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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 गव्य

  1. गव्यgavyaa.Consisting of cattle or cows.

    [गवे हितं यत्]

    1. Consisting of cattle or cows.
    2. Coming or got from a cow (as milk, curds etc.); गव्येन दत्ते श्राद्धे तु संवत्सरमिहोच्यते Mb.13.88.8.
    3. Proper or fit for cattle.
    4. Sacred to the cow, worshipping the cow.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -व्या

      1. A herd of cows.
      2. A measure of distance equal to two Krośas.
      3. A bow-string.
      4. A colouring substance, yellow pigment.

    • -व्यम्

      1. Cattle, a herd of cows; गव्यं यव्यं यन्तो Rv.1.14.13.
      2. Pasture-land.
      3. The milk, curds etc. of a cow; Mb.13.66.13.
      4. A bow-string; श्रवणोपा- न्तिकनीयमानगव्यम् Śi.2.19.
      5. Colouring substance, yellow pigment.
      6. The sacrificial act called गवामयनम्; गव्यस्य च तदादिषु Ms.8.1.18; गव्यमिति गवामयनं ब्रूमः ŚB. on MS.8.1.18.
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Headwords under ग

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