गजgajathe most excellent among elephants.
- the most excellent among elephants.
- An epithet of ऐरावत, the elephant of Indra.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अधिपतिः lord of elephants, a noble elephant.
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-अध्यक्षः superintendent of elephants; Bri. S.86.34.
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-अपसदः a vile or wretched elephant, a common or low-born elephant.
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-अशनः the religious fig tree (अश्वत्थ). (-नम्) the root of a lotus.
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-अरिः
- a lion.
- Name of Śiva who killed the demon गज.
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-आजीवः 'one who gets his livelihood by elephants', an elephant-driver.
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-आननः, -आस्यः epithets of Ganeśa.
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-आयुर्वेदः science of the treatment of elephants.
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-आरोहः an elephantdriver.
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-आह्वम्, -आह्वयम् Name of Hastināpura; Bhāg.1. 15.38.
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गजः gajḥ
- गज्-मदे अच्
- An elephant; कचाचितौ विश्वगिवा- गजौ गजौ Ki.1.36.
- The number 'eight'.
- A measure of length, a Gaja or yard, (thus defined: साधारणनराङ्गुल्या त्रिंशदङ्गुलको गजः).
- A demon killed by Śiva.
- One of the eight elephants of the quarters.
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-जी A female elephant; वितृषोऽपि पिबन्त्यम्भः पाययन्तो गजा गजीः Bhāg.4.6.26.
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-अग्रणी Masculine
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-इन्द्रः
- an excellent elephant, a lordly elephant; किं रुष्टासि गजेन्द्रमन्दगमने Ś. Til.7; ऐरावतं गजेन्द्राणां Bg.1.27.
- Airāvata, Indra's elephant.
- Name of a tree; गजेन्द्र- कुसुमाकीर्णम् Mb.13.132.12. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकर्णः an epithet of Śiva.
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-कन्दः a large esculent root.
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-कूर्माशिन् Masculine Name of Garuḍa.
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-गतिः Feminine
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-दन्तः
- an elephant's tusk, ivory; कार्योलङ्कार- विधिर्गजदन्तेन प्रशस्तेन Bṛi. S.79.19.
- an epithet of Gaṇeśa.
- ivory.
- a peg, pin, or bracket projecting from a wall. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedमय Adjective made of ivory.
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-दानम्
- the fluid (ichor) exuding from the temples of an elephant.
- the gift of an elephant.
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-नासा the trunk of an elephant; धर्मस्तु गजनासोरु सद्भिराचरितः पुरा Rām.2.3.3.
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-निमीलिका, -निमीलितम्
- feigning not to look at anything, inattention; देवीः कामयमानस्य चक्रे गजनिमीलिका Rāj. T.6.73.
- a stately, majestic gait like that of an elephant.
- a woman with such a gait.
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-गामिनी a woman having a stately elephant-like gait; याता सुदूरमधुना गजगामिनी सा Ratn.4.3.
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-गौरीव्रतम् a vow to be observed by ladies in the month of Bhādrapada.
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-छाया a portion of time proper for a Śrāddha, time at the eclipse of the sun; [सैंहिकेयो यदा भानुं ग्रसते पर्वसंधिषु । गजच्छाया तु सा प्रोक्ता श्राद्धं तत्र प्रकल्पयेत् ॥; गजच्छायायां पूर्वस्यां कुतपे दक्षिणामुखः । यदा भाद्रपदे मासि भवते बहुले मघा ॥ Mb.13.126.36 Y.1.218.
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-ढक्का a kettle-drum carried on an elephant.
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-तुरङ्गविलसितम् Name of a metre.
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-दघ्न, -द्वयस Adjective as high or tall as an elephant.
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-पतिः
- the lord or keeper of elephants.
- a very tall and stately elephant; Śi.6.55.
- an excellent elephant.
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-पिप्पली Name of a plant (Scindapsus Officinalis; Marâthî गजपिंपळी, मिरवेल).
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-पुङ्गवः a large and excellent elephant; गजपुङ्गवस्तु धीरं विलोकयति चाटुशतैश्च भुङ्क्ते Bh.2.31.
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-पुटः a small hole in the ground for fire.
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-पुरम् Name of Hastināpura.
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-पुष्पी Name of a flower; गजपुष्पीमिमां फुल्लामुत्पाठ्य शुभलक्षणाम् Rām.4.12.39.
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-बन्धः
- a particular posture in sexual intercourse.
- a post to which the elephant is tied.
- the process of catching an elephant; गजबन्धस्तु सुरते आलाने ग्रहणेऽपि च Nm.
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-बन्धनी, -बन्धिनी a stable for elephants.
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-भक्षकः the sacred fig-tree.
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-भक्षा the gum Olibanum tree.
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-मण्डनम् the ornaments with which an elephant is decorated, particularly the coloured lines on his head.
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-मण्डलिका, -मण्डली a ring or circle of elephants.
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-माचलः a lion.
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-मुक्ता, -मौक्तिकम् a pearl supposed to be found in thekumbhas or projections on the forehead of an elephant; घर्मजनितपुलकेन लसद्भजमौक्तिकावलिगुणेन वक्षसा Ki.12.4.
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-मुखः, -वक्त्रः, -वदनः epithets of Gaṇeśa; Bṛi. S.58.58; Ks.1.44.
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-मोटनः a lion.
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-यूथम् a herd of elephants; उषसि स गजयूथकर्णतालैः पटुपटहध्वनिभिर्विनीतनिद्रः R.9.71.
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-योधिन् Adjective fighting on an elephant.
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-राजः a lordly or noble elephant.
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-वीथिः, -थी Feminine the three lunar mansions रोहिणी, आर्द्रा and मृगशिरस्; रोहिण्यार्दा मृगशिरो गजवीथ्यभिधी- यते.
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-व्रजः a troop of elephants.
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-शास्त्रम्, -शिक्षा the science of elephants.
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-साह्वयम् Name of Hastināpura; निर्ययुर्गजसाह्वयात् Mb.3.1.9; Ks.15.6.
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-स्थानम् elephant's stall; Y.1.279.
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-स्नानम् (Literal) bathing of an elephant; (Figurative) useless or unproductive efforts resembling the ablution of elephants which, after pouring water over their bodies, end by throwing dirt, rubbish and other foul matter; Compare अवशेन्द्रियचित्तानां हस्तिस्नानमिव क्रिया H.1.17.
