Gophana, Go-phana, Gōphaṇa, Gophaṇa, Gophaṇā: 8 definitions
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Gophana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣyaGophaṇā (गोफणा) refers to a kind of sling made from leather strip.—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., gophaṇā) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.—(Cf. Gophaṇī—“some sort of cannon-like war instrument”)
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 Dictionarygōphaṇa (गोफण).—f ( H) A sling.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgōphaṇa (गोफण).—f A sling.
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 dictionaryGophaṇā (गोफणा).—
1) a bandage hollowed out so as to fit the chin or nose &c.
2) a sling.
Gophaṇā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms go and phaṇā (फणा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGophaṇā (गोफणा).—f.
(-ṇā) A sling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGophaṇā (गोफणा):—[=go-phaṇā] [from go] f. a bandage hollowed out to fit the chin or nose etc., [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGophaṇā (गोफणा):—[go-phaṇā] (ṇā) 1. f. A sling.
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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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Starts with: Gophanagunda, Gophananem.
Full-text: Gophina, Phanika, Gophananem, Gophani, Avanphana, Bhushandhi.
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