Godhana, Go-dhana: 16 definitions
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Godhana 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Godhana (गोधन).—A mountain of the Bhāratavarṣa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 22; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 91.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Godhana (गोधन) refers to “cows”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the two horns of the moon should appear but slightly raised and far from each other presenting the appearance of a boat, she brings trouble on the sailors but prosperity on mankind at large. [...] If, when the northern horn is a little higher than the other and bent aside, the southern horn is straight like a carriage pole, pilgrim parties will suffer and there will be no rain. If one of the horns should appear higher than the other and bent down at the end, cows [i.e., godhana] will suffer”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
gōdhana (गोधन).—n (S) Cattle considered as property; wealth consisting in cattle.
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gōdhana (गोधन).—f (Usually gōdhaṇa) A tree and n Its fruit.
gōdhana (गोधन).—n Wealth consisting in cattle.
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
Godhana (गोधन).—
1) a herd or multitude of cows, cattle.
2) possession of cows.
-naḥ a broad-pointed arrow.
Derivable forms: godhanam (गोधनम्).
Godhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and dhana (धन).
Godhana (गोधन).—n.
(-naṃ) A herd of Cows, a multitude or number of cattle, especially if considered as property. m.
(-naḥ) A large headed arrow. E. go a cow, and dhana wealth. gavāṃ dhanaṃ samūhaḥ . gosamūhe .
Godhana (गोधन).—n. 1. property in cattle, Mahābhārata 4, 1504. 2. a station of cowherds, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 32, 42 Gorr. Tapodhana, i. e.
Godhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and dhana (धन).
Godhana (गोधन).—[neuter] possession, herd, or station of cows; [masculine] [Name] of a man.
1) Godhana (गोधन):—[=go-dhana] [from go] a n. possession of cows, herd of cows, multitude of cattle ([especially] considered as property), [Mahābhārata iv, xiii; Harivaṃśa 3515; Rāmāyaṇa i; Kādambarī vi, 611]
2) [v.s. ...] a station of cows, [Rāmāyaṇa G. ii, 32, 42]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a broad-pointed arrow, [Harivaṃśa 8865] ([varia lectio] gādh)
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Śvaphalka, [Liṅga-purāṇa i, 69, 27]133> (Gandhamoca, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa])
5) [=go-dhana] b -dhara, etc. See go, p.365.
Godhana (गोधन):—[go-dhana] (naṃ) 1. n. A herd of cows. m. Large-headed arrow.
Godhana (गोधन):—(go + dhana)
1) n. Rinderbesitz, Rinderheerde; Rinderstation [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 58.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1273.] [Mahābhārata 4, 1504.] [Harivaṃśa 3515.] pratasthe godhanaṃ prati [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 32, 42.] —
2) m. eine Art Pfeil mit breiter Spitze [Harivaṃśa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Godhana (गोधन):—
1) proṣitasya paribhraṣṭā gaurekā mama godhane [Mahābhārata 13, 3461.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 19, 13.] —
2) [Harivaṃśa 8865.] gādhana v.l.
Godhana (गोधन):—1. —
1) n. Rinderbesitz , Rinderheerde ([Kād. (1872) 2,37,16]), Rinderstation. —
2) (*m.) eine Art Pfeil mit breiter Spitze.
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Godhana (गोधन):—2. m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Śvaphalka [VP.².,4,96.]
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
Gōdhana (ಗೋಧನ):—
1) [noun] possession of cows which were considered as wealth.
2) [noun] a number of cattle living or being driven together; a herd.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Godhana (गोधन):—n. cows;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
godhana (ဂေါဓန) [(na) (န)]—
[go+dhana]
[ဂေါ+ဓန]
[Pali to Burmese]
godhana—
(Burmese text): နွားဟူသောဥစ္စာ။ ဂေါသမိတ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): The object called a cow. Look at the features of the cow.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Go, Dhana, Tana.
Starts with: Godhanasama.
Full-text: Godhanasama, Rakshaka, Godhan, Gadhana, Dana, Caya.
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Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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