Gribhaya, Gṛbhāya: 2 definitions
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Gribhaya 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.
The Sanskrit term Gṛbhāya can be transliterated into English as Grbhaya or Gribhaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛbhāya (गृभाय).—gṛbhāyati the same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGṛbhāya (गृभाय):—[from gṛbh] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati (cf. [Pāṇini 3-1, 84 and], [vArttika]; only [imperative] ya and yata; cf. anu-, ā-saṃ-, ud-, prati-, saṃ-, sam-ā-√grah; [from] gṛbhāya are to be derived the forms of √grah (q.v.) beginning with gṛbhī, grabhī, gṛhī, grahī), to grasp, seize, [Ṛg-veda vii, 104, 18; viii, 17, 5 and 69, 10; Atharva-veda ii.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gribhayat.
Ends with: Anugribhaya, Apisamgribhaya, Pratigribhaya, Sagribhaya, Samagribhaya, Samgribhaya, Udgribhaya.
Full-text: Udgribhaya, Apisamgribhaya, Samgribhaya, Samgribhitri, Anugribhaya, Pratigribhaya, Samagribhaya, Samgribhita, Sagribhaya, Ubhayahastya, Shayac, Grihita, Udgrah, Havya, Grah.
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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
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