Gandini, Gamdini, Gāndinī, Gaṇḍinī: 9 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Gāndinī (गान्दिनी).—A very beautiful princess of Kāśī. Śvaphalka married Gāndinī. (Daśama Skandha, Bhāgavata).

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Gāndinī (गान्दिनी).—A daughter of Kāśirāja, married Śvaphalka, mother of Akrūra and other sons, used to present a cow every day to a Brāhmaṇa (born after 12 years in the womb when her parents gave a gift of a cow everyday to a Brahman, Viṣṇu-purāṇa for three years).*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 15: X. 41. 6: 49. 3: 57. 32: Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 82-110. Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 97, 105, 109: Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 124-6; 14. 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Gaṇḍinī (गण्डिनी).—An epithet of Durgā.

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Gāndinī (गान्दिनी).—

1) An epithet of the Ganges.

2) Name of a princess of Kāśi, wife of Śvaphalka and mother of Akrūra; Bhāgavata 9.24.15.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gāndinī (गान्दिनी).—f. (-nī) 1. The river Ganges, or the goddess Ganga. 2. The mother of AkRura. E. go paradise, in the accusative case, da who gives, ini and ṅīp affs.

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

1) Gaṇḍinī (गण्डिनी):—[from gaṇḍ] f. Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Gāndinī (गान्दिनी):—f. Name of a princess of Kāśi (wife of Śvaphalka and mother of A-krūra), [Harivaṃśa 1912 and 2082]

3) (gāndī) 2115 [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 24, 14]

4) Name of Gaṅgā ([varia lectio] ndhinī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Gāndinī (गान्दिनी):—(nī) 3. f. The river Ganges.

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

Gaṇḍinī (गण्डिनी):—(von gaṇḍa) f. ein Beiname der Durgā [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 52.]

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Gāndinī (गान्दिनी):—f.

1) Nomen proprium einer Kāśi'schen Prinzessin, Gemahlin Śvaphalka’s und Mutter Akrūra’s [Harivaṃśa 1912. 2082.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 431.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 24, 14.] Vgl. gāndī . —

2) Beiname der Gaṅgā [Śabdakalpadruma] und [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] nach [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa]; die gedruckte Ausg. [1, 2, 30] : gāndhinī .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Gaṇḍinī (गण्डिनी):—f. Beiname der Durgā.

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Gāndinī (गान्दिनी):—f.

1) Nomen proprium der Gattin Śvaphalka's. —

2) *Beiname der Gaṃgā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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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

Gāṃdini (ಗಾಂದಿನಿ):—

1) [noun] the Gaṃgā river.

2) [noun] the Goddess Gaṃgā.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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