In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Gavyūta (गव्यूत) or Gavyūti refers to a unit of measurement.—Gavyūti can mean either 1 kos or 2 kos. Hemacandra himself, Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 3.551, gives 2000 bows as equal to 1 gavyūta (gavyūti) or 1 kos. This is the usual Jain mensuration. But it is also used as equivalent to 2 kos. Hemacandra so uses it in Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1.60. According to the Samavasaraṇastavana, IA 40, p. 130, the caitya-tree should be 12 times the height of the Arhat. Ajita was 450 bows tall, so 5400 bows was the correct height for the caitya-tree.

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ

Gavyūta (गव्यूत) refers to a unity of measurement corresponding to a dhanus (= 4 hasta or 2 m.), and represents a Jaina technical term mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Gavyūta.—(EI 22), a distance of about 4 miles; same as gavyūti. Note: gavyūta is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gavyūta (गव्यूत).—f.

1) A measure of length nearly equal to two miles or one Krośa.

2) A measure of distance equal to two Krośas; Bhāgavata 5.21.19.

3) A pastureground, pasturage.

Derivable forms: gavyūtam (गव्यूतम्).

See also (synonyms): gavyūti.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gavyūta (गव्यूत).—n.

(-taṃ) 1. A Kos, a measure of length equal 4000 cubits. 2. A measure of two Kos: see the next.

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

Gavyūta (गव्यूत):—[=gav-yūta] [from gav] n. (= go-yuta) the measure commonly called Gav-yūti (also half its length, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]), [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha ii, 105.]

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

Gavyūta (गव्यूत):—(taṃ) 1. n. The ancient kos; or two kos of present measure.

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

Gavyūta (गव्यूत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gāu, Gāua, Gāūṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gavyuta 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gavyūta (ಗವ್ಯೂತ):—[noun] = ಗವ್ಯೂತಿ [gavyuti].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gav, Yuta.

Full-text: Goyuta, Gavyuti, Gau, Siddhashila, Gauna, Gaua, Urdhvaloka, Padmavara.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

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