Gunya, Guṇya: 11 definitions

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Gunya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

In Hinduism

Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)

Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics

Guṇya (गुण्य) refers to the “multiplicator” in Guṇana (“multiplication”) which represents one of the twenty operations (logistics) of pāṭīgaṇita (“science of calculation which requires the use of writing material—the board”), according to Pṛthudakasvāmī’s commentary on the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta by Brahmagupta, a Sanskrit treatise on ancient Indian mathematics (gaṇita-śāstra) and astronomy from the 7th century.—The multiplicator was termed guṇya and the multiplier guṇaka or guṇakāra. The product was called guṇanaphala (result of multiplication) or pratyutpanna (lit. “reproduced”, hence in arithmetic “reproduced by multiplication”). The above terms occur in all known Hindu works.

Ganitashastra book cover
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Ganitashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, gaṇitaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

guṇya (गुण्य).—a (S) (Possible, purposed, necessary) to be multiplied or to be counted.

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guṇyā (गुण्या).—m (Or guṇā) An axle. 2 A mason's square.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Guṇya (गुण्य).—a. [guṇ-yat]

1) Endowed with merits or virtues; गुण्यगुण्य इति न व्यजीगणत् (guṇyaguṇya iti na vyajīgaṇat) Śiśupālavadha 14.47.

2) To be enumerated.

3) To be described or praised.

4) To be multiplied, the multiplicand.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Guṇya (गुण्य).—adj. (compare AMg. guṇṇa; adj. from guṇa), ap-parently relating to virtues (guṇa, in some sense, not precisely clear owing to lack of context), the fifth sort of puṇyakriyāvastu, q.v.: Mahāvyutpatti 1704 guṇyam (without puṇyakriyāvastu, which is added to the first four sorts; possibly then as substantive ?) = Tibetan yon tan (regularly = guṇa).

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

Guṇya (गुण्य).—mfn.

(-ṇyaḥ-ṇyā-ṇyaṃ) 1. To be enumerated. 2. To be described as qualities, to be praised. 3. To be multiplied, the multiplicand. E. guṇa to count, kyap aff.

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

1) Guṇya (गुण्य):—[from guṇa] a mfn. endowed with good qualities or virtues, [Pāṇini 5-2, 120], [vArttika], [Patañjali]

2) [v.s. ...] to be enumerated, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] to be described or praised, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] to be multiplied, multiplicand, [Āryabhaṭa ii, 23 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (-tva n.)

5) b See guṇa.

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

Guṇya (गुण्य):—[(ṇyaḥ-ṇyā-ṇyaṃ) a.] That may be described or enumerated.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gunya 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Guṇya (गुण्य):—(nm) multiplicand.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guṇya (ಗುಣ್ಯ):—

1) [adjective] having or attributed with, quality or qualities.

2) [adjective] that can or fit to be counted.

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Guṇya (ಗುಣ್ಯ):—[noun] (math.) the number that is or is to be, multiplied by the multiplier; a multiplicand.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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