Gotram, Go-tram: 1 definition
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Gotram means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGotram (गोत्रम्):—[=go-tram] [from go-tra > go] ind. after a verb denoting repetition and implying a blame, [Pāṇini 8-1, 27 and 57]
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: Gotramaya, Gotramkita, Gotranta.
Ends with: Gogotram.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.1.6 < [Mundaka I, Khanda I]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Family system < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XCV - Duties of house holders < [Agastya Samhita]
Leaders and Landmarks of Telugu Literature < [April 1939]