Gonasa, Gonasā, Go-nasa, Gonāsa, Gonāsā: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Gonasa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraGonasā (गोनसा):—One of the sixty-four Divyauṣadhi, which are powerful drugs for solidifying mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGonasa (गोनस).—A tribe that came out of the ocean of milk when churning.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 250. 11.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram (shaivism)Gonāsa (गोनास) refers to “snakes”, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult. Accordingly, “O goddess, Svacchanda is in the middle, within the abode of the triangle. Very powerful, he has five faces with three times five flaming eyes. [...] O fair lady, my attributes—trident, dagger, sword, the king of the snakes, and rosary—adorn the right (arms). O beloved, a skull, double-headed drum, javelin, noose and goad—(these) are my divine, brilliant and very auspicious weapons that (are held) in the left (hands). The king of snakes (hangs) on the shoulder and a garland of skulls hangs (from the neck). There is a necklace of scorpions around the throat and the ears are adorned with snakes [i.e., gonāsa-maṇḍita]. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Gonāsa (गोनास) refers to “snakes”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] She holds a skull, dagger, javelin and ascetic’s staff. Fierce, she holds a knife, a great noose and sword. (She also holds) a thunderbolt, spear, bow, arrows and double-headed drum. Her neck is adorned with the great lord of snakes. She wears a snake as a sacred thread and (her) girdle is tied with that also. She is adorned with the thousand-headed lord of the snakes (who is) on (her) head. Snakes (gonāsa) are (her) anklets and bangles. Her topknot has the form of a burning fire and scorpions are (her) rings”.
2) Gonāsa (गोनास) refers to a “(sacred) snake”, and is used to describe Navātman, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, [while describing the visualized form of Navātman Bhairava]: “[...] Navātman’s mind is blissful with his own energy and he is delighted by the bliss of (spiritual) wine. He has nine faces (each of which) has three eyes, a crown and earrings. On his ears is a sacred snake (divya-gonāsa) and a garland of gems hangs down (from his neck). [...]”.
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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Gonāsa (गोनास) (in Chinese: Kiu-na-so) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Kṛttikā or Kṛttikānakṣatra, 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., Kṛttikā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Gonāsa] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygonasa : (m.) a viper.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGonasa (गोनस) or Gonāsa (गोनास).—
1) a kind of snake.
2) a kind of gem.
Derivable forms: gonasaḥ (गोनसः), gonāsaḥ (गोनासः).
Gonasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and nasa (नस).
--- OR ---
Gonasā (गोनसा).—the mouth of a cow.
Gonasā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and nasā (नसा).
--- OR ---
Gonāsā (गोनासा).—the projecting snout of a cow or ox.
Gonāsā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and nāsā (नासा).
--- OR ---
Gonāsa (गोनास).—a kind of gem.
Derivable forms: gonāsam (गोनासम्).
Gonāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and nāsa (नास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGonasa (गोनस).—m.
(-saḥ) 1. A large kind of snake, by some considered to be the same with the Boa or Bor. 2. A kind of gem. E. go a cow, and nasa a nose, cow-nosed; also gonāsa.
--- OR ---
Gonāsa (गोनास).—mf.
(-saḥ-sā) A snake: see gonasa. E. goriva nāsā asya vā nasādeśaḥ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGonasā (गोनसा).—[feminine] a kind of snake.
--- OR ---
Gonāsā (गोनासा).—[feminine] a kind of snake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gonasa (गोनस):—[=go-nasa] [from go] m. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 118; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) ‘cow-nosed’, a kind of large snake, [Suśruta v, 4, 33]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of gem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Gonasā (गोनसा):—[=go-nasā] [from go-nasa > go] f. the projecting snout of a cow, [Suśruta iv, 30, 12]
4) Gonāsa (गोनास):—[=go-nāsa] [from go] mfn. cow-nosed, [Buddhist literature; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of snake (cf. -nasa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a mountain, [Viddhaśālabhañjikā i, 3]
7) [v.s. ...] n. a kind of gem (vaikrāntamaṇi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Gonāsā (गोनासा):—[=go-nāsā] [from go-nāsa > go] f. = -nasā, [Mahābhārata ix, 2589.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gonasa (गोनस):—[go-nasa] (saḥ) 1. m. A large kind of snake, the boa; a gem.
2) Gonāsa (गोनास):—[go-nāsa] (saḥ) 1. m. A snake.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gonasa (गोनस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Goṇasa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryGoṇasa (गोणस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gonasa.
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 corpusGōnasa (ಗೋನಸ):—[noun] the snake Python molurus; the boa constrictor; the rock snake.
--- OR ---
Gōnāsa (ಗೋನಾಸ):—[noun] = ಗೋನಸ [gonasa].
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: Gonasaka, Gonasakola, Gonasavarana, Gonashana.
Ends with: Divyagonasa, Vriddhagonasa.
Full-text: Ghonasha, Gonasi, Vriddhagonasa, Gonasaka, Vodra, Vidita, Kankana, Krittika, Divyaushadhi, Mandalin, Vijaya, Hemacandra, Vairoti, Nasa.
Relevant text
Search found 8 books and stories containing Gonasa, Go-nasa, Go-nāsa, Go-nasā, Go-nāsā, Gonasā, Gonāsa, Gonāsā, Goṇasa, Gōṇasa, Gōnasa, Gōnāsa; (plurals include: Gonasas, nasas, nāsas, nasās, nāsās, Gonasās, Gonāsas, Gonāsās, Goṇasas, Gōṇasas, Gōnasas, Gōnāsas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Fauna (6): Snakes < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Etymological Derivations of Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 298 - The treatment for the poison due to snakes such as the Gonasa
Chapter 294 - The characteristics of different kinds of serpents (nāga-lakṣaṇa)
Chapter 134 - Sacred formula for the conquest of Three Worlds (trailokya-vijaya-vidyā)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - Turbulence of the Annihilation (Pralaya) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 30 - Skanda Installed as the Commander-in-Chief < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 5: Kalpasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)