गुरुgurua.(-रु, -र्वी f.) [ग कु उच्च Uṇ.1.24.] (compar. गरीयस्; superl. गरिष्ठ)
- (-रु, -र्वी Feminine) ग कु उच्च Uṇ.1.24. (compar. गरीयस्; superl. गरिष्ठ)
- Heavy, weighty (Opposite of लघु); (Figurative also); तेन धूर्जगतो गुर्वी सचिवेषु निचिक्षिपे R.1.34;3.35; 12.12; विमुच्य वासांसि गुरूणि साम्प्रतम् Ṛs.1.7.
- Great, large, long, extended.
- Long (in duration or length). आरम्भगुर्वी Bh.2.6; गुरुषु दिवसेष्वेषु गच्छत्सु Me.85.
- Important, momentous, great; विभवगुरुभिः कृत्यैः Ś.4. 19; स्वार्थात्सतां गुरुतरा प्रणयिक्रियैव V.4.31; Ku.3.13; Bh.3.7; R.14.35.
- Arduous, difficult (to bear); कान्ताविरहगुरुणा शापेन Me.1.
- Great, excessive, violent, intense; गुरुः प्रहर्षः प्रबभूव नात्मनि R.3.17; गुर्वपि विरहदुःखम् Ś.4.16; Bg.6.22.
- Venerable, respectable.
- Heavy, hard of digestion (as food).
- Best, excellent.
- Dear, beloved.
- Haughty, proud (as a speech).
- (In prosody) Long, as a syllable, either in itself, or being short, followed by a conjunct consonant etc.; Exempli gratia, for example ई in ईड् or त in तस्कर (It is usually represented by ग in works on prosody; मात्तौ गौ चेच्छालिनी वेदलोकैः etc.).
- Irresistible, unassailable; जागर्ति दंशाय...गुरुर्भुजङ्गी Māl.6.1.
- Mighty; powerful.
- Valuable, highly prized; पूर्वं पूर्वं गुरु ज्ञेयम् Y.2.3.
- Grievous; Me.85.
Derived forms and compounds
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-रुः
- (a) A father; न केवलं तद्गुरुरेकपार्थिवः क्षितावभूदेकधनुर्धरोऽपि सः R.3.31,48;4.1; 8.29. (b) Forefather, ancestor; त्वां मैत्रावरुणोऽभिनन्दतु गुरुर्यस्ते गुरूणामपि Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.27. (c) Father-in-law; त्वं हि मे गुरुः (तद्धर्मतः स्नुषा तेऽहम्) Rām.7.26.28-29.
- Any venerable or respectable person, an elderly personage or relative, the elders (Plural) शुश्रूषस्व गुरून् Ś.4.18; Bg. 2.5; Bv.2.7,18,19,49; आज्ञा गुरूणां ह्यविचारणीया R. 14.46.
- A teacher, preceptor; गुरुशिष्यौ.
- Particularly, a religious teacher, spiritual preceptor. तौ गुरुर्गुरुपत्नी च प्रीत्या प्रतिननन्दतुः R.1.57; (technically aGuru is one who performs the purificatory ceremonies over a boy and instructs him in the Vedas; स गुरुर्यः क्रियाः कृत्वा वेदमस्मै प्रयच्छति Y.1.34).
- A lord, head, superintendent, ruler; सर्वे गुरुहिते स्थिताः Rām.4.4.6; कर्णाश्रमाणां गुरवे स वर्णी R.5.19 the head of the castes or orders; गुरुर्नृपाणां गुरवे निवेद्य 2.68.
- Name of Bṛihaspati, the preceptor of the gods; गुरुं नेत्रसहस्रेण चोदयामास वासवः Ku.2.29; Pt.1.23.
- The planet Jupiter; गुरुकाव्यानुगां बिभ्रच्चान्द्रीमभिनभः श्रियम् Śi.2.2.
- The propounder of a new doctrine.
- The lunar asterism called पुष्य.
- Name of Droṇa, teacher of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas.
- Name of Prabhākara, the leader of a school of the Mīmāṁsakas (called after him Prābhākara).
- The supreme spirit.
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-अक्षरम् a long syllable.
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-अङ्गना
- the wife of a Guru.
- A woman entitled to great respect.
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-अर्थ Adjective important; सतीं व्यादाय शृण्वन्तो लघ्वीं गुर्वर्थगह्वराम् Bhāg.3. 16.14. (-र्थः) a preceptor's fee for instructing a pupil; गुर्वर्थमाहर्तुमहं यतिष्ये R.5.17.
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-उत्तम Adjective highly revered. (-मः) the Supreme soul.
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-उपदेशः
- Consultation of the experts; एषु स्थानेषु गुरूपदेशात् सम्यङ् नाडीं परीक्ष्य शिरामोचनं कुर्यात् Śālihotra of Bhoja, 82.
- advice by the elders or by the preceptor.
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-कण्ठः a peacock.
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-कारः worship, adoration.
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-कार्यम्
- a serious or weighty affair.
- the office of a spiritual teacher.
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-कुलम् the residence of a Guru (गुरुगृह), academy; वसन् गुरुकुले नित्यं नित्यम- ध्ययने रतः Mb.9.4.3; आवृत्तानां गुरुकुलाद्विप्राणां पूजको भवेत् Ms.7.82.
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-कृत
- Adjective
- worshipped.
- made much of; अहो निन्द्यं रूपं कविजनविशेषैर्गुरु कृतम् Bh.3.2.
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-क्रमः instruction handed down through a series of teachers, traditional instruction.
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-गृहम् signs (राशिs) Sagittarius (धनु) and Pisces (मीन).
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-घ्नः white mustard.
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-चर्या attendance upon a preceptor; Māl.9.51.
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-जनः any venerable person, an elderly relative, the elders collectively; नापेक्षितो गुरुजनः K.158; Bv.2.7.
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-तल्पः
- the bed (wife) of a teacher.
- violation or violator of a teacher's bed; Mb.12.56.32.
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-तल्पगः, -तल्पिन्
- Masculine
- one who violates his teacher's bed (wife), (ranked in Hindu law as a sinner of the worst kind, committer of an अतिपातक; Compare Ms.11.13); Mb.3.43.6.
- one who defiles his step-mother.
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-दक्षिणा fee given to a spiritual preceptor; उपात्तविद्यो गुरुदक्षिणार्थी R.5.1.
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-दानम् a Guru's gift.
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-दैवतम् the constellation पुष्य.
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-पत्रा the tamarind tree.
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-त्रम् tin.
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-पाक Adjective difficult of digestion.
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-पूजा
- the ceremonies in propitiation of Bṛihaspati when a work is to be performed or undertaken.
- the worship of one's spiritual preceptor.
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-प्रसादः the product of a Guru's blessing, id est, that is learning.
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-भम्
- the constellation पुष्य.
- a bow.
- the sign Pisces of the zodiac.
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-भावः importance, weight.
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-मर्दलः a kind of drum or tabor.
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-रत्नम्
- topaz; (Marâthî पुष्पराग, गोमेद).
- a gem brought from the Himālaya and the Indus.
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-लाघवम् relative importance or value; विरोधिषु महीपाल निश्चित्य गुरु- लाघवम् Mb.3.131.12; Ś.5.
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-वर्चोघ्नः the lime, citron.
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-वर्तिन्, -वासिन् Masculine a student (ब्रह्मचारिन्) who resides at his preceptor's house.
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-वर्ति, -ता Feminine respectful behaviour towards Guru (elder or venerable person); निवेद्य गुरवे राज्यं भजिष्ये गुरुवर्तिताम् Rām.2.115.19.
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-वारः, -वासरः Thursday.
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-वृत्तिः Feminine the conduct of a pupil towards his preceptor; Rām.2.9.2.
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-व्यथ Adjective greatly distressed, heavy with grief; वचोभिराशाजननैर्भवानिव गुरुव्यथम् V. 3.9.
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-शिखरिन् Masculine an epithet of the Himālaya.
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-श्रुतिः a mantra (especially गायत्री); जपमानो गुरुश्रुतिम् Mb.13. 136.6.
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-स्वम् (Equivalent to ष्वम्) the preceptor's wealth or property; गवां क्षीरं गुरुष्वं ते... Bm.1.35.
