Gurugriha, Gurugṛha, Guru-griha: 6 definitions

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Gurugriha 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 Gurugṛha can be transliterated into English as Gurugrha or Gurugriha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Gurugriha in Shaktism glossary
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Gurugṛha (गुरुगृह) refers to the “house of the teacher”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “I will tell you the mantras that are accomplished in the Western House. Those eight that are in the house of Mahākaula should be worshipped there. Each of them bear the form of the mantra that is in the assembly of Siddhas and Yoginīs. The Krama of every one of them is the House of the Teacher [i.e., gurugṛha]. It is the support that begins with the teacher”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Gurugṛha (गुरुगृह).—signs (rāśis) Sagittarius (dhanu) and Pisces (mīna).

Derivable forms: gurugṛham (गुरुगृहम्).

Gurugṛha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guru and gṛha (गृह).

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

Gurugṛha (गुरुगृह).—[neuter] = [preceding] [neuter]

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

1) Gurugṛha (गुरुगृह):—[=guru-gṛha] [from guru] n. = -kula, [Mahābhārata i, [chapter] 3]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘Bṛhaspati’s house’, the signs Sagittarius and Pisces, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhajjātaka viii, 11.]

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Gurugriha 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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