Gun, Guṇ: 6 definitions

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Introduction:

Gun means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Gun in India is the name of a plant defined with Aesculus indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pavia indica Wall. ex Cambess. (among others).

2) Gun is also identified with Vitis vinifera It has the synonym Vitis vinifera Marshall (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Fl. Libya (1980)
· Flora of Iranica (1972)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· AAU Reports (1994)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Botanical Magazine (5117)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gun, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guṇ (गुण्).—1 U. (guṇayati-te, guṇita)

1) To multiply.

2) To advise.

3) To invite.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guṇ (गुण्).—[guṇa] r. 10th cl. (guṇayati) 1. To invite. 2. To advise. 3. To multiply.

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

Guṇ (गुण्).—i. 10, guṇaya (rather a [denominative.] derived from the next), [Parasmaipada.] 1. To multiply. guṇita, Multiplied, Mahābhārata 3, 7030; [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 109. Comp. Dvi-, adj. double, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 46. 2. † To invite.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Gun in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) quality; attribute, property; virtue; merit; chief quality of all existing beings (viz. [sattva, rajas, tamas]); a cord; ~[ka] a multiplier; ~[karaka/kari] effective (as [oshadhi]); beneficial; ~[gana] a panegyric, encomium; •[karana/gana] to chant the praises of, to eulogize, to extol, to narrate the virtues of; ~[grahaka] a connoisseur; •[ta] appreciation; quality of a connoisseur; ~[jna] a connoisseur; appreciator of merit; —[traya] the three gunas ([sattva, rajas ] and [tamas]); —[dosha] merits and demerits; merits; ~[dharma] property; ~[bhedaka] qualitative; ~[vacaka/vaci] attributive; ~[vana] meritorious; possessing good qualities; ~[hina] devoid of merit or quality; hence ~[hinata] (nf)..—gun (गुण) is alternatively transliterated as Guṇa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Gun is another spelling for गुण [guṇa].—n. 1. quality; specialty; 2. a good quality; merit; virtue; excellence; 3. skill; dexterity; aptitude; 4. Philos. (Samkhya philosophy) one of three constituents/qualities of the phenomenal world; 5. efficacy; use; 6. a laudable element; 7. (yoga) three qualities of habit: restraint, subduing of passions and tolerance; 8. a word to denote 'three'; 9. Poetics. quality considered as an inherent property of a rasa; 10. Gram. the substitution of ए, ओ [e, o ] for इ, उ [i, u ] ; 11. Math. multiplication; 12. the bow-string; 13. a thread; string; cord; 14. Archit. a measurement number;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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