Gayashiras, Gayaśiras: 5 definitions
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Gayashiras 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 Gayaśiras can be transliterated into English as Gayasiras or Gayashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGayaśiras (गयशिरस्).—A peak of Gaya Mountain; it is also known as Gayaśīrṣa. (Vana Parva, Chapter 87).
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraGayaśiras (गयशिरस्) or Gayaśira, is the name of a sacred hill, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 93. Accordingly, “... and so he crossed the forest districts and reached the sacred hill of Gayā (Gayāśiras or Gayaśiras). And there he duly performed a śrāddha, in which he bestowed many gifts on Brāhmans, and then he entered the Holy Wood (Dharmāranya). And while he was offering the sacrificial cake to his father in the well of Gayā there rose out of it three human hands to take the cake.”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Gayaśiras, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gayaśiras (गयशिरस्):—[=gaya-śiras] [from gaya] n. Name of a mountain near Gayā (renowned place of pilgrimage), [Mahābhārata iii, xiii; Bhāgavata-purāṇa vii]
2) [v.s. ...] the western horizon, [Nirukta, by Yāska xii, 19.]
3) Gayāśiras (गयाशिरस्):—[=gayā-śiras] [from gayā > gaya] n. idem, [Vāyu-purāṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gaya, Shiras.
Full-text: Gayashirsha, Gayashikhara, Dharmaranya, Gayashira.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXIV - Ablutions in the river Phalgu merit of masing offerings of funeral cakes at Rudra < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter LXXXIII - Description of different rites < [Agastya Samhita]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.22.17 < [Sukta 22]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 55 - Kāśīrāja Attains Mokṣa < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 19 - Greatness of Pitṛkūpikā Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 17 - Vidūratha Goes Ahunting < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 115 - Mode of making a pilgrimage to Gayā (yātrā)
Chapter 116 - Mode of making a pilgrimage to Gayā (continued)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CII < [Anusasanika Parva]