Gauragriva, 骋补耻谤补驳谤墨惫补: 5 definitions
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Gauragriva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index骋补耻谤补驳谤墨惫补 (啶椸啶班啷嵿ぐ啷�啶�).鈥斈�treya gotrakaras.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 197. 2.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira骋补耻谤补驳谤墨惫补 (啶椸啶班啷嵿ぐ啷�啶�) refers to a country belonging to 鈥淢adhyade艣a (central division)鈥� classified under the constellations of K峁泃tik膩, Rohi峁嚹� and M峁沢a艣墨r峁, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh膩ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik膩. The constellations of K峁泃tik膩, Rohi峁嚹� and M峁沢a艣墨r峁 represent the Madhyade艣a or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., 骋补耻谤补驳谤墨惫补] [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补耻谤补驳谤墨惫补 (啶椸啶班啷嵿ぐ啷�啶�):鈥擺=驳补耻谤补-驳谤墨惫补] [from gaura] m. [plural] 鈥榳hite-necked鈥�, Name of a people, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩 xiv, 3.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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