Gaunya, Gauṇya: 5 definitions
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Gaunya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of KanchipuramGauṇya (गौण्य) (in Sanskrit) refers to the Tamil Kavuṇiyaṉ (i.e., Tiruñā-Nasampantar / Śrī-Jñānasambandha), and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Gauṇya) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGauṇya (गौण्य).—Subordination, inferior position or rank.
Derivable forms: gauṇyam (गौण्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gauṇya (गौण्य):—[from gauṇa] m. merit, [Harivaṃśa 5907]
2) [v.s. ...] n. subordination, secondariness, [Vopadeva]
3) [v.s. ...] the being a merit, [Harivaṃśa 14240.]
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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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Full-text: Kavuniyan, Nanasampantar, Tirunanasampantar, Jnanasambandha, Gauna.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 6.3 < [Chapter 6 - Third-rate Poetry and Super-excellent Poetry]
Text 4.90 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Text 2.12 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System (by Sasikumar. B)