Gomutrika, Gomūtrikā, Go-mutrika: 8 definitions
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Gomutrika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Source: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsGomūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका) refers to the “zigzag method” and represents one of the various methods of Guṇana (“multiplication”) which represents one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—The word gomūtrikā, means “similar to the course of cow’s urine”, hence “zigzag”. The method of multiplication of astronomical quantities is called gomūtrikā even up to the present day by the Pandits.
Gomūtrikā is in all essentials the same as the sthānakhaṇḍa method (Cf. Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary). The sthāna-khaṇḍa and the gomūtrikā methods resemble the modern plan of multiplication most closely. The sthānakhaṇḍa method was employed when working on paper. These methods were transmitted to Arabia in the eighth century and were thence communicated to Europe, where they occur in the writings of medieval mathematicians.
Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the livingGomūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका) refers to one of the three types of vigraha, which refers to the movement of the transmigrating souls (saṃsārī) with bend, according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.28. What is the meaning of gomūtrikā state? It is the state of movement like the urine of the cow i.e. movement with three bends like the falling urine discharged by the cow. How long does gomūtrikā state exists? It exists for four time-instants only.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygōmūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका).—f (S) or gōmūtrikānyāyaguṇākāra m (S) A mode of multiplying.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGomūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका).—
1) an artificial verse, the second of which repeats nearly all the syllables of the first. (Malli. thus defines it :-varṇānāmekarūpatvaṃ yadyekāntaramardhayoḥ gomūtriketi tatprāhurduṣkaraṃ tadvido viduḥ || see Śiśupālavadha 19.46.)
2) a form of calculation.
Gomūtrikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and mūtrikā (मूत्रिका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGomūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका).—f.
(-kā) 1. A kind of grass, described as growing in corn fields, of a reddish colour, and eaten by cattle, commonly Tambada (tāmbaḍa) 2. A verse the second half of which repeats nearly all the syllables of the first. 3. A form of calculation. E. go, mūtra urine, ṭhan affix; operating on cows as a diuretic. gormūtrasyeva gatirasti atra .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gomūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका):—[=go-mūtrikā] [from go-mūtraka > go] f. zigzag, [Daśakumāra-carita xi, 51]
2) [v.s. ...] an artificial verse to be read in zigzag, [Kāvyādarśa iii, 78 f.; Sarasvatī-kaṇṭhābharaṇa, by Bhoja; Sāhitya-darpaṇa x, 13 a/b]
3) [v.s. ...] a form of calculation, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] the reddish grass Tāmbaḍu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGomūtrikā (गोमूत्रिका):—[go-mūtrikā] (kā) 1. f. A reddish grass.
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.
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Partial matches: Go.
Starts with: Gomutrikabandha.
Full-text: Gomutrikabandha, Krishnabhumija, Raktatana, Kshetraja, Gomutrajati, Krishtabhumi, Vigraha, Gomutraka, Sthanakhanda, Gunana.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 9.44 [zig-zag diagram] < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]
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Vyūhas—Composition < [Chapter 4]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 343 - Definition of the embellishment of words (śabda-alaṅkāra)
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 6 - The Array of the Army < [Book 10 - Relating to War]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (B): The Maitrakas < [Chapter 3]
Chart: Movement of Vedic Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 3]