Ghosha, Ghoṣa, Ghosa, Ghoṣā: 37 definitions
Introduction:
Ghosha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 terms Ghoṣa and Ghoṣā can be transliterated into English as Ghosa or Ghosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ghosh.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyGhoṣa (घोष) is the enchanting of Vedic mantras or making some other loud sound.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGhoṣā (घोषा).—A tapasvinī famed in Ṛgveda. She was the grand-daughter of Dṛgata maharṣi and daughter of sage Kakṣīvān. As she contracted leprosy in her very childhood nobody came forward to marry her. Ultimately she composed a mantra in praise of Aśvinīdevas. They cured Ghoṣā of leprosy and she got married. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 7, Sūkta 117).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Ghoṣa (घोष).—A son of Pulinda and father of Vajramitra; a Śunga king; ruled for three years.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 17. Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 153.
1b) A son of Lambā (Langhā, Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and Dharma.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 3. 33; Matsya-purāṇa 5. 18; 203. 8. Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 33; 80. 31. Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 15. 107.
1c) A small village hamlet.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 69. 40; 70. 10. Vāyu-purāṇa 94. 40.
Ghoṣa (घोष) refers to the son of Lambā: one of the daughters of Dakṣa given to Dharma in marriage, according to one account of Vaṃśa (‘genealogical description’) of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, Dakṣa gets married to Asikni, the daughter of Prajāpati Viraṇa and begot sixty daughters. [He gave ten daughters to Dharma in marriage] [...] The ten wives of Dharma are Sādhyā, Viśvā, Saṃkalpā, Muhūrtā, Arundhatī, Marutvatī, Vasu, Bhūnu, Lambā and Jāmī. Lambā gave birth to Ghoṣa.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraGhoṣa (घोष) refers to “voiced consonants” in Sanskrit grammar. It is a classification of consonants (vyañjana) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 15.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarGhoṣa (घोष).—An external effort in the pronunciation of a sonant or a soft consonant which causes depth of the tone: cf. अन्ये तु घोषाः स्युः संवृताः (anye tu ghoṣāḥ syuḥ saṃvṛtāḥ) etc., Sid. Kau. on VIII. 2. 1 .
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuGhoṣā (घोषा) is another name for Śatāhvā, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.10-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Also see the description of the plant Miśreyā. Together with the names Ghoṣā and Śatāhvā, there are a total of twenty-four Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira1) Ghoṣa (घोष) refers to the “voice”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 2), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “We shall now proceed to give a brief description of (the qualifications of) a jyotiṣaka. He must be of noble birth and of agreeable appearance; meek, truthful and without jealousy; of proportional limbs; of joints well built and of good growth; have no physical defects; be of fine hands, feet, nails, eyes, chin, teeth, ears, forehead, eye-brows and head; of fine physique and of high, sonorous voice [i.e., udātta-ghoṣa]”.
2) Ghoṣa (घोष) refers to a country belonging to “Madhyadeśa (central division)” classified under the constellations of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa represent the Madhyadeśa or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., Ghoṣa] [...]”.
3) Ghoṣa (घोष) also refers to a country belonging to “Aiśānī (north-eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Revatī, Aśvinī and Bharaṇī, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramGhoṣa (घोष) refers to “proclamation” (of the Kula teachings), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “The teacher in the western house is one who belongs to the sequence of the line (of teachers). [...] He is adorned with a white garland and his limbs are smeared with lead paste. He holds a stick and wears anklets. Being a yogi thus mounted on the proclamation of the Kula (teachings) [i.e., kula-ghoṣa], he wears a hat and cloth and wanders in the sacred sites (of the Eight Mothers) (engaged) in the practice of the Lords of the Heroes. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Ghosa - The village in which Buddhaghosa was born. Sas.29.
2. Ghosa, Ghosaka - A devaputta, Kotuhalaka, in a previous birth. Unable to make a living in his own country, he left it and came with his wife and child to a herdsmans house, where, having eaten too heartily after a long period of starvation, he died and was born as a dog in the same house, because be had envied a bitch which lived there. When the dog grew up, it used to accompany the herdsman on a visit to a Pacceka Buddha, who had meals in his house. Sometimes, when the herdsman was unable to go himself, be would send the dog to summon the Pacceka Buddha. The road led through a forest and the dog would bark aloud to frighten away the wild beasts. One day, when the Pacceka Buddha went elsewhere, the dog died of a broken heart and was reborn in Tavatimsa as the god Ghosa or Ghosaka.
He was later reborn as Ghosaka setthi. DhA.i.169f; AA.i.227f; MA.i.539f; DA.i.317.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Ghoṣa (घोष) [?] (in Chinese: K'iu-cha) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Mṛgaśiras or Mṛgaśirasnakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Mṛgaśiras] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Ghoṣa] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāGhoṣa (घोष) refers to the “voice (of the Buddha)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: ‘Sons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of Māra’ [...] The Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī said: ‘O good man, all you have said is the works of the Māra and the sphere of the māra. Why is that? Things expressed by words are a mere information; but the voice of the Buddha (buddha-ghoṣa) is beyond verbal expressions. Since, as many as are words, so many are the works of the Māra, when there is not any word, nothing would be done by the Māra. Since that which is without word is without information, one never perceives the self or other. Since there is no self or others, the dharma which causes benefit or harm does not exist. Understanding like this is transcending the sphere of the Māra, and, son of good family, this is the gate into the dharma called “Transcending the sphere of the Māra of the Bodhisattva”’”.
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureGhoṣa (घोष) refers to a “cry”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after the Bhagavān reached the lotus-lake near Aḍakavatī], “Then Vairambhaka, a Yakṣa leader belonging to the retinue of Māra, uttered a voice and sounded a cry (ghoṣa) in the Triple Thousand Great Thousand Universe, ‘Great dangers have arisen in the world, there is the conflagration of the aeon in seven days. There is nothing here that will not burn completely from the highest point of the universe to Avīci’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismGhosha and Purna Maitrayaniputra (1165-1080 BCE) Ghosha and Purna were the illustrious philosophers of Sarvastivada. According to Indian and Tibetan traditions, Purna was the author of Dhatukayapada, one of the seven treatises of the Abhidharma of Sarvastivada.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)Ghosa (घोस) is a Prakrit ending for deriving proper personal names, mentioned as an example in the Aṅgavijjā chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijjā (mentioning ghosa) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraGhoṣa (घोष) is name of an ancient teacher, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Kulabhūṣaṇa related to Rāma: “[...] In course of time Vimalā bore two sons: I, Kulabhūṣaṇa, and Deśabhūṣaṇa here. The king [Kṣemaṅkara] entrusted us to the teacher Ghoṣa for study and we studied all the arts for twelve years. In the thirteenth year we came with Ghoṣa into the king’s presence and saw a maiden standing at a window in the palace. We fell in love with her at once and, disconsolate, went before the king and demonstrated all the arts. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsGhoṣa (घोष) refers to a name-ending for place-names according to Pāṇini VI.2.85. Pāṇini also cautions his readers that the etymological meaning of place-names should not be held authoritative since the name should vanish when the people leave the place who gave their name to it.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGhoṣa.—(CII 4), a settlement of the milkmen. Note: ghoṣa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsGhosha in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pistacia chinensis ssp. Integerrima Pistacia chinensis subsp. integerrima (J.L.Stewart) Rech.f. from the Anacardiaceae (Cashew) family having the following synonyms: Pistacia integerrima, Rhus integerrima. For the possible medicinal usage of ghosha, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ghosha in India is the name of a plant defined with Embelia ribes in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Samara ribes Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kurz (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Natural history (1877)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· FBI (1882)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ghosha, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryghosa : (m.) sound; shout; utterance.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGhosa, (Vedic ghoṣa to ghus) 1. shout, sound, utterance Vin.II, 155 (“Buddha” —ghosa); M.I, 294; A.I, 87, 228; Sn.p. 106; Sn.696, 698; Dhs.637, 720 (+ghosa-kamma).—2. shouting, howling, wailing (of Petas) Pv III, 34; IV, 36, 338.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryghōṣa (घोष).—m (S) A deep continuing sound;--as the roar of the ocean, the rumbling of low thunder &c. 2 Reading over and over to impress on the memory; conning. 3 Unceasing or reiterated mention or expression of a purpose or desire; dwelling upon one note or strain. v ghē, lāva, māṇḍa, lāga.
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ghōsa (घोस) [or घोंस, ghōṃsa].—m (gucch S through H) A bunch or cluster (of flowers, fruits, pearls &c.) 2 (Sea-term. P) The lower end of the sailyard; the tack on board. Hence Weather side or windward. 3 R A voyage, a sea-trip. Ex. mumbaīcyā ghōṃsāsa dāhā rupayē paḍatāta. bharaghōṃsānēṃ or bharaghōṃsāniśīṃ or bharalyā ghōṃsānēṃ (With swelling sails.) With all vigor collected, every nerve strained, every faculty exerted. Ex. bhara- ghōṃsāniśīṃ killā ghētalā; bharalyā ghōṃsānēṃ ḍōṅgarāvara caḍhalā. 4 In the zenith, plenitude, full tide (of health, prosperity, reputation). Ex. tōbhara ghōṃsānēṃ mēlā.
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ghōsa (घोस) [or घोंस, ghōṃsa].—a Large, fine, full, bulky and showy. Used much as ṭhaḷaka, ghavaghavīta &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishghōṣa (घोष).—m A deep continuing sound. Read- ing over and over to impress on the memory; conning. Unceasing or reiterated mention or expression of a purpose or desire; dwelling upon one note or strain. v ghē, lāva, māṇḍa, lāga.
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ghōsa (घोस) [or ghōsa, or घोस].—m A bunch or cluster of (flowers, fruits, pearls &c.). Weather side or windward. A voyage, a sea- trip. bharaghōṃsānēṃ or bharalyā ghōṃsānēṃ (with swell- ing sails.) With all vigour collected, every nerve strained, every faculty exerted. In the zenith, plenitude, full tide (of health, prosperity, reputa- tion). Ex. tō bharaghōṃsānēṃ mēlā.
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ghōsa (घोस) [or ghōṃsa, or घोंस].—a Large, fine, full, bulky and showy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhoṣa (घोष).—[ghuṣ-bhāve ghañ]
1) Noise, tumult, cry or sound in general; स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत् (sa ghoṣo dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ hṛdayāni vyadārayat) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.19; so रथ°, तूर्य°, शङ्ख° (ratha°, tūrya°, śaṅkha°) &c.
2) The thundering of clouds; स्निग्ध गम्भीरघोषम् (snigdha gambhīraghoṣam) Meghadūta 64 (v.l.).
3) Proclamation.
4) Rumour, report; दुःशासुरागादिति घोष आसीत् (duḥśāsurāgāditi ghoṣa āsīt) Ṛgveda 1. 33.1.
5) A herdsman; see घोषवृद्ध (ghoṣavṛddha) below.
6) A hamlet, station of cowherds; Bhāgavata 5.5.3; विहार- भूमेरभिघोषमुत्सुकाः (vihāra- bhūmerabhighoṣamutsukāḥ) Kirātārjunīya 4.31; गङ्गायां घोषः (gaṅgāyāṃ ghoṣaḥ) K. P.2; घोषादा- नीय (ghoṣādā- nīya) Mṛcchakaṭika 7.
7) (In gram.) The soft sound heard in the articulation of the soft consonants; Rv. Pr.13.5.
8) A Kāyastha (one of the writer class).
9) A vowel.
1) A gnat, mosquito.
11) An epithet of Śiva.
12) Recitation, the sound of prayers; सदसि निबिडचैत्यब्हह्मघोषैः पुरस्तात् (sadasi nibiḍacaityabhahmaghoṣaiḥ purastāt) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.12.
13) An ornament that makes a tinkling sound. घोषप्रघोषरुचिरम् (ghoṣapraghoṣaruciram) Bhāgavata 1.8.22.
-ṣam Bell-metal.
Derivable forms: ghoṣaḥ (घोषः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGhoṣa (घोष).—m. (Sanskrit sound, noise, roar; in this sense nt. in Mahāvastu i.229.16 = 240.5 = 333.7 ghoṣam, n. sg.), pro- clamation: ghoṣam anuśrāvayati (q.v.) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 123.1; Lalitavistara 266.1; Samādhirājasūtra 8.10; Śikṣāsamuccaya 38.1; or udīrayati Lalitavistara 401.2; Mahāvastu i.40.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhoṣa (घोष).—m.
(-ṣaḥ) 1. A station of herdsmen. 2. A herdsman. 3. A creeping plant, commonly called by the same name G'hosha, and bearing white or yellow flowers, (Luffa pentandra and acutangula.) 4. Bellmetal, tutenague, &c. 5. Low thunder or the muttering of clouds. 6. Sound. 7. A proclamation. 8. A gnat, a musqui to 9. A term proper for the name of a Kayastha. f.
(-ṣā) A kind of fennel, (Anethum sowa:) see madhurikā. E. ghuṣi to shine, to sound, &c. affix. ādhāre ghañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhoṣa (घोष).—i. e. ghuṣ + a, m. 1. Sound, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 225; roar, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 66, 10; language, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 20. 2. A station of herdsmen, Mahābhārata 2, 215. 3. A name of Śiva, Mahābhārata 12, 10386.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhoṣa (घोष).—[masculine] noise, tumult, cry, sound, rumour, report, proclamation; a station of herdsmen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ghoṣa (घोष):—[from ghuṣ] a m. indistinct noise, tumult, confused cries of a multitude, battle-cry, cries of victory, cries of woe or distress, any cry or sound, roar of animals, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the sound of a drum, of a conch-shell, of the Soma stones, of a carriage, etc., [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the whizzing or whir of a bow-string ([Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa ii]), crackling of fire ([Mahābhārata ix, 1334]), singing in the ear ([Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv])
4) [v.s. ...] the roaring of a storm, of thunder, of water, etc., [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Suśruta; Meghadūta]
5) [v.s. ...] the sound of the recital of prayers, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Mṛcchakaṭikā x, 12]
6) [v.s. ...] the sound of words spoken at a distance, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa ix]
7) [v.s. ...] rumour, report (also personified, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]), [Ṛg-veda x, 33, 1]
8) [v.s. ...] a proclamation, [Saddharma-puṇḍarīka iv]
9) [v.s. ...] a sound (of speech), [Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Suśruta]
10) [v.s. ...] the soft sound heard in the articulation of the sonant consonants (g, gh, j, jh, ḍ, ḍh, d, dh, b, bh, ṅ, ñ, ṇ, n, m, y, r, l, v, h), the vowels, and Anusvāra which with the Yamas of the first 10 of the soft consonants make up altogether 40 sounds (cf. a-gh), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya xiii, 5 f.; Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya [Scholiast or Commentator]; Pāṇini 1-1, 9 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
11) [v.s. ...] an ornament that makes a tinkling sound, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 8, 22]
12) [v.s. ...] a station of herdsmen, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc. (ifc. cf. [Pāṇini 6-2, 85])
13) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) the inhabitants of a station of herdsmen, [Mahābhārata iv, 1152]
14) [v.s. ...] a particular form of a temple, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi ii, 1, 389]
15) [v.s. ...] a musquito, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] Luffa foetida or a similar plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
17) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata xii, 10386]
18) [v.s. ...] Name of a man ([Sāyaṇa]), [Ṛg-veda i, 120, 5]
19) [v.s. ...] of an Asura, [Kāṭhaka xxv, 8]
20) [v.s. ...] of a prince of the Kāṇva dynasty, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa xii, 1, 16]
21) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dakṣa’s daughter Lambā, [Harivaṃśa 148 and 12480]
22) [v.s. ...] of an Arhat, [Buddhist literature]
23) [v.s. ...] a common Name for a Kāya-stha or one of the writer caste, [Horace H. Wilson]
24) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] ([gana] dhūmādi) Name of a people or country, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xiv, 2]
25) [v.s. ...] mn. brass, bell-metal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
26) Ghoṣā (घोषा):—[from ghoṣa > ghuṣ] f. Anethum Sowa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
27) [v.s. ...] = karkaṭa-śṛṅgī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
28) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Kakṣīvat, [Ṛg-veda i, 117, 7; 122, 5] (? [imperative] √ghuṣ), [; x, 40, 5] (cf. ātma-, indra-, uccair-, etc.)
29) Ghoṣa (घोष):—b ṣaka, etc. See √1. ghuṣ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhoṣa (घोष):—(ṣaḥ) 1. m. A station of herdsmen; a herdsman; a creeper; bell-metal; low thunder; a proclamation; a term applied to kāyasthas; a gnāt. (ṣā) f. Fennel.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ghoṣa (घोष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ghosa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGhoṣa (घोष) [Also spelled ghosh]:—(v) voiced; (nm) sound; voiced sound; a habitation.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ghosa (घोस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ghoṣa.
2) Ghosa (घोस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ghoṣa.
3) Ghosa (घोस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ghoṣa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGhōṣa (ಘೋಷ):—
1) [noun] a loud sound as indistinct noise, tumult, confused cries of a multitude, battle-cry, cries of victory, cries of woe or distress, roar of animals, etc.
2) [noun] the act of announcing, proclaiming; proclamation.
3) [noun] that which is announced, proclaimed.
4) [noun] a village inhabited mainly by cowherds.
5) [noun] the creeper Luffa acutangula ( = Cucumis acutangula) of Cucurbitaceae family.
6) [noun] its gourd; ribbed gourd.
7) [noun] any of the soft consonants as the third, fourth or fifth ones in each classified group of consonants or any of the ಯ, ರ, ಲ ಹ [ya, ra, la ha] consonants.
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Ghōṣā (ಘೋಷಾ):—[noun] a thin curtain used by women to cover their face (from strangers, in practice among some Hindus and Muslims); purdah.
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Ghōsa (ಘೋಸ):—
1) [noun] = ಘೋಷ - [ghosha -]1.
2) [noun] an enclosed yard, building for cattle; a cow-pen.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with (+25): Ghosaka, Ghosana, Ghosavant, Ghoshabare, Ghoshabuddha, Ghoshad, Ghoshadatta, Ghoshadi, Ghoshakakriti, Ghoshakara, Ghoshakoti, Ghoshakrishtratamra, Ghoshakrit, Ghoshalata, Ghoshamati, Ghoshanana, Ghoshanapatra, Ghoshanasthana, Ghoshanatantra, Ghoshane.
Ends with (+164): Abharanachattranirghosha, Abharanachhattranirghosha, Abhayaghosha, Abhighosha, Abhinirghosha, Aghosha, Analpaghosha, Anantaghosha, Aryaghosha, Ashanighosha, Ashaninirghosha, Ashvaghosha, Atmaghosha, Atodyaghosha, Avaghosha, Avivartyadharmadhatunirghosha, Babu shivanarayanaghosha, Bhadanta ashvaghosha, Bhimaghosha, Bhishmottaranirghosha.
Full-text (+233): Pitaghosha, Mahajali, Ghausheya, Madhughosha, Nitighosha, Karkotaki, Hastighosha, Sughosha, Nirghosha, Mahaghosha, Analpaghosha, Ghosadara, Ghoshavarna, Jayaghosha, Kshveda, Samghosha, Manjughosha, Ghoshavati, Kalaghosha, Ghaushaka.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
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