Gridhya, Gṛdhya, Gṛdhyā: 7 definitions

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Gridhya 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 terms Gṛdhya and Gṛdhyā can be transliterated into English as Grdhya or Gridhya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gṛdhya (गृध्य) or Gṛdhyā (गृध्या).—a. [gṛdh karmaṇi kyap] Desire, greediness.

Derivable forms: gṛdhyam (गृध्यम्).

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Gṛdhya (गृध्य).—a. Longed for, greedily desired; गृध्यमर्थमवाप्स्यसि (gṛdhyamarthamavāpsyasi) Bhaṭṭikāvya 7.55.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gṛdhyā (गृध्या).—[gṛdh + yā], f. Greediness, Mahābhārata 13, 5590.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gṛdhya (गृध्य).—[adjective] to be desired; [feminine] gṛdhyā = [preceding]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Gṛdhya (गृध्य):—[from gṛdh] mfn. longed for greedily, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya vi, 55]

2) [v.s. ...] m. ? [Atharva-veda xii, 2, 38]

3) Gṛdhyā (गृध्या):—[from gṛdhya > gṛdh] f. greediness after, desire for (in [compound]), [Mahābhārata xii, 11274; xiii, 5590.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gṛdhya (गृध्य):—[(dhyaḥ-dhyā-dhyaṃ) a.] That may be coveted or desired.

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Gridhya in German

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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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