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Entry गिर्

गिर्girN. of Bṛihaspati, the preceptor of the gods.
1. Name of Bṛihaspati, the preceptor of the gods.
2. a learned man; so गिरीशः, -रथः (गीरथः) Name of Bṛihaspati.
Derived forms and compounds
- -वा (बा) णः (गीर्वाण) a god, deity; परिमलो गीर्वाणचेतोहरः Bv.1.63,84. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedकुसुमम् cloves.
- गिर् gir, Adjective
  
  गॄ-क्विप् वा टाप् Vedic Addressing, invoking. -Feminine (nom. Singular गीः; Instrumental dual गीर्भ्याम् etc.)
  
  Speech, words, language; वचस्यवसिते तस्मिन् ससर्ज गिरमात्मभूः Ku.2.53;3.72; भवतीनां सूनृतयैव गिरा कृतमातिथ्यम् Ś.1; प्रवृत्तिसाराः खलु मादृशां गिरः Ki.1.25; Śi.2.15; Y.1.71.
  
  Invocation, praise, song.
  
  Name of Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech and learning.
  
  Intellect; Compare गिर्धीः Enm.
  
  Knowledge from hearing (श्रवणजज्ञान); प्रपूर्वगौ पूर्वजौ चित्रभानू गिरा वाऽऽशंसामि तपसा ह्यनन्तौ Mb.1. 3.57 com.
- -देवी (गीर्देवी) Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech.
- -पतिः (written as गीःपतिः, गीष्पतिः and गीर्पतिः)
In the Gita10·25

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम् ।

maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgurahaṁ girāmasmyekamakṣaram, — I am Bhrigu among the great Rishis; I am the sacred syllable OM among words; among acts of worship I am the worship called Japa (silent repetitions of… 10·25
- गिराम्girāmgenitive plural of the feminine noun gir (word, speech).
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