Gunagrihya, Guṇagṛhya, Guna-grihya: 6 definitions

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Gunagrihya 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 Guṇagṛhya can be transliterated into English as Gunagrhya or Gunagrihya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Gunagrihya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guṇagṛhya (गुणगृह्य).—a. appreciating or admiring merits (wherever they may be), attached to merits; appreciative; ननु वक्तृविशेषनिःस्पृहा गुणगृह्या वचने विपश्चितः (nanu vaktṛviśeṣaniḥspṛhā guṇagṛhyā vacane vipaścitaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.5.

Guṇagṛhya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and gṛhya (गृह्य).

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

Guṇagṛhya (गुणगृह्य).—mfn.

(-hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) 1. Suited to good qualities. 2. Admiring or attached to merit. E. guṇa and gṛhya to be caught by.

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

Guṇagṛhya (गुणगृह्य).—[adjective] to be captivated by, i.e. sensible of, virtues or merits.

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

Guṇagṛhya (गुणगृह्य):—[=guṇa-gṛhya] [from guṇa] mf(ā)n. admiring virtue, attached to merit, [Kirātārjunīya ii, 4; Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]

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

Guṇagṛhya (गुणगृह्य):—[guṇa-gṛhya] (hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) a. Suited to good qualities; attached to merit.

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Gunagrihya 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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