Gau: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Ayurveda
India history
Biology
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2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
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Gau means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Gau (गौ).—The mind-born daughter of Pitṛs and wife of Śukra.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 1. 77; Matsya-purāṇa 15. 15; Vāyu-purāṇa 73. 36.

1b) Technical name of the Earth first milked by Pṛthu, and then by others to get the essence each wanted.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 10. 2-28.

1c) Another name for Kṛtvī, a daughter of Śuka.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 15. 10.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Gau (गौ) refers to “earth” and is mentioned in a list of 53 synonyms for dharaṇi (“earth”), according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., Gau], mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Gau (गौ) is another name for Ṛṣabhaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis muscifera Ridley which is a synonym of Malaxis muscifera (Lindl.) or “fly bearing malaxis” from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.14-16 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Gau and Ṛṣabhaka, there are a total of twenty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

India history and geography

Source: Mandala Texts: Trözo: Gold and Silver Smithery

Gau (གའུ་) refers to “receptable to store holy substances” and represents a product created with Trözo (སྤྲོས་བཟོ་) or Troezo (“silver and gold smithery”) which represents one of the various arts and crafts, which were promoted by the state Bhutan since the 17^th century.— Religious implements such as vajra, bell, trumpets, oboes, maṇḍala offering, torma structures and incense censors are also made from precious metal. If they are made from copper or other metals, they are plated with gold or some intricate gold and silver designs added to them. Receptable to store holy substances called gau (གའུ་) are also made with intricate designs in gold and silver.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Gau in Arabic is the name of a plant defined with Aristida sieberiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aristida pallida Steud. (among others).

2) Gau in India is also identified with Triticum aestivum It has the synonym Zeia vulgaris var. aestiva (L.) Lunell (etc.).

3) Gau in Philippine Islands is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Holcus cernuus Muhl., nom. illeg., non Holcus cernuus Ard. (etc.).

4) Gau in Southern Africa is also identified with Maytenus senegalensis It has the synonym Celastrus europaeus Boiss. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· La flore adventice de Montpellier (1912)
· Kunene-SambesiExpedition (1903)
· Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium. (1796)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887)
· Flora Helvetica (1828)
· Flora Peruviana (1798)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gau, for example side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gāū (गाऊ).—f A lullaby.

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gau (गौ).—f S A cow.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gau (गौ).—f A Cow.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Gaū (गऊ):—(nf) a cow; (a) meek, gentle.

2) Gau (गौ):—(nf) see [go].

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Gāu (गाउ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gavyūta.

Gāu has the following synonyms: Gāua, Gāūṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Gau (गौ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gā, Gāa.

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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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