Gadgada, Gadgadā: 16 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaGadgadā (गद्गदा) refers to “shivering” and is a symptom caused by snake-bites (such as the Kumbhamaṇḍalī-snakes), according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—Accordingly, the symptoms are described as follows: “Shivering (gadgadā), nasal speech, exhaustion caused by thirst and related discomfort, lack of co-ordination, yawning, fever, head-ache,trembling of the tongue, cold, pain due to burning sensation in the body and quivering of lips”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsGadgada (गद्गद):—[gadgadaḥ] Stuttering
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Gadgada (गद्गद) refers to “uttering”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “[...] He who recites after that syllable your name, Śārikā, followed by namaḥ, attains forever to that abode where, when reached, one never suffers again. I praise you; it is you in whom I take refuge. I serve the Goddess alone, the one power of all (powers). I utter (gadgada) my noisy stammering to you; I contemplate (you) who are everything, suitable for all, and everywhere. [...]”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGadgada (गद्गद) refers to “faltering (words)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.51 (“The resuscitation of Kāma”).—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to Kāma: “On hearing these words of Śiva, Kāma was highly delighted. Humbly and in faltering (gadgada) accents he spoke with palms joined in reverence”.
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.
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Gadgada (गद्गद) refers to the “choking (of the voice)” (as a result from intense joy), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “Hunting on horseback (āśvina) represents one of the eight subdivisions of Hunting (mṛgayā). [...] But something should be said in brief about hunting, for the diffusion of its knowledge. [...] The capture of birds from afar by means of hawks, and the sudden hitting by the arrows of bowmen, of moving and stationary objects, produce intense joy, which finds expression in tears, in the hair standing on the end, and in the choking of the voice (gadgada). [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygadgada (गद्गद).—m S gadgadadhvani m S gadgadavāṇī f S Convulsive or emotional utterance; swelling and interrupted articulation; esp. violent sobbing or oppressed crying.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgadgada (गद्गद).—m Convulsive or emotional utter- ance; esp. violent sobbing or op- pressed crying.
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 dictionaryGadgada (गद्गद).—a.
1) Stammering, stuttering, faltering; तत्किं रोदिषि गद्गदेन वचसा (tatkiṃ rodiṣi gadgadena vacasā) Amaruśataka 57; गद्गदगलत्त्र्युठ्यद्विलीनाक्षरं को देहीति वदेत् (gadgadagalattryuṭhyadvilīnākṣaraṃ ko dehīti vadet) Bhartṛhari 3.8; सानन्दगद्गदपदं हरिरित्युवाच (sānandagadgadapadaṃ harirityuvāca) Gītagovinda 1.
-dam ind. In a faltering or stammering tone; विललाप स बाष्पगद्गदम् (vilalāpa sa bāṣpagadgadam) R.8.43; °नदत् (nadat) Uttararāmacarita 2.3 producing a gurgling sound.
-daḥ, -dam 1 stammering.
2) Indistinct or convulsive speech; सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य (sagadgadaṃ bhītabhītaḥ praṇamya) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11.35.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGadgada (गद्गद).—i. e. duplicated 1. gad + a, adj., f. dā, Ealtering, [Suśruta] 2, 254, 10; [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 3, 13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGadgada (गद्गद).—[adjective] & [neuter] stammering; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gadgada (गद्गद):—[from gad] mf(ā)n. stammering, stuttering (said of persons and of utterances), [Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. stammering, indistinct or convulsive utterance (as sobbing etc.), [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGadgada (गद्गद):—(daḥ) 1. m. Sobbing.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGadgada (गद्गद):—(a) overwhelmed (by ecstatic emotion), in ecstasy; ~[kaṃṭha] (emotionally) choked throat; -[svara] (emotionally) chocked voice.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGadgada (ಗದ್ಗದ):—[noun] a speaking with broken voice (as from grief, excessive joy, etc.); the sound of the one that sobs; indistinct or convulsive utterance.
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: Gadgadabhashana, Gadgadabhashin, Gadgadadhvani, Gadgadagai, Gadgadagala, Gadgadaka, Gadgadapada, Gadgadaruddha, Gadgadashabda, Gadgadasvana, Gadgadasvara, Gadgadata, Gadgadate, Gadgadatva, Gadgadavac, Gadgadavach, Gadgadavakya, Gadgadayati.
Ends with: Hamsagadgada, Harshagadgada, Sagadgada, Sagadgadgada.
Full-text (+11): Gadgadapada, Hamsagadgada, Gadgadavac, Gadgadadhvani, Gadgadatva, Sagadgada, Sagadgadam, Gadgadya, Gadgadasvara, Gadgadata, Gadgadabhashin, Gadgadashabda, Gadgadagala, Gadgadavakya, Gadgadabhashana, Gadgadaruddha, Sagadgadasvaram, Bhurigadgadam, Gadugadike, Gadgadike.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 11.35 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.8.190 < [Chapter 8 - The Manifestation of Opulences]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.6.12 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.5.75 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Verse 1.6.64 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama (the most beloved devotees)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.3.31 < [Chapter 3 - Akrūra’s Arrival]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.39 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]