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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry गण

  1. गणgaṇaईशानः, ईश्वरः an epithet of Gaṇeśa.
    1. ईशानः, ईश्वरः an epithet of Gaṇeśa.
    2. of Śiva.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -उत्साहः

      1. the rhinoceros. अधिपः, अधिपतिः Name of Śiva; Śi.9.27.
      2. Name of Gaṇeśa.
      3. the chief of a troop of soldiers or of a class of disciples, of a body of men or animals.

    • -अन्नम् a mess, food prepared for number of persons in common; Ms.4.29,219.

    • -अभ्यन्तर Adjective one of a troop or number. (-रः) the leader or member of any religious association; Ms.3.154.

    • -ईशः Name of Gaṇapati, Śiva's son (see गणपति below). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedजननी an epithet of Pārvatī. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभूषणम् red-lead.

    • -कारः

      1. a classifier.
      2. an epithet of Bhīmasena.

    • -कृत्वस् Indeclinable for a whole series of times, for a number of times.

    • -गतिः a particular high number.

    • -चक्रकम् a dinner eaten in common by a party of virtuous men.

    • -छन्दस् Neuter metre regulated and measured by feet.

    • -तिथ Adjective forming a troop or collection.

    • -दीक्षा

      1. initiation of a number or a class.
      2. performance of rites for a number of persons.

    • -दीक्षिन् Adjective

    • -द्रव्यम्

      1. public property, common stock; Y.2.187.
      2. a variety of articles.
      3. one who officiates for a number of persons or for various castes (as a priest).
      4. one who has been initiated into the worship of Ganeśa.

    • -देवताः (Plural) groups of deities who generally appear in classes of troops; Ak. thus classifies them: आदित्यविश्ववसव- स्तुषिता भास्वरानिलाः । महाराजिकसाध्याश्च रुद्राश्च गणदेवताः ॥

    • -धरः

      1. the head of a class or number.
      2. the teacher of a school. नाथः, नाथकः an epithet of Śiva.
      3. of Gaṇeśa.
      4. the leader of the attendants of any god; Bhāg.5.17.13.
      5. the head of an assemblage or corporation; Bṛi. S.15.4.

    • -नायिका an epithet of Durgā.

    • -पः

    • गणः gaṇḥ

      1. गण् कर्मणि कर्तरि वा अच्
      2. A flock, multitude, group, troop, collection; गुणिगणगणना, भगणः
      3. A series, a class.
      4. A body of followers or attendants.
      5. Particularly, a troop of demigods considered as Śiva's attendants and under the special superintendence of Gaṇeśa, a demigod of this troop; गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनाम् etc.; गणा नमेरुप्रसवावतंसाः Ku.1.55,7.4,71; Me.35.57; Ki.5.13.
      6. Any assemblage or society of men formed for the attainment of the same objects.
      7. A company, association.
      8. A tribe, class.
      9. A series of lunar mansions classed under three heads (of god, men and demons).
      10. A sect (in philosophy, religion).
      11. A small body of troops (a sub-division of अक्षौहिणी), consisting of 27 chariots, as many elephants, 81 horses and 135 foot; Mb.1.2.21.
      12. A number (in math.).
      13. A foot (in prosody).
      14. (In Grammar) A series of roots or words belonging to the same rule and called after the first word of that series; Exempli gratia, for example भ्वादिगण id est, that is the class of roots which begin with भू.
      15. An epithet of Gaṇeśa.

    • -अग्रणी Masculine Name of Gaṇeśa.

    • -अचलः Name of the mountain Kailāsa, as the residence of the Gaṇas of Śiva.

    • -पतिः

      1. Name of Śiva.
      2. Name of Gaṇeśa. [He is the son of Śiva and Pārvatī, or of Pārvatī only; for according to one legend, he sprang from the scurf of her body. He is the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles; hence he is invoked and worshipped at the commencement of every important undertaking. He is usually represented in a sitting posture, short and fat, with a protuberant belly, and four hands; riding a mouse; and with the head of an elephant. This head has only one tusk, the other having been lost in a scuffle between him and Paraśurāma when he opposed the latter's entrance to Śiva's inner apartments; (whence he is called Ekadanta, Ekadaṁṣṭra etc.). There are several legends accounting for his elephant head. It is said that he wrote the Mahābhārata at the dictation of Vyāsa who secured his services as a scribe from the god Brahman].
      3. also an epithet of Bṛihaspati and Indra.
      4. the leader of a class or troop.

    • -पर्वत see गणाचल.

    • -पाठः a collection of gaṇas or series of words falling under the same grammatical rule.

    • -पीठकम् the breast, bosom.

    • -पुङ्गवः the head of a tribe or class. (Plural) Name of a country and its people; Bṛi. S.4.24.

    • -पूर्वः the leader of a tribe or class; (ग्रामणी); Mb.13.23.2. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedतापनी Name of a Upaniṣad.

    • -भर्तृ

      1. Masculine
      2. an epithet of Śiva; गणभर्तृरुक्षा Ki.5.42.
      3. Name of Gaṇeśa.
      4. the leader of a class.

    • -भोजनम् mess, eating in common.

    • -यज्ञः a rite common to all.

    • -रत्नमहोदधिः a collection of grammatical gaṇas by Vardhamāna.

    • -राज्यम् Name of an empire in the Deccan; Bṛi. S.14. 14.

    • -रात्रम् a series of nights.

    • -वल्लभः a general of the army (सेनानायक); Rām.2.81.12.

    • -वृत्तम् see गणच्छन्दस्.

    • -हासः, -हासकः a species of perfume.

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Headwords under ग

Part 1 of 6 ग – गम्यAll parts
  1. ग – गम्य
  2. गय – गाणपत्य
  3. गाणिक्यम् – गुडाका
  4. गुडाकेश – गृहम्
  5. गृहयाय्य – ग्रन्थीकम्
  6. ग्रस् – ग्लौतृ