Gargari, Gargarī: 7 definitions

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Gargari means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Gargarī (गर्गरी) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Gargara forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Ākāśacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the ākāśacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Gargarī] and Vīras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife. Alternatively, the Ḍākinīs have their own marks and motions according to the taste instead of a small drum and a skull staff.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

1) Gargari is a Deori term referring to “a lengthwise member of the platform”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

2) Gargari is also a Deori term referring to “member of the platform”.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Gargari in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Sphagneticola calendulacea (L.) Pruski from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Wedelia chinensis, Complaya chinensis, Solidago chinensis. For the possible medicinal usage of gargari, 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.

Gargari [ಗರ್ಗರಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Lipoblepharis urticifolia subsp. urticifolia from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Wedelia urticifolia, Wollastonia urticifolia, Verbesina urticifolia.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Gargarī (गर्गरी).—(in Sanskrit churn; = Pali gaggarī, regularly kammāra-ga°), usually karmāra-ga°, blacksmith's bellows: Lalitavistara 251.17 tad yathāpi nāma karmāragargaryāṃ ([Boehtlingk] with only Calcutta (see LV.) °rāyāṃ, rendered churn) mathyamānāyām uccaśabdo…niścarati; same figure Mahāvastu ii.124.12 kar- māragargarī dhamyamānā; 232.2 gambhīraṃ sya (mss. °rasya) tad āśvāsaṃ karmārāṇāṃ va (mss. ca) gargarī.

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

1) Gargarī (गर्गरी):—[from gargara] f. idem, [Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] a water-jar (kalaśī);

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gargarī (गर्गरी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaggarī.

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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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gargari (ಗರ್ಗರಿ):—[noun] = ಗರ್ಗರ [gargara]2 -1, 2 & 4.

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Gargari (ಗರ್ಗರಿ):—[noun] the plant Eclipta prostrata ( = E. alba) of Asteraceae family; weed-ham.

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Gargari (ಗರ್ಗರಿ):—[noun] the plant Wedelia calendulaceae of Asteraceae family.

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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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