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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for गायत्र

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गायत्रgāyatraa.Consisting in or connected with गायत्री; गर्गा- द्यदुकुलाचार्याद्गायत्रं व्रतमास्थितौ Bhāg.1.45.29.

    Consisting in or connected with गायत्री; गर्गा- द्यदुकुलाचार्याद्गायत्रं व्रतमास्थितौ Bhāg.1.45.29.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्रम् A song or hymn; एतद्गायत्रं प्राणेषु प्रोतम् Ch. Up.2.11.1.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गायत्रgāyatram. n. a song, hymn RV. VS. xi, 8 ChUp. ii, 11, 1
    1. masculine gender neuter gender a song, hymn fg-veda VS. xi, 8 ChUp. ii, 11, 1
    2. neuter gender a hymn composed in the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री metre fg-veda
    3. neuter gender the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री metre VP. i, 5, 52
    4. neuter gender Name of a Sa1man सामन् S3Br. ix Ka1tyS3r.
    5. mf(ई)neuter gender consisting in or connected with the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री (exempli gratia, 'for example' in accordance with the number of syllables of a Ga1yatri1 गायत्री verse) VS. TS. etc.
    6. mf(ई)neuter gender with व्रत Equivalent to ब्रह्म-चर्य BhP. x, 45, 29
    7. mf(ई)neuter gender the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री (id est fg-veda iii, 62, 10; त्/अत् सवित्/उर् व्/अरेण्यम् भ्/अर्गो देव्/अस्य धीमहि ध्/इयो य्/ओ नः प्रचोद्/अया*त् S3Br. xiv S3a1n3khGr2. MBh. etc.; this is a very sacred verse repeated by every Bra1hman Brahman at his morning and evening devotions; from being addressed to Savitr2i सवितृ or the Sun as generator, it is also called Sa1vitri1 सावित्री; confer, compare RTL. pp. 19; 342; 361; 403; the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री verse is personified as a goddess, the wife of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा and mother of the four Vedas वेद s Hariv. 11666 ff.; it is often mentioned in connection with the Amr2ita अमृत, both together constituting as it were the essence and type of sacred hymns in general AV.; the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री personified is also considered as the mother of the first three classes in their capacity of twice-born W.; confer, compare RTL. pp. 200 feminine; some other verse [perhaps fg-veda x, 9, 1] is denoted by Ga1yatri1 गायत्री Sus3r. vi, 28, 7; with Ta1ntrikas तान्त्रिक s a number of mystical verses are called Ga1yatri1s गायत्री s, and each deity has one in particular)
    8. mf(ई)neuter gender Name of Durga1 दुर्गा MatsyaP. Katha1s. liii, 172
    9. mf(ई)neuter gender Acacia Catechu Lexicographers
    10. etc. see ibidem
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. गायत्रgāyatra[gâya-trá] m. n. song, hymn; a. re lating to or composed in gâyatrî.

    [gâya-trá] masculine neuter song, hymn; adjective re lating to or composed in gâyatrî.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · गायत्र

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