Gavishtha, Gaviṣṭha: 8 definitions
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Gavishtha 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 Gaviṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Gavistha or Gavishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGaviṣṭha (गविष्ठ).—A famous asura. It was he who descended on earth as king Drumasena. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 67).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Gaviṣṭha (गविष्ठ).—A Dānava; in the sabhā of Hiranyakaśipu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 4: Matsya-purāṇa 161. 79.
1b) A son of Angirasa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 2.
Gaviṣṭha (गविष्ठ) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.29, I.65) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Gaviṣṭha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Gaviṣṭha is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.32) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaviṣṭha (गविष्ठ).—a. of the earth; of the sky; Bhāgavata 1.1.36.
-ṣṭhaḥ The sun.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaviṣṭha (गविष्ठ).—m. 1. The sun, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 10, 36. 2. The name of a Dānava, Mahābhārata 1, 2538.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gaviṣṭha (गविष्ठ):—[from gav] m. (superl. of go, ‘a ray’; or [from] gavi + stha, ‘standing in water’) the sun, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa i, 10, 36]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Dānava, [Mahābhārata i, 2538 and 2670; Harivaṃśa 2285ff.; 12695; 12942; 14288.]
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