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गांधर्वी (gAMdharvI)

 
L R Vaidya
English
gAMDarva {% (I) a. (f. र्वी) %} Relating or belonging to Gandharvas.
gAMDarva {% (II) m. %} 1. A singer, a heavenly chorister
2. one of the eight forms of marriage. In it, the marital relation proceeds from the mutual inclination of the parties without ceremonies and without the sanction of seniors, (गांधर्वः समयान् मिथः Yaj.i.61) See गंधर्वविवाह
3. a subordinate Veda treating of music attached to the Sāmaveda. See उपवेद and गंधर्ववेद
4. a horse.
gAMDarva {% (III) n. %} The art of the Gandharvas, i.e. music, यद्गांधर्वकलासु कौशलम् Git.G.iii.