Ganeshacaturthi, Gaṇēśacaturthī, Gaṇeśacaturthī: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Gaṇēśacaturthī and Gaṇeśacaturthī can be transliterated into English as Ganesacaturthi or Ganeshacaturthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ganesha Chaturthi.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGaṇeśa-caturthī.—(EI 5; IA 17; CII 4), name of a tithi and festival; same as Bhādrapada su-di 4. Note: gaṇeśa-caturthī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygaṇēśacaturthī (गणेशचतुर्थी).—f (S) The fourth of the light half of bhādrapada, celebrated as the birthday of Gan̤esh.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgaṇēśacaturthī (गणेशचतुर्थी).—f The fourth day of the light half of bhādrapada, celebrated as the birthday of gaṇēśa.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇeśacaturthī (गणेशचतुर्थी):—[=gaṇeśa-caturthī] [from gaṇeśa > gaṇa > gaṇ] f. the fourth day of the light half of the month Bhādra (considered as Gaṇeśa’s birthday), [Religious Thought and Life in India] p.431
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 corpusGaṇēśacaturthi (ಗಣೇಶಚತುರ್ಥಿ):—[noun] the festival worshipping Gaṇēśa, the god of wisdom and remover of obstacles, observed on the fourth day of Bhadrapada, the sixth month of Hindu lunar calendar.
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)
Partial matches: Caturthi, Ganesha.
Starts with: Ganeshacaturthivrata, Ganeshacaturthivratamahatmya.
Ends with: Mahaganeshacaturthi.
Full-text: Ganapatacaturthi, Caturthi-amavasya, Dagadi Cautha.
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