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गायत्र (gAyatra)

 
Capeller Eng
English
गायत्र॑
m.
n.
 song, verse, hymn
f.
 ई
N.
 of a metre & a
cert.
 sacred verse.
Spoken Sanskrit
English
गायत्र - gAyatra -
adj.
 - the gAyatrI
गायत्र - gAyatra -
adj.
 - black cutch tree [ Acacia Catechu - Bot. ]
गायत्र - gAyatra -
adj.
 - consisting in or connected with the gAyatrI
गायत्र - gAyatra -
m.
n.
 - song
गायत्र - gAyatra -
m.
 ,
n.
 - hymn
गायत्र - gAyatra -
n.
 - gAyatrI metre
गायत्र - gAyatra -
n.
 - hymn composed in the gAyatrI metre
Apte
English
गायत्र [gāyatra],
a.
 Consisting in or connected with गायत्री
गर्गा- द्यदुकुलाचार्याद्गायत्रं व्रतमास्थितौ
Bhāg.*
 1.45.29. -त्रम् A song or hymn
एतद्गायत्रं प्राणेषु प्रोतम् Ch.
Up.*
 2.11.1.
Apte 1890
English
गायत्रः
त्रं A song or hymn.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
गायत्र॑ a
m.
n.
 a song, hymn,
RV.
VS.
 xi, 8
ChUp.
 ii, 11, 1
गायत्र॑
n.
 a hymn composed in the Gāyatrī metre,
RV.
the Gāyatrī metre,
VP.
 i, 5, 52
N.
 of a Sāman,
ŚBr.
 ix
KātyŚr.
गायत्र॑ mf(ई)n. consisting in or connected with the Gāyatrī (e.g. in accordance with the number of syllables of a Gāyatrī verse),
VS.
TS.
&c.
with व्रत
=
 ब्रह्म-चर्य,
BhP.
 x, 45, 29
गायत्र॑ b
&c.
 See ib.
Monier Williams 1872
English
गायत्र, अस्, अम्, m. n. a song, hymn
(ई), f. an
ancient metre of twenty-four syllables, variously ar-
ranged, but generally as a triplet of three divisions of
eight syllables each
a hymn composed in the Gāyatrī
metre
the Gāyatrī (i. e. Ṛg-veda III. 62, 10, तत्
सवितुर् वरेण्यम् भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्। This is a very sacred
verse repeated by every Brāhman at his morning and
evening devotions. From being addressed to Savitṛ
or the Sun as generator, it is also called Sāvitrī. The
Gāyatrī verse is personified as a goddess, the wife of
Brahmā and mother of the four Vedas
and is often
mentioned in connection with the Amṛta, both
together constituting as it were the essence and type
of sacred hymns in general. The Gāyatrī personified
is also considered as the mother of the first three
classes, in their capacity of twice born). According to
the system of the Tāntrikas, a number of mystical
verses are called Gāyatrīs, and each deity has one in
particular
(अम्), n. a hymn composed and recited
in the metre Gāyatrī
(अस्, ई, अम्), consisting in the
Gāyatrī, connected with it, formed in accordance with
it (e. g. in accordance with the number of syllables of
a Gāyatrī verse &c.)
(ई), f. the tree Acacia Catechu,
= खदिर
(अम्), n., N. of a Sāman.
—गायत्र-
काकुभ, अस्, m. a Pragātha beginning with a
Gāyatrī and ending with a Kakubh.
—गायत्र-
च्छन्दस्, आस्, आस्, अस्, Ved. one to whom the Gāyatrī
metre belongs or to whom it is sacred &c.
relating
to the Gāyatrī metre.
—गायत्र-पार्श्व, अम्, n.,
N. of a Sāman.
—गायत्र-बार्हत, अस्, m. a Pra-
gātha beginning with a Gāyatrī and found where the
Bṛhatī metre predominates.
—गायत्र-वर्तनि, इस्,
इस्, इ, Ved. moving in Gāyatrī measures.
—गायत्र-वे-
पस्, आस्, आस्, अस्, Ved. inciting or inspiring to sing hymns.
—गायत्री-भाष्य, अम्, n. title of a commentary
on the Gāyatrī.
—गायत्री-मन्त्र, अस्, m. prayers
connected with the Gāyatrī.
—गायत्री-वल्लभ,
अस्, m. a friend of the Gāyatrī, an epithet of Śiva.
—गायत्री-सामन्, अ, n., N. of several verses of the
Sāma-veda, recited in the Gāyatrī metre.
—गायत्र्य्-
आसित, अम्, n., N. of a Sāman.
Macdonell
English
गायत्र gāya-trá,
m.
n.
 song, hymn
a.
 relating 🞄to or composed in gāyatri.
Benfey
English
गायत्र गायत्र, i. e. गै + अत्र,
I.
m.
 and
n.
 A song (ved.).
II.
f.
 त्री।
1.
A certain metre, MBh. 6, 172.
2. A
sacred verse from the Vedas: this is
usually personified and considered as
a goddess, MBh. 3, 13432.
Apte Hindi
Hindi
गायत्रः
पुं*
 - गायत्री - अण्
"गीत, सूक्त"
गायत्रम्
नपुं*
 - गायत्री - अण्
"गीत, सूक्त"
L R Vaidya
English
gAyatra {% m. %} A song, a hymn.
Capeller
German
गायत्र॑
m.
n.
 Gesung, Lied (r.)
f.
 ई N.
eines Metrums u. eines best. Verses (r).
Grassman
German
gāyatrá [von gā, singen, und zwar zunächst vom Präsensstamme gāya], 1〉 m. ({27, 4}), n. ({658, 10}), Gesang, Lied, häufig mit gā (singen) verbunden ({38, 14}
{622, 14}
{897, 11}
{772, 1}
{621, 7}
{21, 2}), oder mit are ({621, 8}
{658, 10}), rabh ({120, 6}), vac ({27, 4}). Erst in den spätern Hymnen bedeutet es 2〉 n., ein im Gayatri-Metrum abgefasstes Lied, daneben jágat, traíṣtubha, und 3〉 f., -ī́, das Gayatri-Metrum, bestehend aus je 3. 8 Silben
daneben triṣṭúbh, anuṣṭúbh, bṛhatī́, uṣṇíhā.
-ám 1〉 {27, 4}
{38, 14}
{120, 6}
{621, 8}
{622, 14}
{658, 10}
{897, 11}. — 2〉 {164, 23}
{234, 1}.
-éṇa 1〉 {12, 11}
{188, 11}
{772, 1}. — 2〉 {164, 24}.
-ásya 1〉 prábharmaṇi {79, 7}. — 2〉 samídhas tisrás {164, 25}.
-é 2〉 {164, 23}.
-ā́s 1〉 {621, 7}.
-aís 1〉 {636, 9}.
-éṣu 1〉 {21, 2}.
-ī́ 3〉 {840, 16}
{956, 4}.
Burnouf
French
गायत्र गायत्र a. qui se rapporte à la गायत्री।
Stchoupak
French
गायत्र-
m.
 nt. chant, hymne
a. composé en mètre gāyatrī,
relatif à ce mètre
-ई-
f.
n.
 d'un mètre (3 × 8 syllabes), hymne
composé en ce mètre
épouse de Brahma
n.
 de Durgā.