Gurvini, Gurviṇī: 11 definitions
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Gurvini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygurviṇī (गुर्विणी).—f S A gravid or pregnant woman.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGurviṇī (गुर्विणी).—A pregnant woman; उत्तरां त्वमवेक्षस्व गुर्विणीं मा शुचः शुभे (uttarāṃ tvamavekṣasva gurviṇīṃ mā śucaḥ śubhe) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.36; गुर्विणीं नानुगच्छन्ति न स्पृशन्ति रजस्वलाम् (gurviṇīṃ nānugacchanti na spṛśanti rajasvalām)
-rvī The wife of a preceptor.
See also (synonyms): gurvī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGurviṇī (गुर्विणी) or Gurvviṇī.—f. (-ṇī) A pregnant woman. E. garva to be proud, Unadi affix inac and ṅīṣ fem. affix, u substituted for the radical a; also garbhiṇī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGurviṇī (गुर्विणी).— (a dialect. fem. of guru), f. A pregnant woman. Mahābhārata 14, 1843.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGurviṇī (गुर्विणी).—[feminine] pregnant, a pregnant woman; [Name] of a metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gurviṇī (गुर्विणी):—[from guru] f. (for rvī formed after garbhiṇī) pregnant, a pregnant woman, [Mahābhārata xiv, 1843; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa xxvii, 20]
2) [v.s. ...] an [irregular] species of Āryā metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGurviṇī (गुर्विणी):—(ṇī) 3. f. Pregnant.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gurviṇī (गुर्विणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Guvviṇī.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGurviṇi (ಗುರ್ವಿಣಿ):—[noun] a woman having an offspring or offsprings developing in the uterus; a pregnant woman.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gurvinika.
Full-text: Gurvi, Guvvini, Gurvinika, Gurvvini, Hamsanadini.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 4.19.132-133 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Position of Women < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]
Special Dharmasastric maxims in the Narada Purana < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
Vishnu Smriti (Study) (by Minu Bhattacharjee)
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Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)