Gotrabhid: 8 definitions
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Gotrabhid 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
Kavya (poetry)
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaGotrabhid (啶椸啶む啶班き啶苦う啷�) refers to an epithet of Indra, and is mentioned in the V膩manapur膩峁嘺 (chapter 71.42). The word Gotra艣atru or Gotrabhid is usually construed as 鈥渢he enemy (or cleaver) of gotras or mountains鈥� the reference being to the story that Indra cut off the wings of the mountains. There is another derivation which suits the context better. Indra was really the enemy of his own gotra or family, for he killed a child of his stepmother Diti while still in the womb. V膩manapur膩峁嘺 (chapter 71.42), while explaining why Indra is called Gotrabhid, relates that Diti, the mother of the demons, had in her womb a child destined to kill Indra, who, however, got scent o it and cut the embryo into seven pieces by entering Diti鈥檚 womb through the nostrils.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotrabhid (啶椸啶む啶班き啶苦う啷�).鈥攎. (-bhid- or bhit) A name of Indra. E. gotra a mountain, and bhid who splits, (with his thunderbolt.) gotra峁� parvata峁� megha峁� v膩 bhinatti . bhid-kvip .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotrabhid (啶椸啶む啶班き啶苦う啷�).鈥擺gotra + bhid], m. A name of Indra, [艢颈艣耻辫腻濒补惫补诲丑补] 9, 80 (at the same time: Destroyer of names).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotrabhid (啶椸啶む啶班き啶苦う啷�).鈥擺adjective] opening the cow-shed or destroying families. [masculine] [Epithet] of Indra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gotrabhid (啶椸啶む啶班き啶苦う啷�):鈥擺=go-tra-bhid] [from go-tra > go] mfn. opening the cow-pens of the sky (鈥榮plitting the clouds or mountains鈥� [S膩ya峁嘺]; said of Indra and B峁沨aspati鈥檚 vehicle), [峁歡-veda ii, 23, 3; vi, 17, 2 and x, 103, 6; V膩jasaneyi-sa峁僪it膩 xx, 38]
2) [v.s. ...] m. 鈥榮plitting the mountains (with his thunderbolt cf. adri-bhid)鈥�, Indra, [Raghuva峁兣沘; Kum膩ra-sambhava ii, 52]
3) [v.s. ...] 鈥業ndra鈥� and 鈥榙estroyer of families鈥� [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹� i, 92]
4) [v.s. ...] 鈥業ndra鈥� and 鈥榙estroyer of names鈥� [艢i艣up膩la-vadha ix, 80]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotrabhid (啶椸啶む啶班き啶苦う啷�):鈥擺gotra-bhid] (d) 5. m. A name of Indra.
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Starts with: Gotrabhidhayam.
Full-text: Godari, Govinda, Gotrashatru, Akhandala.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 43 - King Divod膩sa鈥檚 Valour < [Section 1 - P奴rv膩rdha]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 18: The funeral ceremonies < [Chapter VI]