Ghurnita, Ghūrṇita: 11 definitions
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Ghurnita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraGhūrṇita (घूर्णित).—One of the 108 karaṇas (minor dance movement) mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 4. The instructions for this ghūrṇita-karaṇa is as follows, “the left hand in Valita and moved round, the right hand with Dolā gesture, and the two feet to be drawn away from each other from Svastika position.”.
A karaṇa represents a minor dance movements and combines sthāna (standing position), cārī (foot and leg movement) and nṛttahasta (hands in dancing position).
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)Ghūrṇita (घूर्णित) refers to one of the 108 kinds of Karaṇa (“coordination of precise movements of legs and hands”), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, karaṇas are the coordination of precise movements of legs and hands performed in a particular posture. The Nāṭyaśāstra also gives its view point in the same spirit. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, one hundred and eight kinds of karaṇas are accepted, e.g., Ghūrṇita.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: VajrayoginiGhūrṇita (घूर्णित) is the name of a cloud (megha) associated with Gahvara: the northern cremation ground (śmaśāna) according to the Vajravārāhī-sādhana by Umāpatideva as found in te 12th century Guhyasamayasādhanamālā. As a part of this sādhana, the practicioner is to visualize a suitable dwelling place for the goddess inside the circle of protection which takes the form of eight cremation grounds.
These clouds (e.g., Ghūrṇita) are known as cloud-kings (megharāja) and have names that are associated with the loud noises of thunderclouds and the noise of rain, according to the Guhyasamayasādhanamālā 11.77. Their presence in the cremation grounds may be connected with the nāgas, for they are known to be responsible for the rain.
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaGhūrṇita (घूर्णित) refers to one of the eight cloud king (meghendra) of the Guṇacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the guṇacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. Ghūrṇita is associated with the charnel grounds (śmaśāna) named Gahvara; with the tree (vṛkṣa) named Aśvattha; with the direction-guardians (dikpāla) named Kubera and with the serpent king (nāgendra) named Takṣaka.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryghūrṇita (घूर्णित).—p a S Rolling or revolving. Hence ghūrṇita nētra m or ghūrṇitalōcana n A rolling eye (as from intoxication, anger &c.): and attrib. of rolling eyes.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishghūrṇita (घूर्णित).—p a Rolling or revolving. ghūrṇita nētra m ghūrṇita lōcana n A rolling eye (as from intoxication, anger, &c.).
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhūrṇita (घूर्णित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Rolling, turning, tossing. E. ghūrṇa to turn round, affix karttari kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhūrṇita (घूर्णित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Rolling.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ghurṇita (घुर्णित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ghuṇṇia, Ghummāvia, Ghummiya, Ghulia, Gholia.
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 corpusGhūrṇita (ಘೂರ್ಣಿತ):—[adjective] moved to and fro; shaken.
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Ghūrṇita (ಘೂರ್ಣಿತ):—
1) [noun] = ಘೂರ್ಣನ [ghurnana].
2) [noun] a loud sound; thunder; roar.
3) [noun] (dance.) one of the coordinated movements of hands and feet.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGhūrṇita (घूर्णित):—adj. 1. bent; whirling; 2. dizzy; giddy; vertiginous;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ghurnitanana.
Full-text (+1): Aghurnita, Avaghurnita, Vighurnita, Ghurn, Vinighurnita, Parighurnita, Ghurnana, Ghunnia, Ghummiya, Ghulia, Gahvara, Ghummavia, Ghurnan, Ghurnit, Gholia, Curnay, Takshaka, Kubera, Ashvattha, Meghendra.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.12.5 < [Chapter 12 - Subduing Kāliya and Drinking the Forest Fire]
Verse 8.13.19 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
2.5. Karaṇa (movements of legs and hands) < [Chapter 3 - Drama and Dance]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati in classical dance form of Kathak < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Mahapurana of Puspadanta (critical study) (by Ratna Nagesha Shriyan)
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - Gaṅgā-Sahasranāma (A Thousand Names of Gaṅgā) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]