Geha: 10 definitions
Introduction
Geha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraGeha (गेह) is a Sanskrit technical term denoting a “residence” in general, according to the lists of synonyms given in the Mayamata XIX.10-12 and the Mānasāra XIX.108-12, both populair treatises on Vāstuśāstra literature.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygeha : (m.; nt.) house; dwelling place.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGeha, (nt.) (Sk. geha=gṛha, to gṛh, gaṇhāti; cp. gaha, gihin, ghara; see also gedha2) a dwelling, hut, house; the household J.I, 145, 266, 290; II, 18, 103, 110, 155 VI, 367; Vism.593; PvA.22, 62, 73, 82; fig. of kāya (body) Th.1, 184=Dh.154.—applied to a cowshed at Miln.396.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygēha (गेह).—n S A house or habitation.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgēha (गेह).—n A house.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGeha (गेह).—[go gaṇeśo gandharvo vā īhaḥ īpsito yatra Tv.] A house, habitation; सा नारी विधवा जाता गेहे रोदिति तत्पतिः (sā nārī vidhavā jātā gehe roditi tatpatiḥ) Subhāṣ. N. B. The loc. of this word is used with several words to form aluk Tat. compounds; e. g. गेहेक्ष्वेडिन् (gehekṣveḍin) a. 'bellowing at home only', i. e. a coward, poltroon. गेहेदाहिन् (gehedāhin) a. 'sharp at home only' i.e. a coward. गेहेनर्दिन् (gehenardin) a. 'shouting defiance at home only'; i. e. a coward, dunghill-cock; यद् गेहेनर्दिनमसौ शरैर्भीरुमभाययत् (yad gehenardinamasau śarairbhīrumabhāyayat) Bk.5.41. गेहमेहिन् (gehamehin) a. 'making water at home; i.e. indolent. गेहेव्याडः (gehevyāḍaḥ) a braggadocio, braggart, boaster. गेहेशूरः (geheśūraḥ) 'a househero', a carpet-knight, boasting coward.
Derivable forms: geham (गेहम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGeha (गेह).—n.
(-haṃ) A house, a dwelling. E. ga a name of Ganesha ih to desire, affix ghañ; that deity being usually invoked upon laying the foundations of a house.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGeha (गेह).— (probably a dialect. form of garha, the original form of gṛha), n. 1. A house, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 184. 2. An edifice, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 37 (a temple).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGeha (गेह).—[neuter] house, mansion; gehinī [feminine] = gṛhiṇī.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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)
Starts with (+4): Gehabhu, Gehadaha, Gehadvara, Gehajana, Gehajhapana, Gehanakula, Gehanarddin, Gehangana, Gehanissita, Gehanuprapadam, Gehanupravesham, Gehanupraveshaniya, Gehaparavata, Gehapatana, Gehapati, Gehapavesana, Gehapitthi, Gehappavesana, Geharakkhika, Gehashura.
Ends with (+7): Antargeha, Bhavanageha, Bhugeha, Cittageha, Daddhageha, Dantageha, Dhammacarya Geha, Dhammasangani Geha, Dhatugeha, Garbhageha, Havirgeha, Kharageha, Kulageha, Lilageha, Mayageha, Nilageha, Pancacchiddageha, Pratimageha, Punyageha, Rajageha.
Full-text (+61): Kharageha, Sutikageha, Shilpageha, Gehadaha, Gehaparavata, Gehapati, Gehabhu, Gehanupravesham, Gehanakula, Gehekshvedin, Gehini, Antargeham, Garbhageha, Gehanupraveshaniya, Shunyageha, Gehevyada, Gehiya, Jatuveshman, Gehedahin, Jatumayasarana.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.62-63 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha: The Spiritual Kingdom]
Verse 2.7.138 < [Chapter 7 - Jagad-ānanda: The Bliss of the Worlds]
Verse 1.1.2 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma: On the Earth]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 12 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Mahāvīra’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter V - Mahāvīra’s omniscience and the originating of the fourfold congregation]
Śrī Śrī Rādhikā Aṣṭottara-Śata-Nāma-Stotraṃ (by Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmi)