Gangotri, Gaṅgōtrī, Gaṅgotrī, Gamgotri: 4 definitions
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Gangotri means something in Marathi, biology. 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsGangotri [ગંગોત્રી] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Cyathocline purpurea (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) Kuntze from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Tanacelum purpureum, Cyathochine lyrata. For the possible medicinal usage of gangotri, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygaṅgōtrī (गंगोत्री).—f (gaṅgā & utaraṇēṃ) The spot on which the Ganges descends (from the heavens).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgaṅgōtrī (गंगोत्री).—f The spot on which the gaṅgā de- scends from the heavens.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaṃgōtri (ಗಂಗೋತ್ರಿ):—
1) [noun] the place where the Gaṃgā river originates; the source of Gaṃgā' river.
2) [noun] (myth.) a place in the Himalayan region, where the celestial stream was bound by Śiva in the mass of his hair.
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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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 7.11.2 < [Section 7.11]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 239 - The example of serving others through self-help < [Chapter XLVII - Self Help]
Story 263 - The example of chilled snakes in the Himalayas < [Chapter LVII - Egoism]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
8. The river Gaṅgā and its present status < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LXXVI - The descent of ganga on earth < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 57 - Varuṇa visits Bhārgava < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Emerald Kingdom or The Land of the Gandharvas < [January 1971]
The Goddess Speaks < [March 1948]
Dynaneshwari: The Fountainhead of Marathi Literature < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]