Gumphita, Guṃphita: 7 definitions

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Gumphita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: Northern Indian Music Volume I

Gumphita (गुम्फित, “tied”) refers to one of the gamakas (graces):—“A deep aspirate descending into the chest is called gumphita (tied)”. (Saṅgītaratnākara 2.3.95)

Natyashastra book cover
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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gumphita (गुंफित).—p S Strung, threaded, spitted, filed. 2 Interwoven, platted, braided.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gumphita (गुम्फित).—p. p. Strung together, tied, woven.

See also (synonyms): guphita.

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

Gumphita (गुम्फित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Tied, strung. 2. Arranged, placed in order. E. gumpha to tie, affix kta; also guphita, and granthita.

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

1) Gumphita (गुम्फित):—[from gumph] mfn. tied, strung together, [Kathāsaritsāgara lvi, lxxiii; Prabodha-candrodaya i, 2]

2) [v.s. ...] arranged, placed in order, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Gumphita (गुम्फित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Tied, strung.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guṃphita (ಗುಂಫಿತ):—

1) [adjective] tied, strung together (as flowers in a garland).

2) [adjective] arranged in an orderly, logical or sensible manner.

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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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