Geshna, Geṣṇa: 7 definitions

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Geshna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Geṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Gesna or Geshna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Geṣṇa (गेष्ण).—

1) A singer, a professional singer; Ch. Up. 1.6.

2) An actor.

Derivable forms: geṣṇaḥ (गेष्णः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Geṣṇa (गेष्ण).—m.

(-ṣṇaḥ) 1. A professional singer, an actor, a mime, &c. 2. A chaunter of the Sama Veda. E. gai to sing, and iṣṇac Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Geṣṇa (गेष्ण).—1. [masculine] singer, chanter.

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Geṣṇa (गेष्ण).—2. [masculine] joint, juncture.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Geṣṇa (गेष्ण):—a etc. See √gai.

2) [from gai] b m. a singer (‘a joint’ [Scholiast or Commentator]), [Chāndogya-upaniṣad i, 6 f.]

3) [v.s. ...] = udgītha, chanting of the [Sāma-veda; Aitareya-āraṇyaka ii, 3, 6. 8; Puṣpa-sūtra x, 5, 3]

4) [v.s. ...] = geṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a chanter of the [Sāma-veda; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. abhi-.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Geṣṇa (गेष्ण):—(ṣṇaḥ) 1. m. A singer; an actor.

[Sanskrit to German]

Geshna in German

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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.

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