Gavesha, Gaveṣa, Gaveśa, Gava-isha: 9 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Gaveṣa and Gaveśa can be transliterated into English as Gavesa or Gavesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gaveṣa (गवेष).—a. Searching for.

-ṣaḥ Search, inquiry.

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Gaveśa (गवेश).—an owner of cows.

Derivable forms: gaveśaḥ (गवेशः).

Gaveśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gava and īśa (ईश). See also (synonyms): gaveśvara.

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

1) Gaveṣa (गवेष):—[=gav-eṣa] [from gav] a mfn. ([gana] saṃkalādi) See dharma-.

2) Gaveśa (गवेश):—[from gava > gav] a m. = gav-iśa, [Vopadeva ii, 15]

3) [v.s. ...] [varia lectio] for gav-eṣa.

4) b etc. See gava.

5) Gaveṣa (गवेष):—[=gav-eṣa] [from gaveśa] b etc. See gav.

6) Gāveśa (गावेश):—[varia lectio] for veṣa.

7) Gāveṣa (गावेष):—[from gāveśa] [from] gav-eṣa [gana] saṃkalādi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gaveṣa (गवेष):—(ka, t) gaveṣayati 10. a. To seek, to hunt for; to make an effort.

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

Gaveṣa (गवेष) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gavesa, Ghatta, Jhosa, Ḍhaṃḍhola, Ḍhuṃḍhulla.

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Gavesha 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Gavesa (गवेस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gaveṣa.

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

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[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

gavesa—

(Burmese text): ရှာမှီးလော့။ ဂဝေသတိ-ကြည့်။

(Auto-Translation): Find the lost one. Be aware of the signs.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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