Gajahvaya, Gajāhvaya, Gaja-ahvaya: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraGajāhvaya (गजाह्वय) 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), 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 Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī and Mṛgaśīrṣa represent the Madhyadeśa or central division consisting of the countries of [i.e., Gajāhvaya] [...]”.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGajāhvaya (गजाह्वय).—Name of Hastināpura; Bhāgavata 1. 15.38.
Derivable forms: gajāhvayam (गजाह्वयम्).
Gajāhvaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and āhvaya (आह्वय). See also (synonyms): gajāhva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajāhvaya (गजाह्वय).—n.
(-yaṃ) Hastinapur, the ancient Dehli: see the preceding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajāhvaya (गजाह्वय).—[neuter] = gajapura.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gajāhvaya (गजाह्वय):—[from gaja > gaj] n. = jasāhv, [Mahābhārata iii, 279; Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 15, 38]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the inhabitants of Hāstina-pura, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xiv, 4.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGajāhvaya (गजाह्वय):—[gajā+hvaya] (yaṃ) 1. n. 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gaja, Ahvaya.
Full-text: Hastinapura, Gajahva, Gajapura, Tamrakhya, Ahvaya, Gaja, Dar, Gam.
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