Gurulaghava, Gurulāghava, Guru-laghava: 8 definitions
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Gurulaghava 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.
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarGurulāghava (गुरुलाघव).—The same as गुरुलघुता (gurulaghutā) which see above; cf पर्यायशव्दानां गुरुलाघवचर्चा नाद्रियते (paryāyaśavdānāṃ gurulāghavacarcā nādriyate) Siradeva Pari. 125
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGurulāghava (गुरुलाघव).—relative importance or value; विरोधिषु महीपाल निश्चित्य गुरु- लाघवम् (virodhiṣu mahīpāla niścitya guru- lāghavam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.131.12; Ś.5.
Derivable forms: gurulāghavam (गुरुलाघवम्).
Gurulāghava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guru and lāghava (लाघव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGurulāghava (गुरुलाघव).—n. the relative weight, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 229.
Gurulāghava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guru and lāghava (लाघव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGurulāghava (गुरुलाघव).—[neuter] great and small, i.e. relative importance or value, prosodical length and shortness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gurulāghava (गुरुलाघव):—[=guru-lāghava] [from guru] n. great and small importance, relative importance or value, [Manu-smṛti ix, 299; Mahābhārata iii, xiii; Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā v, 27/28]
2) [v.s. ...] length and shortness of vowels, [Śrutabodha]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGurulāghava (ಗುರುಲಾಘವ):—[noun] = ಗುರುಲಘುಗಣನ - [gurulaghuganana -]1.
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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