Ghoshavati, ҳṣaī, ҳṣaپ: 6 definitions
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Ghoshavati means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
The Sanskrit terms ҳṣaī and ҳṣaپ can be transliterated into English as Ghosavati or Ghoshavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopediaҳṣaī (घोषवती).—The famous Vīṇ� of emperor Udayana. (Kathāsaritsāgara.)

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍalaҳṣaī (घोषवती) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named ҳṣaپ forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Āś, according to the 10th century Ḍākṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the ś refers to one of the three divisions of the -ṭa (‘dharma layer�), situated in the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., ҳṣaī] and Vīras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife. Alternatively, the Ḍākinīs have their own marks and motions according to the taste instead of a small drum and a skull staff.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)ҳṣaī (घोषवती) [?] (in Chinese: K'iu-cha-po-ti) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with ʳṣy or ʳṣynakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., ʳṣy] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., ҳṣaī] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryҳṣaī (घोषवती).—f. (-ī) A lute, a Vina. E. ṣa sound, and matup poss. aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryҳṣaī (घोषवती):—[=ṣa-vatī] [from ṣa-vat > ṣa > ghu�] f. a peculiar kind of lute, [Kathāsaritsāgara xi f., cxi.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryҳṣaī (घोषवती):�(ī�) 2. f. A lute.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghosha, Vati.
Full-text: Ghosavant, Akashacakra, Pushya.
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