Gadadhara, Gadādhara, Gada-dhara: 14 definitions

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Gadadhara 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.

Gadadhara has 12 English definitions available.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gadadhara in Sanskrit glossary

[Deutsch Wörterbuch]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Gadādhara (गदाधर):—(gadā + dhara)

1) adj. eine Keule haltend: hasta [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 58, 33.] —

2) m. ein Beiname Kṛṣṇa’s (vgl. kaumodakī) [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 219,] [Scholiast] [Halāyudha im Śabdakalpadruma] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 8, 39.] —

3) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 489 u.s.w.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 469.]

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Gadādhara (गदाधर):—

1) [Spr. 2896.] —

3) bhaṭṭa [Oxforder Handschriften 292,a,11.] bhaṭṭācārya [HALL 31 u.s.w.] paṇḍita [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 159.] — Vgl. gādādharī .

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Gadādhara (गदाधर):—(2. gada + adhara) adj. eine kranke Lippe habend [Spr. 2896.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Gadādhara (गदाधर):—1. —

1) Adj. eine Keule haltend.

2) m. — a) Beiname Kṛṣṇa's. — b) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer. Auch paṇḍita , bhaṭṭa , bhaṭṭācārya.

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Gadādhara (गदाधर):—2. Adj. eine kranke Lippe habend [Indische sprüche 6277.]

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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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