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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śaivism

Gajapriya (गजप्रिय) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the sixty-eight places hosting a svāyambhuvaliṅga, one of the most sacred of liṅgas according to the Śaivāgamas. The presiding deity residing over the liṅga in this place (Gajapriya) is named Jalaliṅga. The list of sixty-eight svāyambhuvaliṅgas is found in the commentary of the Jirṇoddhāra-daśaka by Nigamajñānadeva. The word liṅga refers to a symbol used in the worship of Śiva and is used thoughout Śaiva literature, such as the sacred Āgamas.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Gajapriya in India is the name of a plant defined with Boswellia serrata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boswellia thurifera Colebr. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Phytochem. Anal. (2001)
· Taxon (1979)
· Pl. Coromandel (1811)
· Asiatic Researches, or ‘Transactions of the Society’ (1807)
· Planta Medica (2001)
· The India Journal of Experimental Biology (IJEB)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gajapriya, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Gajapriyā (गजप्रिया).—f.

(-yā) The gum olibanum tree, (Boswellia serrata.) E. gaja an elephant, and priya beloved; also vallakī.

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

Gajapriyā (गजप्रिया):—[=gaja-priyā] [from gaja > gaj] f. ‘dear to elephants’, Boswellia serrata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Gajapriyā (गजप्रिया):—[gaja-priyā] (yā) 1. f. The gum oblibanum tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gajapriya in German

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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: Gaja, Priya.

Full-text: Gajabhakshya, Gajabhaksha, Jalalinga.

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