Ghari, Ghārī, Ghāri, Gharī: 4 definitions
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Ghari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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.
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In Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureGhāri (घारि) refers to one of the 130 varṇavṛttas (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the Vṛttamuktāvalī, ascribed to Durgādatta (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Varṇavṛtta (e.g., ghāri) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ghari in India is the name of a plant defined with Flueggea virosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phyllanthus virosus Wall., nom. inval. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Zweite Auflage (1931)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Bombay Fl. (1861)
· Étude générale du groupe des Euphorbiacées (1858)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ghari, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryghārī (घारी).—f A wheaten cake stuffed and fried.
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ghārī (घारी).—f (Poetry. For ghāra) A kite. Ex. ghārī brahmavarēṃ karūni || uddharūni pāvalī svasthānī ||.
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 dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhārī (घारी):—[from ghāra] f. a metre of 4 x 4 syllables.
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)
Starts with (+3): Gharia sisnu, Gharib, Gharibel, Gharie, Gharige, Gharighari, Gharigharine, Gharika, Gharikkane, Gharil, Gharilla, Gharilla, Gharilli, Gharilu, Gharimbasalya, Gharimta, Gharini, Gharinistupa, Gharisa, Gharisana.
Ends with (+3): Aghari, Anghari, Bamsaghari, Betaghari, Candraghari, Durghari, Garghari, Gharaghari, Gharghari, Gharighari, Ghenghari, Ghughari, Janghari, Khayaraghari, Maghari, Meghari, Pagghari, Salaghari, Salla-ghari, Sugghari.
Full-text: Vighatika, Ghara, Vyavahara Kala, Karikkun, Suna, Jhimma, Jhadapanem, Anamata, Nakshatra, Ghati, Ghata, Ghatika, Kali, Karin.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Ghari, Ghārī, Ghāri, Gharī, Ghaari; (plurals include: Gharis, Ghārīs, Ghāris, Gharīs, Ghaaris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Introductory Remarks (to the Vetālapañcaviṃśati) < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]