Gargyayana, Gārgyāyana: 5 definitions
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Gargyayana 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGārgyāyana (गार्ग्यायन).—A Bhārgava gotrakara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 23.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGārgyāyaṇa (गार्ग्यायण).—[masculine] patr. from gāgrya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gārgyāyaṇa (गार्ग्यायण):—[from gārga] m. ([Patañjali; Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 4-1, 101 and i, 2, 66]) [patronymic] [from] gārgya Name of a teacher, [Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] [Pravara texts i, 1]
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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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Starts with: Gargyayanaka.
Full-text: Gargyayanaka, Gargiya, Gargyayani, Gargyayaniya, Pratyayanta, Gargi, Yuvan, Vriddha, Ekashesha.
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Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) (by Sajitha. A)
Taddhita (in Sanskrit grammar) < [Chapter 3 - Vāsudevavijaya—A Grammatical Study]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - Gotras, Pravaras etc. of the Residents of Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section VI - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter IV]