Gandini, Gāndinī, Gaṇḍinī, Gamdini: 9 definitions
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Gandini 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGāndinī (गान्दिनी).—A very beautiful princess of Kāśī. Śvaphalka married Gāndinī. (Daśama Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGāndinī (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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaṇḍinī (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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāndinī (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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāndinī (गान्दिनी):—(nī) 3. f. The river Ganges.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGāṃdini (ಗಾಂದಿನಿ):—
1) [noun] the Gaṃgā river.
2) [noun] the Goddess Gaṃgā.
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: Gandinisuta.
Full-text (+3): Gandinisuta, Gandhini, Upamangu, Shrishtacaya, Vargamoca, Shvaphalka, Nadikalapaka, Giriraksha, Akrura, Kshetropeksha, Gandi, Mangu, Dharmabhrit, Asanga, Mridura, Arimejaya, Gandhamada, Avaha, Arimardana, Kashiraja.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.3.107 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Verse 3.4.61 < [Part 4 - Parenthood (vātsalya-rasa)]
Verse 2.5.69 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 10 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 34 - Krausthu’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 38 - An Account of Svyamantaka Jewel < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 39 - An Account of Akrura < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 69 - Śrīkṛṣṇa, his birth and life (somavaṃśa-anukīrtana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)