Garu: 6 definitions
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Garu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygaru : (adj.) heavy; serious; grave; venerable; honoured. (m.), a teacher; instructor.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGaru, (Vedic guru; Gr. baruζ, Lat. gravis & brutus, Goth. kaurus) 1. adj. (a) lit. heavy, opp. lahu light, applied to bhāra, a load S.III, 26; J.I, 196 (=bhārika); VI, 420; DhA.I, 48; Sdhp.494 (rūpagarubhāra the heavy load of “form”). Compar. garutara (as against Sk. garīyaṃ) PvA.191.—(b) fig. important, to be esteemed, valued or valuable A.III, 110 sq. (piya manāpa g. bhavanīya); c. Gen. or —° bent on (often in sequence °garu, °ninna, °poṇa, etc., e.g. Vism.135); pursuing, paying homage to, reverent; (or) esteemed by, honoured, venerated: Satthugaru esteeming the Lord; Dhamma°, Saṅghe g. A.III, 331=IV.28 sq.; dosa° S.I, 24; kodha°, saddhamma° (pursuing, fostering) A.II, 46 sq.=84 sq.; Sdhp.1 (sabba-loka° worshipped by all the world); Dpvs.IV, 12.—agaru (c. Gen.) irreverent towards Sn.p. 51 (Gotamassa). Cp. garuka, gārava; also agaru & agalu.—2. N. a venerable person, a teacher: garunaṃ dassanāya & sakāsaṃ Sn.325, 326 (v. l. garūnaṃ to be preferred, so also SnA 332, 333); garūnaṃ dārā It.36.—garukaroti (for garuṃ k°) to esteem, respect, honour; usually in series sakkaroti g° māneti pūjeti Vin.II, 162; M.I, 31; D.I, 91; A.III, 76; IV, 276; Nd2 334 (on namati), 530 (on yasassin); PvA.54. Expl. at DA.I, 256 by gāravaṃ karoti.—garukātabba worthy of esteem PvA.9.—garukāra (sakkāra g. mānana vandana) esteem, honour, regard Pug.19=Dhs.1121.—See also guru.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaru (गरु):—[from gariman] for guru in agaru q.v.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGāru (ಗಾರು):—
1) [noun] a pain inflicted on one’s feelings.
2) [noun] a mark or tear made in a surface by something sharp or rough; a scratch.
3) [noun] a sharp, red eruption on the body from internal heat.
4) [noun] that which is dried, esp. scorched by intense heat.
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Gāṟu (ಗಾಱು):—
1) [adjective] morally bad or wrong; acting with an evil intent; depraved.
2) [adjective] dried; deprived of one’s essence; sapless.
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Gāṟu (ಗಾಱು):—
1) [noun] a man who is mean, depraved or iniquitous; a wicked man.
2) [noun] a pain inflicted on a one’s feelings.
3) [noun] anything that causes harm, pain, misery, disaster, etc.; an evil.
4) [noun] an injury to the body in which the skin or other tissue is broken, cut, pierced, torn, etc.; a wound.
5) [noun] that which is rough.
6) [noun] a mark or tear made in a surface by something sharp or rough; a scratch.
7) [noun] a sharp, red eruption on the body from internal heat.
8) [noun] ಗಾಱಾಗಿಸು [garagisu] gāṛāgisu to annoy; to trouble; ಗಾಱಾಗು [garagu] gāṛāgu to be annoyed.
9) [noun] to become dry; ಗಾಱುಮಾಡು [garumadu] gāṛu māḍu = ಗಾಱಾಗಿಸು [garagisu]; 2. to regard with contempt; to despise; to look down (on a person). 3. to cause to become dry.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+260): Garu-araung, Garua, Garua, Garua, Garuaa, Garubokke, Garuch-lattee, Garuch-latti, Garud, Garuda, Garuda kodi, Garuda malle, Garuda paathaala, Garuda patala, Garuda phala, Garuda Purana, Garuda-paathaala, Garuda-pathala, Garudabana, Garudabevu.
Ends with (+71): Agaru, Akaru, Alikaru, Amisagaru, Bacugaru, Badabaggaru, Bagaru, Bangaru, Belgaru, Bhegaru, Bhringaru, Cantanakaru, Catokaru, Chaggaru, Chinese agaru, Cirakaru, Cogaru, Daragaru, Dhammagaru, Digaru.
Full-text (+12): Agaru, Garava, Garum, Garukaroti, Garu-araung, Ban-garu-bodai-ju, Cittikara, Agarava, Dosagaru, Saddhammagaru, Dhammagaru, Garupanissita, Garusamvasa, Kodhagaru, Garutthaniya, Guru, Garunissaya, Guruhan, Iyengar, Garudhamma.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Garu, Gāru, Gāṟu; (plurals include: Garus, Gārus, Gāṟus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Banishment < [January 1971]
Sri K. Ramakotiswara Rau Guru as I knew him < [April – June, 1981]
Readers Mail < [January – March, 2001]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Allowance to proclaim by clan < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
On duties to the student < [18. Duties (Vatta)]
Second recitation section < [22. (Recitation with) Seven Hundred (Sattasata)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.7.156 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]
Verse 3.1.100-101 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - Ordination of Women (becoming a bhikkhunī ) < [Chapter 23 - The Buddha’s Fifth Vassa at Vesali]
Part 1 - Reflections on the profundity of the Dhamma < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
Part 6a - Great Aspiration (abhinīhāra) < [Chapter 7 - On Miscellany]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Architecture (f): Site Selection < [Chapter 3]
Architecture (c): Developing of the Assamese Homestead and Campus < [Chapter 3]
Oral Literature and Vernacular Architecture of Assam < [Chapter 9]