Dirghagriva, Dīrghagrīva, Dirgha-griva, Dīrghagrīvā: 8 definitions
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Dirghagriva 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesDīrghagrīvā (दीर्घग्रीवा) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.99) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Dīrghagrīvā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraDīrghagrīva (दीर्घग्रीव) refers to “those people possessing a long neck”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—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 Uttarāṣāḍha, Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā represent the north-western division consisting of [...] and the countries of Marukuccha and Carmaraṅga whose people possess a single eye, single lock, a long neck [i.e., dīrghagrīva], a long face and long hair. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīrghagrīva (दीर्घग्रीव).—a camel.
Derivable forms: dīrghagrīvaḥ (दीर्घग्रीवः).
Dīrghagrīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and grīva (ग्रीव). See also (synonyms): dīrghagati, dīrghaghāṭika.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghagrīva (दीर्घग्रीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) 1. A camel. 2. A kind of curlew. E. dīrgha long, and grīvā a neck.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dīrghagrīva (दीर्घग्रीव):—[=dīrgha-grīva] [from dīrgha] mfn. ‘l°-necked’
2) [v.s. ...] m. a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of curlew, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a people, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xiv, 23.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghagrīva (दीर्घग्रीव):—[dīrgha-grīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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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Partial matches: Griva, Dirgha.
Full-text: Tirkkakkiripam, Dirghagati, Dirghaghatika, Saindhava.
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