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Ga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) (गा).—A daughter of Kkustha, and wife of Yati.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa III. 68. 13: Vyu-purṇa 93. 14.

1b) A name of Sarasvatī.*

  • * Vyu-purṇa 23. 5, 55.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Ga (�) is a Sanskrit abbreviation for the guru letter.—The whole chanda literature has several technical terms, by which it is controlled. Single letters are used to denote a specific instance. The letter ga stands for guru letter while the letter la stands for laghu letter. In a verse the letter which is guru is also known as ī (long) and which is laghu is also known as hrasva (short). The ī letter consists of two ٰ while the hrasva letter consists of one ٰ.

Guru symbols can be identified as the shape of ṭaṅk, or ū, and the laghu can be identified as menu, (岹ṇḍ) or ś.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Ga.�(IE 8-1), used for (in Kharoṣṭhī) as an abbrevia- tion of th; also abbreviation of gadyṇa (q. v.). Note: ga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Ga.—abbreviation of gadyṇa. Note: ga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Ga in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum pedicellatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eriochaeta reversa Fig. & De Not. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Biol. Pl. (1982)
· Flora (1844)
· Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift (1851)
· Conspectus Florae Africae (1894)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1852)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1979)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ga (�).—The third consonant. It corresponds with G hard, as in Gum. 2 Being the first letter of garva Pride, it is used covertly for that word. Ex. tyl gacī pīḍ� p jhlī hē.

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ga (�).—a S That goes. In comp. as uraga That goes upon the breast, a serpent &c. 2 That has reached or is arrived at: also that is inherent or conversant in or amidst. Ex. bhumiga, buddhiga, khaga, jalaga.

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(गा).—ind See explained under ind.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ga (�).—The third consonant. a (In Comp.) That goes. That is inherent.

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(गा).�ind A vocative particle in calling to a male.

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ga (�).—or- a & ad Straight, directly. Shameless, dissolute.

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(गा).—or- a Adopted; a foster-child.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ga (�).�a. (Used only at the end of comp.) Who or what goes, going, moving, being, staying, remaining, having sexual intercourse with &c.; cf. Manusmṛti 4.12; Y.3.29; R.3.13.

-� 1 A Gandharva.

2) An epithet of Gaṇeśa.

3) A long syllable (used as an abbreviation of guru, in prosody).

4) Ś.

5) Viṣṇu; cf. गः प्रीतो भव� श्रीपतिरुत्तमः (ga� prīto bhava� śrīpatiruttama�) Enm.

-, -gam A song; गं वादित्रं शरणं वरम् (ga� vditra� śṇa� varam) | ibid.

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Ga (�).�1 P. (gacchati, jma, agamat, gamiṣyati, gantum, gata desid.; jigamiṣati, jiṃsate Āٳ.; frequent Ჹṅgⲹٱ; Ჹṅgīپ or ᲹṅgԳپ)

1) To go, move in general; गच्छत्वार्या पुनर्दर्शनाय (gacchatvry punardarśanya) V.5; गच्छति पुरः शरीरं धावत� पश्चादसंस्तुतं चेतः (gacchati pura� śarīra� dhvati paścdasaṃstuta� ceta�) Ś.1.33; क्वाधुना गम्यते (kvdhun gamyate) 'where art thou going'.

2) To depart, go forth, go away, set forth or out; उत्क्षिप्यैनां ज्योतिरेकं जगाम (utkṣipyain� jyotireka� jma) Ś.5.3.

3) To go to, reach, resort to, arrive at, approach; यदगम्योऽपि गम्यते (yadagamyo'pi gamyate) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.7; एन� गच्छति कर्तारम् (eno gacchati kartram) Manusmṛti 8.19 the sin goes to (recoils on) the doer; 4.199; so धरणि� मूर्ध्ना गम� (dharaṇi� mūrdhn gam) &c.

4) To pass, pass away, elapse (as time); दिनेषु गच्छत्सु (dineṣu gacchatsu) R.3.8 as days rolled on, in course of time; Meghadūta 85; काव्यशास्त्रविनोदे� कालो गच्छति धीमताम� (kvyaśstravinodena klo gacchati dhīmatm) H.1.1; गच्छता काले� (gacchat klena) in the long run.

5) To go to the state or condition of, become, undergo, suffer, partake of &c. (usually joined with nouns ending in. -t, -tva &c, or any noun in the acc.); गमिष्य�- म्युपहास्यताम् (gamiṣy- myupahsyatm) R.1.3; पश्चादुमाख्यां सुमुखी जगाम (paścdumkhy� sumukhī jma) Kumrasambhava 1.26 went by or received the name of Um; so तृप्ति� गच्छति (tṛpti� gacchati) becomes satisfied; विषादं गत� (viṣda� gata�) became dejected; कोपं � गच्छति (kopa� na gacchati) does not become angry; आनृण्य� गत� (nṛṇya� gata�) became released from debt; मनसा गम� (manas gam) to think of, remember; Kumrasambhava 2.63; वृषे� गच्छतः (vṛṣeṇa gacchata�) riding a bull; Kumrasambhava 5.8.

6) To cohabit, have sexual intercourse with; गुरो� सुता� (guro� sut�) ... यो गच्छति पुमान् (yo gacchati pumn) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.17; Y.1.8. -Caus. (gamayati-te)

1) To cause to go, lead or reduce to (as a state); गमित� गतिम� (gamita� gatim) Kumrasambhava 4.24; 󲹰ṛh 3.38; Kirtrjunīya 2.7.

2) To spend, pass (as time).

3) To make clear, explain, expound.

4) To signify, denote, convey an idea or sense of; द्वौ नञ� प्रकृतार्थ गमयत� (dvau nañau prakṛtrtha gamayata�) 'two negatives make one affirmative'.

5) To send to.

6) To bring to a place (acc.).

7) To impart, grant, bestow.

8) To intend, mean.

Derivable forms: gam (गम�).

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(गा).�1 or 2 Ā, 3 P. (te, jiti)

1) To go, see � (i). etc.

2) To come to any state or condition.

3) To praise, sing.

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(गा).—A song, verse. 'गा क्ष्मोमा � रम� ( kṣmom ca ram) |' Enm.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ga (�).—The third consonant of the Nagri alphabet, the letter G.

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Ga (�).—mfn.

(-�--�) Who or what goes, used chiefly in composition: as 󱹲� a traveller, who goes a road; ap what goes down, (a river, &c.) m.

(-�) 1. A name of the deity Ganesha. 2. A Gandharba or celestial musician. f.

(-) A song. n.

(-�) Song, singing. E. gam to go or gai to sing, affix ḍa, fem. affix ṭp.

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(गा).—r. 1st cl. (ṅa) � (te) To go, to go to or towards. r. 3rd. cl. but restricted to the Vedas. (jti) To praise.

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(गा).—f.

(-) A verse or metrical composition. E. gai to sing, ka and ṭp affixes: see ga.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ga (�).—[-ga] (vb. gam), latter part of comp. words. 1. Moving, going, e. g. śī-, adj. Going quickly, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 31, 3. 2. Being, e. g. ū貹-, adj. Being in a pit, [Kathsaritsgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 4, 128. 3. Referring to, e. g. 岵󲹱ԳᲹ-, adj. Referring to the younger brother of Rma, [峾ⲹṇa] 6, 70, 59.

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Ga (�).—[-ga] (vb. gai), latter part of comp. words. Singing.

� Cf. chandoga.

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(गा).—� i. 1. [Ātmanepada.]; ved. ii. 2 and 3, ji (in classic writings only the Aor. [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.]). 1. To go, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 13, 1. 2. To come, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 18, 27. 3. To undergo (cf. gam); 󲹰ṣa, To become glad, [峾ⲹṇa] 5, 91, 25. Desider. ᾱīṣa, To desire to go, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 10, 25.

� With the prep. ati ati, 1. To cross, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 52, 75. 2. To pass, [ܲԲ岵] 4, 62. 3. To die, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 72, 29. 4. To escape, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 21, 56. 5. To subdue, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 20, 27. 6. To neglect, Mahbta 5, 4212.

� With vyati vi-ati, To pass, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 6, 52.

� With adhi adhi, 1. To undergo; ś, To become tired, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 26, 10. 2. To think of, [Nala] 10, 16. 3. usually [Ātmanepada.], To study, to learn, to read, Mahbta 1, 5106; 13, 121; [Բ󲹰śٰ] 1, 59; [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 22, 23.

� With anu anu, To follow, Mahbta 3, 2303.

� With samanu sam-anu, To follow, Mahbta 5, 432.

� With abhi abhi, 1. To go to, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 63, 3. 2. To approach, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 20, 2. 3. To undergo, to attain, Mahbta 3, 16625.

� With , 1. To approach, Mahbta 1, 3573. 2. To befall, Mahbta 3, 1355.

� With abhy abhi- 1. To approach, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 21, 10. 2. To befall, Mahbta 3, 1120. 3. To resolve (with infin.), [Բ󲹰śٰ] 10, 108.

� With samabhy sam-abhi-, To approach, Mahbta 1, 5328. 2. To befall, Mahbta 2, 2597.

� With up upa-, To approach, [Kathsaritsgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 5, 68.

� With pary, To expire, Mahbta 12, 8157.

� With ni ni, To nestle, Mahbta 6, 1886.

� With nis nis, To go out, [Kathsaritsgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 18, 83.

� With pari pari, 1. To move round, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 96, 45. 2. To befall, Mahbta 1, 3647. 3. To mistake, to know not, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 2, 6, 35.

� With anupari anu-pari, To walk over, Mahbta 12, 8081.

� With pra pra, To proceed, Mahbta 6, 2212.

� With prati prati, To return, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 20, 37.

� With sam sam, To go to, [Bhgavata-Purṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 24, 66.

� Cf. (= m), perhaps [Latin] navi-gare.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ga (�).—[adjective] going in or to, situate or being in, referring to (—�).

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(गा).�1. jiti go, move, come, approach, repair to ([accusative] or [locative]); follow, persecute; undergo, incur, obtain.

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(गा).�2. yati (yate) & ti [participle] īٲ (q.v.) sing, chant, recite, praise, proclaim; [Passive] also be called, have the name of ([nominative]). [Causative] payati. [Intensive] īⲹٱ ([with] act. & pass. [meaning]).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ga (�):�1. ga (3rd consonant of the alphabet), the soft guttural having the sound g in give

2) m. Name of Gaṇeśa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) 2. ga mf()n. (�gam) only ifc. going, moving (e.g. yna-, going in a carriage, [Manu-smṛti iv, 120; Yjñavalkya iii, 291]; śī-, going quickly, [峾ⲹṇa iii, 31, 3]; cf. Գٲṣaetc.)

4) having sexual intercourse with (cf. Բⲹ-ٰī-)

5) reaching to (cf. 첹ṇṭ-)

6) staying, being, abiding in [Varha-mihira’s Bṛhajjtaka; Raghuvaṃśa iii, 13; Kathsaritsgara] etc. (e.g. 貹ñ-, abiding in or keeping the fifth place, [Śrutabodha])

7) relating to or standing in connection with, [峾ⲹṇa vi, 70, 59; Bhgavata-purṇa etc.] (cf. a-, agra-, a-jihma-, atyanta-, etc.; agre-ga, etc.)

8) 3. ga mf(ī[Pṇini 3-2, 8])n. (�gai) only ifc. singing (cf. chando-, purṇa-, sma-)

9) m. a Gandharva or celestial musician, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) (गा):—[from ga] a f. a song, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) Ga (�):�n. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) 4. ga (used in works on prosody as an abbreviation of the word guru to denote) a long syllable, [Horace H. Wilson]

13) (in music used as an abbreviation of the word nd to denote) the third note.

14) (गा):�1. [class] 3. [Parasmaipada] jiti (ṻ-岹; jti, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yska ii, 14] ([varia lectio]); [subjunctive] jit; [imperative] jitu; [Aorist] t; 3. [plural] agan, [Bhgavata-purṇa i, 9, 40]; [subjunctive] [1. sg. ṣa See anuand upa-], 2. sg. s, 3. sg. t, 2. [plural] ta, 3. [plural] gur; perf. jiya See ud-, perf. [Potential] jyt [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yska ii, 14] [Ṛg-veda x, 28, 1]; [infinitive mood] tave, [Ṛg-veda ii, 3, 1]; in Class. Sanskṛt only the [Aorist] [Parasmaipada] t occurs, for [Ātmanepada] See adhi-; [Aorist] [Passive voice] yi, stm, [Kśik-vṛtti on Pṇini 2-4, 45 and 77]; [class] 2. [Parasmaipada] ti, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yska ii, 14]; [Ātmanepada] te, [Dhtupṭha xx, 53])

—to go, go towards, come, approach (with [accusative] or [locative case]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.;

—to go after, pursue, [Ṛg-veda iv, 3, 13; x, 18, 4];

—to fall to one’s ([dative case]) share, be one’s ([accusative]) due, [viii, 45, 32; Raghuvaṃśa xi, 73];

—to come into any state or condition ([accusative]), undergo, obtain, [Mahbta iii, 10697; 峾ⲹṇa] etc.;

—to go away (from [ablative]; to any place [locative case]), [Ṛg-veda x, 108, 9];

—to come to an end, [Naiṣadha-carita viii, 109];

—to walk (on a path [accusative] or [instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda viii, 2, 39 and 5, 39];

� (jiti) to be born, [Vopadeva on Dhtupṭha xxv, 25] :—[Desiderative] ᾱīṣati, to desire to go, [Bhgavata-purṇa ii, 10, 25];

15) cf. βίβημι, ἔβη�; Old [German] m, s, etc.; [Gothic] ga-tvo; [English] go.

16) 2. mfn. [Vedic or Veda] ifc. ‘going� (cf. a-; agre-,tamo-,puro-,samanaand svasti-), [Pṇini 3-2, 67.]

17) 3. mfn. (�gai) ifc. ‘singing� See sma-

18) f. See sub voce 3. ga.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ga (�):—The letter g, the 3rd consonant of the Alphabet.

2) (�) 1. m. A name of the deity Ganesh; a celestial musician. f. () A song. n. Song. a. Going, as padga going on foot, a foot soldier.

3) (गा):—[(-ṅa) te] 1. d. To go. (li) jti 3rd restricted to the Vedas.

4) () 1. f. A verse.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ga (�) [Also spelled g]:�—the third consonant and the third member of the first pentad (i.e.[kavarga]) of the Devnagri: alphabet; a Sanskirt suffix denoting a mover (as [khaga]).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

(गा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gau.

has the following synonyms: a.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ga (�):—[noun] (gen. pronounced with the vowel 'a') the seventeenth letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the third consonant.

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Ga (�):�

1) [noun] (pros.) the symbol for a long syllable (-).

2) [noun] the third note in the ascending scale in Indian classical music systems (corresponding to "E" of C-Major of western system).

3) [noun] an abbreviation used (in inscriptions) as a symbol for "gadyṇa' , an ancient monetary currency.

4) [noun] (dial.) arrogance; conceit; haughtiness; ಶ್ರೀ ಒಣಗಿದೆ � ಬಚ್ಚಿದ� [shri onagide ga baccide] sri oṇagide, ga baccide (prov.) (his) arrogance has become less severe as his wealth waned.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ga (�):—n. 1. the third consonant of the Devanagari alphabet pronounced /g/, and /gə/ and /ga/ are the adopted phonetic symbol in this dictionary; 2. the alphabet to denote the 'third' in enumeration;

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