kīrti

(

fame

)

and

Svarga

(

heaven

).20

)

Gurutraya.

The

three

gurus

are

Mātā

(

mother

)

Pitā

(

father

)

and

Ācārya

(

preceptor

).

guru,

Paramaguru

and

Parameṣṭhiguru

are

also

three

gurus.21

)

Tāpatrayas

The

three

kinds

of

miseries

(

which

human

beings

have

to

suffer

in

this

world

are

Ādhyātmika

(

of

the

body

and

mind

),

Ādhibhautika

(

inflicted

by

animals

)

and

Ādhidaivika

(

by

fate

).

The

other

three

tāpas

(

agonies

)

are

Anakṣarajñasambhāṣaṇa

(

conversing

with

illiterate

persons

),

Duṣprabhusevana

(

serving

arrogant

masters

)

and

Lambapayodharāliṅgana

(

embracing

women

with

hanging

breasts

).22

)

Tauryatrika.

The

three

constituents

of

triple

symphony

are

Dance,

Music

and

Instrumental

music.23

)

Jātitraya.

The

three

distinguishing

types

of

all

created

beings

are

uttama

(

best

),

Madhyama

(

mediocre

)

and

Adhama

(

worst

).24

)

Doṣatraya.

The

disorders

of

the

three

humours

of

the

body

are

vāta

(

wind

),

Pitta

(

Bile

)

and

Kapha

(

phlegm

).

Avyāpti,

Ativyāpti

and

Asambhava

are

also

three

doṣas

(

fallacies

).25

)

Tripuṭikās.

Jñātā

(

knower

),

Jñāna

(

knowledge

)

and

Jñeya

(

the

object

of

knowledge

)

are

the

three

puṭikās.

Subject,

predicate

and

object

are

also

three

puṭikās.26

)

Tṛipuras.

The

three

demons

who

always

formed

a

group

are

tārakākṣa,

kamalākṣa

and

vidyunmālī.27

)

Tribhuvana.

Svarga

(

heaven

),

bhūmi,

(

earth

)

and

pātāla

(

Netherworld

)

are

the

three

bhuvanas.

(

worlds

).28

)

Trimadhura.

The

three

sweet

things

are

honey,

sugar

and

Kadalī

(

plantain

fruit

).29

)

Trimūrtis.

The

three

Mūrtis

(

deities

)

are

brahmā,

viṣṇu

and

maheśvara.30

)

Triliṅga.

The

three

liṅgas

(

genders

)

are

Pulliṅga

(

masculine

),

Strīliṅga

(

feminine

)

and

napuṁsaka

(

neuter

).31

)

Triloka.

The

three

worlds

are

Manuṣyaloka

(

world

of

men

),

Pitṛloka

(

world

of

the

Manes

)

and

Devaloka

(

world

of

the

gods

).32

)

Trivarga.

The

following

groups

of

three

are

classed

as

Trivargas

(

a

)

dharma

(

Virtue

),

Artha

(

wealth

)

and

kāma

(

desire

).

(

b

)

Vṛddhi

(

increase

)

Sthāna

(

same

position

)

and

Kṣaya

(

decrease

).

(

c

)

Sattva,

Rajas

and

tamas.33

)

Pralayatraya.

The

three

pralayas

(

floods

)

are

Naimittika

(

floods

due

to

rains

in

and

out

of

season

)

Prākṛtapralaya

(

floods

arising

out

of

saṁvarttāgni

)

and

Ātyantikapralaya

(

floods

due

to

heavy

rains

).34

)

Trividhayajñas.

Yajñas

are

of

three

kinds.

Karmayajña,

Upāsanayajña

and

Jñānayajña.

There

are

six

divisions

in

Karmayajña

namely,

Nityakarma,

Naimittikakarma,

Kāmyakarma,

Ādhyātmikakarma,

Ādhidaivikakarma

and

Adhibhautikakarma.

For

Upāsanayajña

there

are

nine

divisions

namely,

Nirguṇopāsana,

Saguṇopāsana,

Bhūtapretopāsana,

Mantrayogavidhi,

Aṣṭāṅgayogavidhi,

Layayogavidhi,

Rājayogavidhi,

Avatāropāsana

and

Maharṣidevopāsana.

Jñānayajña

has

got

three

divisions

namely,

Manana,

Nididhyāsana

and

śravaṇa.35

)

Trivṛtti.

vaidarbhī,

pāñcālī

and

Gauḍī

are

the

three

Kāvyavṛttis.36

)

Triveda.

The

three

Vedas

are

ṛgveda,

yajurveda

and

sāmaveda.37

)

Triśakti.

The

three

kinds

of

powers

are,

power

of

wealth

and

position,

power

of

endeavour

and

power

of

good

counsel

(

Prabhuśakti,

Utsāhaśakti

and

Mantraśakti

).38

)

Triśarīras.

The

three

bodies

or

physical

adjuncts

of

a

soul

are

Sthūla,

sūkṣma

and

Kāraṇa

and

the

three

bodies

of

Paramātman

are

īśa,

sūtra

and

virāṭ.39

)

Trisandhyās.

prabhāta

(

morning

),

Madhyāhna

(

midday

)

and

Sāyāhna

(

evening

)

are

the

three

Sandhyās

(

union

of

two

divisions

of

time

).

40

)

Dūṣaṇatraya.

vāta,

Pitta

and

Kapha

are

the

three

dūṣaṇas

(

disorder

of

the

humours

in

a

body

).41

)

Nāḍītraya.

The

three

nāḍīs

of

the

body

are

iḍā,

piṅgalā

and

Suṣumnā.42

)

Puruṣatraya.

The

three

classes

of

men

are

uttama

(

best

),

Madhyama

(

mediocre

)

and

Adhama

(

lowest

).43

)

Pramāṇatraya.

The

three

kinds

of

means

of

valid

knowledge

are

Pratyakṣa

(

what

can

be

seen

),

Anumāna

(

what

can

be

logically

inferred

)

and

Āgama

(

Verbal

testimony.

)44

)

Brahmalakṣaṇatraya.

śuddha,

śiva

and

śānta

are

the

three

Brahmalakṣaṇas.45

)

Munitraya.

The

celebrated

trio

of

sages

are

pāṇini,

patañjali

and

kātyāyana.46

)

Yogatraya.

The

three

kinds

of

yogas

are:

Jñānayoga,

Bhaktiyoga

and

Karmayoga.47

)

Rītitraya.

The

three

rītis

are

vaidarbhī,

pāñcālī

and

Gauḍī.48

)

Rūpakatraya.

Nāṭya,

Nṛtya

and

Nṛtta

are

the

three

rūpakas.49

)

Vaiśyavṛttitraya.

The

three

duties

of

a

Vaisya

are

Kṛṣ

(

agriculture

),

Paśupālana

(

Breeding

of

cattle

)

and

Vāṇijya

(

trade

).50

)

Saraṇatraya.

buddha,

dharma

and

Saṅgha

are

the

three

Śaraṇas.51

)

Siddhitraya.

The

following

groups

of

three

are

considered

to

be

Siddhitrayas.

(

a

)

Karmasiddhi,

Yogasiddhi

and

Jñānasiddhi.

(

b

)

Aiśvaryasiddhi,

Jñānasiddhi

and

Vairāgyasiddhi.

(

c

)

śraddhā,

Vitta

and

Bhāgya.

(

d

)

maṇi,

mantra

and

Auṣadha.

(

siddhi

means

attainment,

accomplishment

).52

)

Svaratraya.

The

different

kinds

of

vowel

are

three

in

number

namely

Hrasva

(

short

),

dīrgha

(

long

)

and

Pluta

(

prolated

).

Udātta,

anudātta

and

Svarita

are

also

three

different

kinds

of

accent,

i.e.

the

acute

grave

and

circumflexed

).