Gavaksha, 骋补惫腻办峁, Gava-aksha: 21 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 骋补惫腻办峁 can be transliterated into English as Gavaksa or Gavaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Gavaksh.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擜 monkey king. A terrific warrior, he helped 艢r墨 搁腻尘补 with 60,000 monkeys. (Vana Parva, Chapter 283, Verse 4).
2) 骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擸ounger brother of 艢akuni, the son of Subala. In the great war he broke into the military set up of the P腻峁囜笉avas. (Bh墨峁a Parva, Chapter 90). He was killed by Ir腻v腻n, son of Arjuna. (Bh墨峁a Parva, Chapter 90).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擜 D腻nava with manu峁a dharma.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 6. 16: V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 68. 16.
1b) A V腻nara chief.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 243.
1c) A son of 艢ambhu.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 67. 81.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) refers to the 鈥渓atticed windows鈥� of Temples (in ancient Indian architecture), according to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur腻峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擳he sarvatobhadra type is a special kind of temple which is a great one and appears to be very sophisticated. According to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottarapur腻峁嘺, the sarvatobhadra type of temple should have kuharas (interior windows) placed to adorn the 艣颈办丑补谤补蝉 and those kuharas are attached with 驳补惫腻办峁蝉 i.e., latticed windows and a 箩腻濒补 i.e., a lattice over those.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v腻stu艣腻stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) refers to 鈥渨indows鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻: the eighth chapter of the Mah腻sa峁僴ip腻ta (a collection of Mah腻y腻na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淭hen the Bodhisattva Ap腻yajaha addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja: 鈥楽on of good family, please pacify three evil existences鈥�. [...] Then, the rain of gifts, such as [...] chariots, foot-soldiers, vehicles, houses, villages, cities, towns, provinces, kingdoms, capitals, gardens, pavilions, palaces, portals, windows (驳补惫腻办峁), half-moon shaped decorations on building, thrones, palanquin, and chariots drawn by four cattle, sixteen cattle, and a thousand of good horses, poured down from the open space. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah腻y腻na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽腻p腻ramit腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Pa眉macariu骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) participated in the war between 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺pur腻峁嘺) chapter 57ff. 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 or 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 搁腻尘补 story as known from the older work 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 (written by 痴腻濒尘墨办颈). Various chapters [mentioning 骋补惫腻办峁] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as 补办峁耻丑颈峁嚹玸) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) is the name of a Kapi or Monkey-chief, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.6 [Bringing news of S墨t腻] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al腻k腻puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.鈥擜ccordingly, as Hanumat said to 搁腻尘补: 鈥淭here are many Kapis like me. King Sugr墨va says this from affection. [e.g., 骋补惫腻办峁, ...], and many other Kapi-chiefs are here, master. Completing their number, I am ready to do your work. Shall I lift up La峁卥腻 with R腻k峁sadv墨pa and bring it here? Or shall I capture Da艣akandhara and his relatives and bring them here? [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga Sadhana骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) or 骋补惫腻办峁tantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as 鈥淰i峁ａ箛ukr腻nta鈥�, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=艢r墨 Kamale艣a Pu峁噛腻rka or 啶多啶班 啶曕ぎ啶侧啶� 啶啶｀啶ぞ啶班啶昡.鈥擳his book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the 啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し-啶むえ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶 [驳补惫腻办峁-tantram] or 啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し [驳补惫腻办峁].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary驳补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥攎 n (S) An air-hole; a loop-hole; a little and round window; a bull's eye. 2 A kind of monkey (having eyes like the eyes of an ox).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English驳补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥�m n An air-hole, a little and round window.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥�
1) an air hole, a round window; 啶掂た啶侧啶侧え啷囙い啷嵿ぐ啶啶班ぎ啶班啶班啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し啶距 啶膏す啶膏啶班お啶む啶班ぞ啶ぐ啶｀ぞ 啶囙さ啶距じ啶ㄠ (vilolanetrabhramarairgav腻k峁Ｄ遽弗 sahasrapatr腻bhar补峁嚹� iv腻san) R.7.11; 啶曕啶掂げ啶た啶む啶掂ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶� 啶侧啶氞え啷堗ぐ啶權啶椸え啶距え啶距ぎ啷� (kuvalayitagav腻k峁Ｄ遽箖 locanaira峁単an腻n腻m) 11.93; Ku. 7.58; Meghad奴ta 1. 掳啶溹ぞ啶侧ぎ啷� (箩腻濒补m) a lattice.
2) the mesh of a shirt of mail.
Derivable forms: 驳补惫腻办峁岣� (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し啶�).
骋补惫腻办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gava and 补办峁 (啶呧啷嵿し).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥攎.
(-办峁岣�) 1. An air hole, a loop hole, a round window, a bull鈥檚 eye, &c. 2. A monkey chief; one of the sons of Vaivaswata. E. go a ray of light, 补办峁� to spread, affix 驳丑补帽, or go an ox, and 补办峁 an eye; ox eyed. f. (办峁Ｄ�) A sort of cucumber, (Cucumis madraspatanus.) 2. A plant, (Clitoria ternatea:) see 补辫补谤腻箩颈迟腻. E. go the earth, 补办峁� to spread, affix 补峁� or 峁吥玴.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥攊. e. gava-补办峁, m. 1. An air-hole, a round window, a bull鈥檚 eye, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 61, 13. 2. (m. ?) The name of a sea, [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹�] 5, 423. 3. The name of a monkey, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 4, 25, 33.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し).鈥擺masculine] round window (lit. bull鈥檚 eye).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し):鈥擺from gava > gav] m. ([K腻艣ik腻-v峁泃ti on P腻峁噄ni 5-4, 76 and vi, i, 123]) 鈥榓 bull鈥檚 eye鈥�, an air-hole, loop-hole, round window, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; Raghuva峁兣沘] (ifc. f(腻). , [Raghuva峁兣沘 xi, 93]), [Kum腻ra-sambhava] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the mesh of a shirt of mail, [Hariva峁兣沘 2439]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a warrior (brother of 艢akuni), [Mah腻bh腻rata vi, 3997; vii, 6944] ([Bombay edition])
4) [v.s. ...] of a monkey-chief attached to 搁腻尘补 (son of Vaivasvata and leader of the Gol腻峁単奴las), [, iii, 16272; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 iv, 25, 33 and 39, 27; vi, 3, 36 and 22, 2]
5) [v.s. ...] mn. Name of a lake, [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹� v, 423]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a plant (Cucumis maderaspatanus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]; Cucumis coloquintida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]; Clitoria Ternatea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Caraka vi, 4, 53; Su艣ruta i, iv ff.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し):鈥擺gav腻+k峁] (k峁岣�-k峁Ｄ�) 1. m. An air-hole, bull鈥檚 eye; a monkey chief. (办峁Ｄ�) f. Sort of cucumber; a plant.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gavakkha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し) [Also spelled gavaksh]:鈥�(nm) an oriel, spyhole, bull鈥檚 eye.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus骋补惫腻办峁 (嗖椸驳嗖距矔喑嵿卜):鈥�
1) [noun] the eye of a cow.
2) [noun] an opening in the wall of a house for ventilation; a ventilator.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary骋补惫腻办峁 (啶椸さ啶距啷嵿し):鈥攏. a latticed window;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gavakshajala, Gavakshaka, Gavakshatantra, Gavakshavivara.
Full-text (+22): Gavakshajala, Nirgavaksha, Gavakshatantra, Jalagavaksha, Gavakshavivara, Vatagavaksha, Gavakshaka, Gavaksh, Grihaksha, Viragavaksha, Gavakkha, Window, Ullokanaka, Gavakshi, Simhapanjara, Gavakshita, Ghrishtinetra, Kavatci, Vibuddha, Gata.
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