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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 गायत्री

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गायत्रीgāyatrī1 A Vedic metre of 24 syllables; गायत्री छन्द- सामहम् Bg.1.35.
    1. 1 A Vedic metre of 24 syllables; गायत्री छन्द- सामहम् Bg.1.35.
    2. Name of a very sacred verse repeated by every Brāhmaṇa at his Sandhyā (morning and evening devotions) and on other occasions also. Great sins even are said to be expiated by a pious repetition of this verse, which is as follows: तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् Rv.3.62.1.
    3. A number of mystical verses in Tantra literature.
    4. Name of Durgā, Ks.53.172.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्रम् A hymn composed and recited in the Gāyatrī metre.

    • -मन्त्रः prayers connected with the गायत्री.

    • -वल्लभः an epithet of Śiva.

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. गायत्रीgāyatrīf. an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight…
    1. feminine an ancient metre of twenty-four syllables (variously arranged, but generally as a triplet of eight syllables each), any hymn composed in the Ga1yatri1 गायत्री metre fg-veda x, 14; 16 & 130, 4 VS. AV. etc.
    2. feminine of that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्र्/अ quod vide
    3. etc. see ibidem
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · गायत्री

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