Gaurakshya, Gaurakṣya: 4 definitions

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Gaurakshya 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.

The Sanskrit term Gaurakṣya can be transliterated into English as Gauraksya or Gaurakshya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gaurakshya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gaurakṣya (गौरक्ष्य).—The office of a herdsman; कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् (kṛṣigaurakṣyavāṇijyaṃ vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 18.44.

Derivable forms: gaurakṣyam (गौरक्ष्यम्).

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

Gaurakṣya (गौरक्ष्य):—n. for go-r, [Bhagavad-gītā xviii, 44 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

[Sanskrit to German]

Gaurakshya in German

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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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