Gangeya, Gamgeya, Gāṅgeya: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Gāṅgeya (additional aspect of Subrahmaṇya, according to the Śrītatvanidhi) is required to be represented with a single face, three eyes and four arms. The head must be adorned with a karaṇḍa-makuṭa; he should be standing upon a makara (a kind of fish) and should be carrying a flag on which is painted a kukkuṭa, and should be adorned with nīlotpala flowers. In his right hands should be a paraśu and a pūrṇa-kumbha (a vessel filled with water); in the left hands he should keep an araṇi (a piece of wood which is used in generating fire by friction) and a kukkuṭa. The colour of this aspect of Subrahmaṇya is that of gold.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय) refers to a variety of prāsāda (upper storey of any building), according to the Śilparatna (32.7) and the Īśānaśiva (32.70).
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय).—See under Bhīṣma.
2) Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय).—Subrahmaṇya (See under Subrahmaṇya).
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय) is another name for Kumāra / Kārttikeya (i.e., Śiva’s son), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.6 (“The miraculous feat of Kārttikeya”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Naradā: “There Kumāra (gāṅgeya) showed a miraculous feat. O Nārada, listen to it that bestows devotion. Then a certain brahmin Nārada came there, seeking refuge in Kumāra. He was glorious and had been performing a sacrifice. Approaching Kumāra, bowing to and eulogising him with auspicious hymns the delighted brahmin related his tale. [...]”.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय) refers to (1) “gold”, (2) another name for Bhīṣma or Kārtikeya, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 11.95.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Gāṅgeya.—(Ep. Ind., Vol. XIV, p. 38), gold. Note: gāṅgeya 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय).—a. (-yī f.) Being in or on or of the Ganges; स्नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाङ्गेयैः प्रयतात्मनाम् (snātānāṃ śucibhistoyairgāṅgeyaiḥ prayatātmanām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.26.31.
-yaḥ 1 Name of Bhīṣma or Kārtikeya.
2) The Hilsa fish.
-yam 1 Gold.
2) The Musta grass.
3) The Dhattūra plant; गाङ्गेयः षण्मुखे भीष्मे जातरूपकशेरुणोः । मुस्तायां पुंनपुंसि स्यात् (gāṅgeyaḥ ṣaṇmukhe bhīṣme jātarūpakaśeruṇoḥ | mustāyāṃ puṃnapuṃsi syāt) Nm.
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Bhishma. 2. Kartikeya: see the preceding. 3. The Hilsa or Illias fish, (Cluponodon ilisha, Ham.) n.
(-yaṃ) 1. Gold. 2. A grass: see kaśeru. 3. A fragrant grass, (Cyperus rotundus.) E. gaṅgā the Ganges, ḍhak affix of descent, &c.
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय).—i. e. gaṅgā + eya, I. adj. 1. Belonging to the Gaṅgā, Mahābhārata 3, 165. 2. Being near the Gaṅgā, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 4, 2. Ii. m. metronym. A son of the Gaṅgā, Mahābhārata 1, 94.
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय).—[adjective] & [masculine] the same.
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—work. Quoted by Raghunandana in Prāyaścittatattva.
1) Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय):—[from gāṅga] mfn. being in or on the Ganges, coming from or belonging or relating to the Ganges, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa vi]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([gana] śubhrādi, [Kāśikā-vṛtti] and, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi]; = gāṅgāyani) Bhīṣma, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Skanda, [ix, 2465; xiii, 4096]
4) [v.s. ...] the Hilsa or Illias fish (illiśa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the root of a kind of grass, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a family, [Saṃskārakaustubha]
7) [v.s. ...] n. the root of Scirpus Kysoor or of a Cyperus (kaśeru), [Suśruta vi, 17, 15 and 39, 94]
8) [v.s. ...] gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. A name of Bhīshma and of Kārtikeya.
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय):—(von gaṅgā)
1) adj. in oder an der Gaṅgā befindlich u.s.w.: nyagrodhāniva gāṅgeyān [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 4, 2.] toya [Mahābhārata 13, 1786. 3, 165.] —
2) m. a) metron. (vgl. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 120. 7, 1, 2,] [Scholiast] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 1.
5) Skanda's] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 208,] [Scholiast] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 487.] [Mahābhārata 9, 2465. 13, 4096.] Bhīṣma’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 11. 3, 3, 301. 310.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa y. 80.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 628.] [Mahābhārata 1, 94. 3965. 4, 2038.] [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 3, 2.] — b) ein best. Fisch (s. illiśa) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 2, 18.] — c) die Wurzel eines bestimmten Grases (s. bhadramustā) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]; vgl. 3,a. —
3) n. a) die Wurzel von Scirpus Kysoor Roxb. oder Cyperus hexastachyus communis, = kaśeru [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 24, 157.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] = musta [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Ratnamālā 95. -] [Suśruta 2, 339, 18. 408, 4.] — b) Gold [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 95. 3, 4, 24, 157.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 310.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1043.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय):—
2) a) Bhīṣma [Oxforder Handschriften.3,b, No. 26] (fälschlich gāṅgīya). pl. [SAṂSK. K. 184,a,3.]
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय):——
1) Adj. in oder an der Gaṅgā befindlich u.s.w. —
2) m. — a) Metron. von gaṅgā , insbes. Skanda’s und Bhiṣma's. Auch Pl. — b) *ein best. Fisch. — c) *die Wurzel einer Cyperus-Art. —
3) n. — a) die Wurzel von Scirpus Kysoor oder von Cyperus_hexastachyus communis. — b) *Gold.
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaṃgea.
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
Gāṃgēya (ಗಾಂಗೇಯ):—
1) [noun] gold.
2) [noun] white colour.
3) [noun] blue colour.
4) [noun] an idol made of gold.
5) [noun] the grass Cyperus bulbosus of Cyperaceae family.
6) [noun] the plant Datura stramonium of Solanaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Gāṅgeya (गाङ्गेय):—adj. born of the Ganges; related to the Ganges;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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